Calli expects to be a professional basketball star. Megan's going to be a teacher -- like mom. Kendra prefers riding her bike to thinking about the future. Aren't twins just amazing? Kendra, who no longer wants to eat anything cooked on the grill, once loved the color pink, but now hates it. Megan, who always wears earrings, once loved green, but now hates it.
Sarah and Calli are too pushy, their sisters say. Nancy Nelson, the quads' pediatrician since they were born on Feb. Crammed into a small basement bedroom with bunkbeds across from one another, where their parents just hope the quads will eventually talk themselves to sleep each night, the quads have grown highly competitive among themselves.
But they still insist on playing on the same team. Big brother Travis, who is happy to come along for the ride to family vacation spots such as Universal Studios or the Empire State Building, can simply skateboard away or escape with his buddies when the girls become too much to handle.
She knew it would be difficult to give up a year's salary, but after years of hustling home from work to cook for five kids and shuttle them to various activities, she needed to recharge her batteries. As Jim Durst said, "After we had Travis, we wanted another baby. We just never planned for four at once. The parents, both of whom have twins in their families, had joked about the possibility of twins.
Then, 20 weeks into the pregnancy, Naomi and Jim learned she was carrying quadruplets. They were born seven weeks prematurely and, a few weeks later, joined the family in their three-bedroom rambler.
Target's corporate office supplied the Dursts with highchairs, car seats, baby supplies and clothes. A McDonald's in Buffalo gave the Dursts playpens. Maple Lake High School held a fund-raiser.
And people whom the Dursts have never met sent money, clothing and blankets. Sometimes that seems like so long ago. Last year, 11 inches of rain fell within a week in Buffalo.
Water seeped into the Dursts' basement, forcing Jim to rip out carpet and gut the basement -- which meant stripping his daughters' room. The girls are beginning to develop friendships outside the home -- and rivalries, too. When the quads enter fifth grade this fall at Tatanka Elementary School in Buffalo, they know they will be split into two pairs. Naomi has asked that Sarah and Calli be separated because, Mom says, they can get a little feisty together. Sarah's is the shortest -- just under the ears.
Megan's is chin-length. Calli and Kendra allowed theirs to remain longer, but at different lengths. I'm the one that scored seven goals in five games.
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