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Real Life Multiples October 2012-February 2013

04 Monday Feb 2013

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085434-twins-marli-and-summa-crosbieTwins

Lottie and Isla, sisters to William (Adelaide)

Matilda and Reuben, children of Sally and Russell (country Victoria)

Elijah and Huxley, given birth to by surrogate Rachel Kunde (Brisbane)

William and Isla Bracken, children of Kimberley and Daniel, siblings to Abigail (Sydney)

Mackenzie and Hudson Burridge, children of Milena and Heath, siblings to twins Austin and Madison (Melbourne)

Taylor and Summer Clarkson, daughters of Dani, sisters to Bailey and Jesse (Melbourne)

Marli and Summa Crosbie, daughters of Melanie and Carey, sisters to Aliyah, Tyler, Sienna and Ella (Central Coast, NSW) [pictured]

Amelia and Madeline Denholm, daughters of Susan (Newcastle, NSW)

Krishna and Trishna Goldar, daughters of Lovely, cared for by Moira Kelly and Atom Rahman (Melbourne)

Nate and Louise Green, children of Susan and Bernard, siblings to twins Oscar and Zoe (Townsville, Qld)

Ava and Mia Holland, daughters of Annette and Dave (Canberra)

John and Thomas Lucy, sons of Barbie and Jason (Toowoomba, Qld)

Jackson and Samuel Mackenzie, sons of Jen (Melbourne)

Amelia and Alexandra Pascuzzo, daughters of Tracey and Emi (Melbourne)

Estelle and Skye Ruiz, daughters of Andrea and John (Melbourne)

Ella Jane and Allaura Mae Simpson, daughters of Anita and Shaun, sisters of Kade and Ramie (Grafton, NSW)

Charlotte and Coco Wanless, daughters of Alicia and Brendan (Melbourne)

Triplets

Zoe, Damon and Ruby Glaros, children of Karen and John (Ipswich, Qld)

Toby, Jayden and Imogen Taylor, children of Caitlin and Alex (Toowoomba, Qld) – link to story expired

Amariah, Aiyanah and Azarliah Womal, children of Valerie and Brenton, sisters to twins Annabelle and Zentayvious, and to Zephaniah (Mackay, Qld)

Real Life Multiples May-September 2012

27 Thursday Sep 2012

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Twins

Matilda and Emily Atkinson, daughters of Lisa (Sydney)

Esther and Olivia Bailey, daughters of Wilamon and Harley (Ballarat, NSW)

Angus and Skye Barclay, children of Irene and David (Wollongong, NSW)

Findlay and Fergus Barnes, sons of Michelle (Sydney)

Bonnie and Lucinda Cranch, daughters of Lieneka and Simon, siblings to Zander, Archie and Marley (Sydney)

Jack and Oliver Dixon, sons of Katherine (Melbourne)

Gregory and Kiesena Georgetown, children of Gregory and Irene, siblings to Thomas, Tilly and Leala (Sydney) [pictured]

Thomas and Taj Latto, sons of Alisa and Alastair (Sydney)

Lenny and Nash Maguire, sons of Vanessa, brothers to Lila (Newcastle, NSW)

Maylia and Nahla Mahoney, daughters of Cas – Cas is a twin sister to Melissa (Canberra)

Phoebe and Harriet McIntyre, daughters of Jane, sisters to Lucy (Melbourne)

Scarlett and Jett Ramsay, children of Emma and Scott (Townsville, Qld)

Triplets

Liam, Nash and Kobi Guthrie, sons of Karen and Scott, brothers to Thomas, Kayla and River (Bombala, NSW)

Mackenna, Madisyn and Mariyah King, daughters of Kimberlee and Takahi, sisters to Tane, Makaya and Taison (Sydney)

Imogen, Logan and Hannah Slater, children of Timmie and Aaron (Rockhampton, Qld)

Isaac, Dylan and Ailah Trama, children of Chenoa and Daniel, siblings to Jordan and Amali (Sunshine Coast, Qld)

Quadruplets

Harry, Priyah, Baxter and Ruby Lawler, children of Suzy (Wagga Wagga, NSW)

Babies Who Made Unexpected Arrivals – Autumn Edition (Part 2)

21 Thursday Jun 2012

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There was unusually high number of babies who arrived unexpectedly in May, so I made this is a two-parter. Links to full stories and photos.

Megan and Bryant Platt, from the country town of Gin Gin in Queensland, were on their way to hospital in May when their son Liam was born by the side of the road, under a street light in the tiny town of Sharon on the outskirts of Bundaberg. He was delivered by his dad with the help of a Triple 0 operator; Bryant described it as a “scary” and “slippery” situation. Liam has a big sister named Amelia, aged 5.

Chantal Burrows, from Shepparton in Victoria, had practised hypnobirthing in preparation for her labour, and decided to relax and go with the flow no matter what happened. She listened to music, took a little walk, then had a bath to help things along. Her tradie husband Grant was also relaxing, by watching the footy on TV. However, he became slightly less relaxed when he realised that he was going to have to deliver the baby himself in the bath. Chantal stuck to her birth plan by not getting stressed and trusting her husband completely. Their new baby boy is named Nash, and he has a big brother named Jasper, aged 2.

Sue Hopkins from Geelong in Victoria was better prepared than most as she headed off to hospital – she had her birthing partner Kellie Whiskin with her, and was being driven by her husband Rob, who is a doctor. When it became apparent they weren’t going to make it in time, her team sprung into action and placed Sue by the side of the road, where she gave birth lying amongst the gravel. Baby Carrie was born into her father’s arms, although Rob hadn’t delivered a baby since his medical school days. A passing handyman named Gary Boyd also helped out. Carrie has a big brother named William, aged 2.

Karissa Marich from Port Augusta in South Australia gave birth to her son Izaiah Marich-Warren by the side of the road, with assistance from her mum, Karina Welsh.

Simone and Will Buckle from Warrnambool in Victoria welcomed their daughter Saige Violet just six minutes after Simone first felt a mild contraction. The couple soon realised they couldn’t wait for an ambulance when Simone felt the baby crowning while she was in the shower. Will, a carpenter, says it was “nerve-wracking”, but there was literally no time to worry as he covered the bathroom floor in blankets and towels and delivered his daughter. Saige has a big brother Angus, aged 2, who was born after just 40 minutes labour. Simone does not want another home birth, although Will can see the benefits and is prepared to do it again if necessary.

Felicity and Michael Weeks from Toowoomba in Queensland were on their way to hospital when their daughter Tia was born in the back of the car, delivered by her father with the help of a Triple 0 operator.

Umi Dowell from Brisbane felt contractions the day she gave birth, but didn’t worry about it as she’d been feeling them for more than a month. She saw her husband Mark off to work, and attended a check-up with her doctor, who said she wouldn’t need to come in for another week. Umi was eating lunch at home when she went into labour. She didn’t think of calling for an ambulance, as that seemed “a little bit too dramatic”. At the last minute, she did phone Triple 0, and was told to begin preparing for the baby’s birth. Umi panicked as she realised she might have to deliver her own baby, but paramedics Nick Bleckmann and Benjamin Gray did make it just in time, assisted by student paramedic Aynslee Ryan. Umi’s neighbour Louise also came over to help. Baby Josh was born on the kitchen floor after a 15 minute labour. Josh has a big brother named Ethan.

Kirrily and Tim Anderson-Bonsar of Melbourne were warned that they might have a difficult birth with their second baby, because their eldest child, Acacia, born two and a half years previously, had needed a caesarean delivery. When Tim urgently phoned for an ambulance for his wife late one night, paramedics Steve Mati and Michela Clarke squeezed into the couple’s tiny partly-renovated ensuite bathroom to deliver the baby. Steve said there were a few tense moments, but Meadow Akiko arrived in just 16 minutes. Meadow’s middle name Akiko is a common Japanese name which can mean, aptly enough, “autumn child”. Anyone else finding Acacia and Meadow a rather delightful sibset? [Photo of Meadow with her parents and the paramedics].

Nick O’Malley is the US correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald, and last week he got to contribute a personal story in the Opinion column about the recent birth of his second child. His wife Kathleen woke in the night with mild contractions, and phoned the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Melbourne for advice. They told her not to come in until her waters broke, to take two Panadol and try to get some sleep. A couple of hours later, Kathleen’s waters did break, and Nick bundled his now bellowing wife into the back of the car. During the drive to the hospital, Kathleen gave birth to their son, Clyde Johnston O’Malley. Newspaper articles about babies born in cars tend to be coy about the details, but Nick gives a blow-by-blow description, including all the swearing, screaming, biting, traffic violations, and having to spend $150 to get the blood cleaned off the car (he paid  $30 less than usual because it was from a baby being born). The man who cleaned the car was named Sam.

The Nativity Play Baby

19 Monday Dec 2011

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Last Saturday, the Christmas in the Park celebrations were held in Coolum, on the Sunshine Coast. They had a real live baby playing baby Jesus in the nativity play, with the baby’s real life parents, Luke and Sarah Quinn, playing the roles of Joseph and Mary, and his grandfather Gary Quinn providing music in the band.

The baby’s name is Hosea Courage Quinn. Hosea is from a Hebrew name meaning “salvation”; it is the name of one of the Biblical prophets. The Quinns chose it for its meaning.

The middle name Courage was chosen by Hosea’s father, because “it’s good to have something to live up to”. Virtue names are very much back in vogue, and this one sounds strong and quite masculine.

I think Hosea Courage Quinn is a very striking name, with a neo-Puritan ring to it. It’s one that sticks in my mind.

(Story and photo from Coolum and North Shore News, December 16 2011)

A Baby for Jandamarra O’Shane

16 Tuesday Aug 2011

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Jandamarra O’Shane is the nephew of magistrate Pat O’Shane, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner Terry O’Shane.

When he was six years old, he became the victim of a terrible attack. Paul Streeton, a charity worker in his mid-twenties who was a stranger to the O’Shane family, entered Jandamarra’s school with a tin of petrol, and set the small child on fire with a cigarette lighter. With burns to 70% of his body, Jandamarra was not expected to live. He spent long periods in hospital and needed extensive skin grafts.

Streeton was arrested and convicted for the attack, being sentenced to life in prison for attempted murder. During the trial, Streeton revealed he had been planning to burn someone at his former school since Year 2, because of the bullying he had endured there. It is not known why he singled out Jandamarra as his target.

The horrific injury he sustained, the seemingly random nature of the attack, and Jandamarra’s young age made him an immediate focus for an outpouring of public sympathy. There was a fundraising appeal on Channel 7, and rock band Midnight Oil held a benefit concert. Boxer Lionel Rose gave Jandamarra his World Title belt, hoping to lift his spirits. At the age of 10, he was chosen to take part in the Torch Relay for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

By his 18th birthday, Jandamarra said publicly that he had forgiven Streeton for the attack, and even considered visiting him in prison. Part of the reason he felt able to forgive is because he was bullied at school himself, due to the scars all over his body from the burns.

Yesterday, Jandamarra celebrated his 21st birthday. He says that forgiving his attacker was necessary for he and his parents to move on, so that it wouldn’t be an obstacle in his way all his life. He would like to meet Paul Streeton when he is released from prison to let him know he forgives him.

Jandamarra and his partner Tara recently had a baby boy called Raupena. Raupena is a Maori name, but I’m not sure of its meaning. I consulted a Maori dictionary, and learned that if you read each syllable separately, it means “to gather and cherish” which certainly sounds nice, but may be a coincidence. There’s a Maori name Reupena, which is a form of Reuben, and I wonder whether Raupena is a variant spelling of that?

Jandamarra’s own name has an interesting history. He was named after Tjandamurra (the name can be transliterated both ways), a 19th century tracker, warrior and resistance fighter from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. In Indigenous culture, he is a folk hero, sometimes said to be the Aboriginal equivalent of Ned Kelly. As far as I can work out, his name may mean something like “moving hands” (but if so, probably has a deeper metaphorical significance); the name is not uncommonly given to Aboriginal boys because of its cultural resonance. It’s a name of charismatic power.

Jandamarra O’Shane’s parents may have wanted him to possess some of the warrior spirit of his famous namesake, and he has certainly proved himself strong and brave. Jandamarra goes by the name Janda in everyday life.

Apart from the story of someone overcoming horrendous circumstances, I just thought it would be good to show a couple of less common names from different cultures – not everyone is called Jack or Lachlan! It also seems to show that it’s hard to find information on Aboriginal and Maori names, and I would very much like someone to bring out a large and comprehensive dictionary of names from these language groups.

(Story and photo from abc.net.au, August 12 2011)

The Winning Baby With a Famous Dad

04 Thursday Aug 2011

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Universal Royalty is a Texas-based company which runs glitz-style beauty pageants for children, and is familar from the reality TV series, Toddlers and Tiaras. When it was announced that Universal Royalty were bringing their glitzy pageantry to Australia, it caused an enormous controversy here, and prompted the Pull the Pin campaign on social media as a bid to stop them.

Those against child beauty pageants say they are exploitative and potentially psychologically damaging. Those in favour say that they are harmless fun, and promote self-esteem. Ironically, the huge media furore ensured that the pageants received many more contestants than they otherwise would have.

The pageant in Melbourne was held at the end of July, and people must have brought their tots far and wide to compete. The winner for the 13-23 months division was Diaz Bowen, the daughter of Queensland NRL star Matt Bowen.

Matt was brought up on an Aboriginal mission on Cape York in the far north of Queensland, played rugby league for his school, and was signed by the North Queensland Cowboys while still a teenager. He plays fullback, and this year broke the record for most games played with the Cowboys.

Matt’s partner, Rudie Doyle, says she entered Diaz in the beauty pageant because she loves playing dress up, and Rudie was looking for something relaxing they could do together in order to bond as mother and daughter. She says that there were no pushy mothers at the pageant, and that Diaz had a lot of fun being on stage.

Diaz is a common Spanish surname that means “son of Diego”. Diego is thought to be a short form of Santiago, meaning “St James”; Saint James the Greater is said to have preached in Iberia, and is the patron saint of Spain. In the Middle Ages, Diego was Latinised as Didacus to make it look as though it was derived from the Greek for “wise, learned”.

Diaz is probably best known to us as the surname of Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz, and I imagine that this was the inspiration behind Matt and Rudie picking this unusual name for their daughter.

(Story and picture from The Townsville Bulletin, August 2 2011).

The Baby Who Came with a Song

05 Tuesday Jul 2011

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It was Territory Day on July 1, which celebrates the day that the Northern Territory commenced self-government in 1978. This year, the centenary of the territory’s foundation, the Northern Territory government and Music NT offered a $10 000 prize to the person who wrote the best Territory Anthem.

The winner was musician and music teacher Stephanie Harrison, from Alice Springs. Stephanie was in the early stages of labour on June 29 when she was told that her song, Stand As One, had won the contest our of 120 entries. And 48 hours later she and her partner Jack Batty had something else to celebrate – the birth of their son Tanami Batty.

Stephanie says that the song “came out of nowhere”, and that “I just couldn’t get the bloody song out of my head”.

The prize money means that she can stay home with Tanami without financial worries, and will also be used to fund some family road trips.

Her song was performed by the Darwin Symphony Orchestra and Darwin Chorale at Parliament House as part of the Territory Day celebrations.

Tanami is named after the Tanami Desert in the Northern Territory. It is pronounced tan-uh-my.

Although it’s rare, this isn’t the first time I have seen Tanami used as a name, but it’s the first time I have seen it on a boy. It seems like a brilliant name for a baby born on, or near, Territory Day.

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