Casey and Robbie Gerwer were married in 2003. In August of 2007 they discovered their family was about to get bigger… A LOT bigger! 5 months later (after 29 weeks of pregnancy) Casey delivered two baby boys and two baby girls. Since then she has devoted her sparse spare moments to sharing her experience with the world. Every parent knows that raising a child can be a handful- or in this case FOUR handfuls! However, she and Robbie have learned to juggle (no pun intended) their professional lives with the raising of their quads.

Their Website:

The Gerwer Quads

Designed For Babies: Casey’s Online Store

Quote:

“It took me about .0078 seconds to respond with NOOOOOOOOOOO”

-Whether or not they have thought about wanting more kids

Stay tuned for the full explanation in the Q&A from all 4 quad moms!

Photos:

Quadathon Q&A 2011

Question1: The Toughest Year

Question 2:   Pieces of Advice

Question 3: Financial Advice

Question 4: How To Calm the Storm Down

Question 5: Is Your Blog A Stress Reliever

Question 8& 9: More Kids?

Question 10 & 11: Advice About Marriage

Quadathon Giveaway:

A 12×12 Shadow Box, by Alison Pritchett

A Decorative Pillow by Whistle and Wink

Go to the link and all you have to do is comment on the post to be entered into the drawing!

Whistle and Wink Website

Spotlights:

McNulty Quads

Quatro Mama: 4Tunate

Steece’s Pieces

Gen and Conor married in July of 2003. Three years later they were proud parents of quadruplets. Gen now blogs about the challenges, antics, special moments, and, most importantly, the joys of raising  three girls and one boy! She has spent the last five and half years chronicling her and her family’s journey- sharing tips, anecdotes, and lots of pictures along the way. How she gets four young children to pose simultaneously for the camera is beyond us!

Their Website:

Quadville: The McNulty Quads

Quote:

” Don’t ever lose your sense of humor”

- Advice for mothers with twins or more

Photos:

3rd Birthday

Quadathon Q&A 2011

Question1: The Toughest Year

Question 2:   Pieces of Advice

Question 3: Financial Advice

Question 4: How To Calm the Storm Down

Question 5: Is Your Blog A Stress Reliever

Question 8& 9: More Kids?

Question 10 & 11: Advice About Marriage

Quadathon Giveaway:

A 12×12 Shadow Box, by Alison Pritchett

A Decorative Pillow by Whistle and Wink

Go to the link and all you have to do is comment on the post to be entered into the drawing!

Whistle and Wink Website

Spotlights:

Gerwer Quads

Quatro Mama: 4Tunate

Steece’s Pieces

We have a new quad mom we would like to introduce and many might already know, Casey Gerwer.  What we have lined up starting March 28th…..

1. Intro Spotlights for all 4 Quad Blogs

2.  Q&A

3. Great Giveaways throughout

The Four Quad Moms

1. Gen McNulty:         SPOTLIGHT 1

2. Casey Gerwer SPOTLIGHT 2

3. Jennifer Murray SPOTLIGHT 3

4. Suzanne Steece SPOTLIGHT 4

Quadathon Q&A 2011

Question1: The Toughest Year

Question 2:   Pieces of Advice

Quadathon Giveaway:

A Decorative Pillow by Whistle and Wink

Go to the link and all you have to do is comment on the post to be entered into the drawing!

Whistle and Wink Website

Sun Free T-Shirt: UV Blocking T-Shirt (98% UV Blocking)

Archived Quadathon Q&A from 2008

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

I mentioned it before, but again want to thank the quad moms — Suz, Jen, Gen and Mari — for their time, humor and inspiring words. Here are their blogs:

• Steece’s Pieces: Prayed For One, Blessed With Four
• The Murray Crew Quads: 4tunate
• The McNulty Quads: Welcome to Quadville
• The Goerlich Quads: Growing Together Under One Son

If you missed our series, “Q&A with the Quad Moms”, click here for the all the posts or click on individual questions below to see how each quad mom answered. Some of their answers are hilarious, some are very moving. This read is definitely worth your time.

1. Did you know what a blog was before you found out you were pregnant?

2. Do you ever think, I am so blogging about this?

3. Did you realize how popular your blog was going to be?

4. Do you ever feel “pressure” to be entertaining?

5. Would you allow cameras into your house like “Jon and Kate Plus 8″?

6. What’s your most embarrassing quad moment?

7. What’s the funniest comment about having quads?

8. What’s your funniest “mommy brain” moment?

9. How many other blogs do you check a day?

10. Who does most of your blog updates – you or your husband?

11. What’s your best piece of parenting advice?

12. What’s the best thing about having quads?

Thanks to all of you who entered our daily GIVEAWAYS and to the amazing companies who supplied items:

Princess Linens, Diaper Doodie, Sweet Mady’s Paper, Word Candy Vinyl, a b sea baby, ShooShoos, Wee Generation, Elliot’s Preemie Tees and Delicate Tomboy

This is the last giveaway for our Quadathon, but definitely not the last one for BBA. We already have more planned and will continue to host giveaways periodically here on BabyBlogAddict.com, so keep checking back with us for more.

We’re giving away a “Miso Cute” tee from Delicate Tomboy. It’s a gender neutral yellow and a size 12 month. The tee is high-quality and comes nicely packaged with a cute hangtag and Delicate Tomboy button.

I’m sure your little one would turn heads wearing this adorable tee, not that he or she isn’t turning heads already! You have to check out the rest of their unique designs.
Here’s how to enter:

1. Just go to Delicate Tomboy and search through their adorable stuff for your favorite item.

2. Let us know your favorite in a comment on this post. Just make sure we have your contact info (email or blog address) either in your blogger profile or in the comment itself, so we can contact you. Only one entry per person per giveaway.

3. We’ll then run the number of comments in a random integer generator and come up with the winner then post it here on BBA next week.

This contest runs through the weekend and beyond: Friday, 8/1 at 8am ET – Tuesday, 8/5 at 8am ET.

Click here if you missed the rest of our “Q&A with the Quad Moms” series or just keep scrolling down to catch up on it all.

We’ll write up a thank you to everyone involved in our Quadathon next week, when I catch my breath, but for now we want to especially thank Suz, Jen, Gen and Mari for their time, humor and inspiring words.

12. What’s the best thing about having quads?

• Suz Steece – jeez….do you have all day to sit and talk with me, b/c i could go on and on and on and on about this one! there is so much i could say here! number one, we are MORE than beyond blessed to just have ONE child period. we know what it is like to struggle with infertility and that aching desire to get pregnant with a healthy baby…so, what a blessing that God has entrusted us with four at one time–it is truly amazing and humbling.

  as my babies grow and develop, i am watching them interact more and laugh with each other–that just makes my heart melt into mush! what an incredible bond and friendship they will carry with each other for their entire lives! their best friends were formed right there with them in the womb and they have been together ever since! i cannot begin to imagine that type of bond and absolutely LOVE watching their closeness.
  
  other things i love about having quads: 4 smiling faces in the morning, 4 babies crawling all over me at once, slobbery wet kisses, 4 babies simultaneously laughing, watching my husband become this amazing father, watching joe play with the kids & making them laugh, having an instant family–”just add water”!

• Jen Murray – Knowing that I get to watch 4 MIRACLES grow up together….
  Watching them make each other laugh…
  Milestone Moments x4!….
  Seeing Brad as an AMAZING father….
  Saying Goodnight to 4 Little Sleeping Bodies….
  Watching them Be a Source of Joy for Others…
  Feeling Blessed Beyond Belief!
• Gen McNulty – Being able to sit back now, and watch them laugh and interact with each other. They really are hysterical to watch: One second they’re laughing, one second they’re screaming, and the next they’re kissing and making up.

• Mari Goerlich – There are lots of babies to go around – no one feels left out from getting some cuddle time. And oddly enough, I think it makes you a little more relaxed as a first time parent.

…INSPIRING is right.

• Suz Steece – hee hee, nice one Gen! we will definitely be using that one of these days! duct tape is my best friend! ha

  LAUGH LAUGH LAUGH! i believe in any situation you can find humor. sometimes when you are at your very lowest and don’t think you can go on, 1st pray, then LAUGH. find SOMETHING in the situation to laugh about. grab your camera, snap some shots–it might not be funny now, but give it an hour, day, week, month, year–and i’m sure you will be able to laugh about it eventually!

  you have to constantly make an effort to stay positive throughout everything–from the pregnancy to the NICU to the sleep-deprived nights to the temper tantrums–or you could easily lose your mind!

  make your husband a priority and really work on spending one-on-one time with him EVERY day–it can be something as little as sharing a cup of coffee before the morning feed…but you must really make the effort to keep your marriage strong. beg people to watch the kids for one hour so you can grab some food with your hubby! it is SO important!

  and last but definitely NOT least, i don’t know what i would do without God or my faith, friends and family who have helped us out TREMENDOUSLY throughout this roller coaster ride called: “life with quads”. Lean on those positive influences in your life and do NOT be too prideful to ask for- or accept help!

• Jen Murray – Be confident. You are the parent – you have God-given instincts – use them! Although people have great intentions when offering you their advise, you know your own baby better than anyone else in the world, so don’t be afraid to be bold about what’s best for him/her when it comes to sleep, food, schedules, etc.

• Gen McNulty – RELAX!!!!!!!!! CHILL OUT!!!! Don’t sweat the small stuff. Being a parent is hard enough. Don’t worry about the little things that you can’t control. You’re blessed just to be a parent – enjoy the ride.

• Mari Goerlich – Your children are teaching you more about yourself than you are teaching them – take time to reflect and learn all that you can.

One more tomorrow…

9. How many other blogs do you check a day?

• Suz Steece – gotta LOVE i google subscriptions!–saves me a TON of time! 5 MUST READS (my other quad mamas) and about 10 total (if i have time).
• Jen Murray – It honestly depends on the day and who updates. I try to check on my quad-mamas daily and there are about 10-15 of them across the country that I follow. I also try to keep track of some of my faithful readers and friends and family.
• Gen McNulty – 1. Jen M. 2. Suz S. 3. Mari G.
• Mari Goerlich – We check about 4 – 5 blogs a day. I have many others that I we check in on from time to time.

10. Who does most of your blog updates – you or your husband?

• Suz – ME!
• Jen – Usually I do, but I think Brad is the better writer. I LOVE it when he posts! He was the original blogger during the pregnancy, but passed off the torch to me after the boys were born.
• Gen – In the beginning, Conor. Now, it’s me. He still contributes, but it’s been a great outlet for me to have. And it’s our kids baby book so I didn’t want to let it fall behind. I’ve ended up loving it.. btw!!
• Mari – Most of the time we post together – it’s fun for us to go through pictures together or come up with funny stories about the kids together.

Our quadathon is quickly coming to an end. We’ll have another Q&A tonight and one more tomorrow. Then next week, we’ll go back to posting fun parenting tips, baby news and blog features and we’ll continue to have more giveaways.

Since the quads we are featuring this week were born prematurely, we thought it would be special to give away something from Elliot’s Preemie Tees for all preemie babies out there. Check out Elliot’s Preemie Tees’ Website Spotlight posted a couple of weeks ago here on BBA. Then take a look at their adorable selection.

We are giving away one layette & one IV layette from Elliot’s Preemie Tees to one lucky baby blog addict reader. The winner will be able to choose the size, fabric and snaps just like any customer.

Sizes available are Small (1-2 lbs.), Medium (3-4 lbs.) and Large (5-6 lbs.) So even if you don’t currently know a preemie, you can get the gown as a future gift for a preemie or tiny baby, especially if you know someone expecting multiples.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Just go to Elliot’s Preemie Tees and search through their adorable items for your favorite.

2. Let us know your favorite in a comment on this post. Just make sure we have your contact info (email or blog address) either in your blogger profile or in the comment itself, so we can contact you. Only one entry per person per giveaway.

3. We’ll then run the number of comments in a random integer generator and come up with a winner then post it here on BBA on Thursday, 7/31.

This contest runs: Wednesday, 7/30 at 8am ET – Thursday, 7/31 at 8am ET.

We’d love for you to grab our BBA button in the left sidebar and add it to your blog, or just add babyblogaddict.com to your blogroll. Let your blogger friends know about these great giveaways by posting them on your blog too.

7. What’s the funniest comment you’ve received about having quads?

• Suz Steece – oh man…jeeeez…there are lots! umm…”quadruplets?…oh…so that’s three, right?”

• Jen Murray – We get “Do Quads Run In Your Family?” quite often, and I’m tempted to say, “Why, YES! I’m a quad, my husband is a quad, my great-great grandfather was a quad…we come from a LONG line of quads!”
  
  
• Gen McNulty – Did you do this on purpose? Wow, triplets!
• Mari Goerlich – “4 babies!? That’s what happens when you take that fertilizer.“

8. What’s your funniest “mommy brain” moment (either while pregnant or since the babies arrived)?

• Suz – oh man, there were a LOT! we quad moms had it really bad because there were FOUR babies in there sucking the oxygen out of the blood that was going to our brains!
  
  i guess, when i was pregnant it would have to be the time i flashed an entire waiting room of people! you know how when you are pregnant, your body is completely changing constantly–well i was completely oblivious to the draft i was feeling down below.
• Jen – Probably remaking formula over and over, back in the severe sleep deprived days, because I would loose count of how many scoops I would put in each bottle. Counting to 3 has never been so difficult in my whole life!
• Gen – Oh MY GOD. If you only knew!! I literally can’t remember my own name some days. let alone other important things. My husband finally got me a PDA and a laptop to help me put my brain on the computer. I’ve been a mess since having the kids. If I don’t put it down in writing…it’s gone…gone gone gone gone! I’ve said and done too many embarrassing things to remember.

  

• Mari – After the babies were born, a representative from the hospital records department came into the room to get all of the names for the babies’ birth certificates. I couldn’t remember the middle names we chose so I had to look on our blog. I was so embarrassed! I’ll blame it on the pain meds:)

Don’t miss today’s giveaway for the Natural Baby Starter Kit below. Still more to come tomorrow from our interviews with the quad moms.