A set of quads pick 08-08-08 to arrive at St. John’s
Jill Schwartz had a target date in mind, and her four babies hit the mark.Quadruplets were born today at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur. Jill and Chris Schwartz, of south county, welcomed two boys and two girls, at 12:47 a.m.
The first baby, Molly Joan, weighed in at 3 pounds, 8 ounces. The second baby, Kurt Thomas, is 4 pounds; the third baby, Meghan Kay, is 3 pounds, 13 ounces; and the fourth baby, Cole James, is 4 pounds.
Jill has been hospitalized at St. John’s Mercy since June 24. A team of doctors, nurses and other professionals participated in the delivery of the four newborns. I had spent some time with the Schwartzes and their two younger boys last month and wrote a feature about how she’s dealing with hospitalized bed rest. You can read that story here. Back then, she said she set 8.08.08 as her goal. Doctors weren’t sure if she would make it that long.
Bethany Pope, spokeswoman for St. John’s, said Jill was thrilled to meet her goal but joked that people would think she had planned the births. I had been thinking about Jill all day yesterday because I wondered if her babies would listen to their mommy’s first request. This early good behavior bodes well for the Schwartzes, who will have SIX children at home under the age of 5, in a few weeks.
Babies will be in the NICU for at least a month, if not longer. When I spoke to Pope around 10 a.m, she said Jill had not slept all night, but mom and babies are all doing well. They’ve scheduled a press conference at 1:30 p.m. at the hospital (bless her heart).
Since 1990, there have been 11 sets of quads, two sets of quintuplet and one set of sextuplets born at St. John’s Mercy.


Aisha covered education and breaking news for nearly ten years before joining the Lifestyle staff where she writes a "Dirty Laundry" parenting column. She is the home and family editor and wastes too much time on Facebook and political blogs. 
That sounds like a lot of diapers
Congratulations!!!!! What a wonderful blessing!
Congratulations on your new bundles of joy! May God’s blessings be showered upon your family.
Were they natural quads or a product of fertility drugs? Either way congrats…
This is a wonderful thing. To watch that many babies trying to learn how to fit into the world. Give them equal love. May your home be blessed with love.
6 under the age of 5? Those people have ALOT more patience than I do!!!! Congratulations!! Babies are wonderful!!!
Congrats from everyone at Dave Sinclair Ford!!
From one mom of multiples to another…CONGRATULATIONS!
If you haven’t already, you should join the Greater St. Louis Mothers of Twins Club. Don’t let the name fool you…we have almost 500 members with all sorts of multiples…twins, triplets, quads, as well as ladies with more than one set of multiples.
I became a member over 11 years ago when I was four months pregnant with my twins. I have enjoyed such a wonderful circle of support from people who know what it’s like ever since!
Go to http://www.stlmotc.org if you want to sign up!
Wow, congrats! I can’t get my husband to agree to add on to our 2 kids. Best wishes for a healthy hospital stay for the quads. Congrats to Mom, Dad, and the other siblings. You will certainly have a full and happy household!
Congratulations Jill and Chris. Melanie has kept me posted. Good luck to you!