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Show 10B THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, November 26, 1987 Triplets - Thrice The Work But Thrice The Fun by Olga Milius Green Sheet Staff H riter mother explained. She had me take them for show and tell, and she wanted to choose their clothes that day so theyd look KEARNS. If twins are double trou- nice for school, she said. It was a lot of fun for her. ble, are triplets thrice as nice? Asked if she dressed the triplets Ask Linda and Scott Christiansen and you'll get a very positive alike, Linda said she and Scott want the girls to develop their own peranswer. Identical triplets can increase a sonalities, so they don't make a point family size very rapidly, and Lisa, of making them look even more Jill and Hillary did that for the alike than they already do. We figure they are going to cause Christiansens when they were born, on Dec. 11, 198-1- . enough of a sensation everywhere At that point the Christiansen's they go without stressing it, she said. had one daughter, Kellie. She sews for all her girls, and Overnight they had not one but often makes three dresses from one four little girls. "When I became pregnant, my pattern, but uses different colors husband said he felt in his bones that and fabrics. Grandma gets them dresses all it was twins, said Linda, "and I felt same the wav. alike, but thats all right too, she tee, said their mother. They had their own way of gooing back and forth at each other when very small, and seemed to answer each other even then. "Now they talk to us but still have their own private language too. Its almost as if their heads are linked together, they seem to have an unspoken language a lot of the time; they each know what the other is thinking. she added. When they were born, nurses told her that if they were attending to one baby, changing IVs, or drawing blood samples, they had to have a nurse to comfort the other two. Its as if one hurts, they all hurt, she said. If one cries, they all get upset. Although so alike, the triplets do babies the same age, admits Linda. But, if its triple the work, its also triple the fun. So, are triplets thrice as nice? Ask Linda and Scott - and Kellie. Kellie finds she has three little We have three Hopples, and three Care Bears, in different colors so they each have their own, she laughed. Recently the family went to visit an aunt in Nebraska who had never met the triplets. Lisa told the aunt she w'as Hillary, and of course the aunt couldnt tell any difference in the three of them, said Linda. They are finding out they can fool people. I asked Lisa why she did it, and she got the giggles. She knew what she had done and they all three thought it was great fun." People in the neighborhood and at church cannot tell them apart, she said, and she anticipated that someday they would enjoy fooling people. But it seems to have already started. I thought theyd be older, she remarked. sisters to bug her at times, instead of one like most of her friends, but she also has three to love, and who love her. -- Its Thev know. a lot of work to have three CUSTOM GARAGES ALL SIZES AVAILABLE PRE FAB 24FT24FT GARAGE COMPLETE KIT WITH PRE BUILT WALLS AND TRUSSES MARTIN STEEL DOOR NOWONLY Z f ZD & A ? J 4400 1 COMPLETELY BUILT GARAGES 24Ft.x24F1. includes Concrete Pad & Labor VV3f3t NOWONLY.. l0 Financing rou Qualify Graft & Novelty Mg tpj Veairs SnappIlDes -M Bi- il With Coupon Only Expires December 31, 1987 INCLUDES: Wreath Forms Ribbons & Trims Garlands Bells rw Christmas Minis Craft Books Etc. 'O off 'L' All Christmas Not valid with discounts or sale items Items nn 'Af - ' f with coupon only Expires Dec. 24, 1987 '7 rkiw LAYTON WEST VALLEY CITY 3572 So. 1950 W. FUN WITH TRIPLETS . . . Linda Christiansen, not pictured, has more than a hand full caring for her sister. Pic- triplet daughters and their An ultra-soipiwas performed 10 weeks into the pregnancy and doctors told the couple they were expecting a multiple birth, but at that point couldn't say for sure if there were three babies, or more. "Give us a few weeks and we'll be able to count heads. the doctors said, "but right now, all we know is there are at least three. Later tests proved that three was the right number, said Linda. d tured are Jill, from the bottom, Lisa, Hillary and 973-712- 447 W. 1500 No. Layton Hills Mall 3 Kellie, added. The triplets taste is very similar in many ways, shenoted. If a new food is introduced, they wait for one to try it. and if that one likes it, they all will, she said. "They seem to do a lot in commit- - fl 544-222- 1 have different personalities, their mother remarked, "Lisa is really laid back; Hillary charges in and Jill is cautious and w aits to see what is happening. If one has a toy, all want the same toy, she noted. SANDY RIVERTON BOUNTIFUL 9400 So. 700 E. Union Square 1724 W. 12600 So. 563 W. 2600 So. Riverton Plaza Colonial Square 571-525- 254-121- 2 292-141- 4 2 The babies were born by caeserean section exactly one month prior to the due date, she said. Doctors warned the couple that middle-sizechild was the one most likely to have problems. "It seems the biggest gets the most, the littlest is under mild stress, but the middle one usually has the most difficulties, explained Linda. That proved true for the Christiansen triplets. Lisa checked in at four pounds eight ounces, Jill at three pounds 10 ounces, and Hillary at three pounds 13 ounces. According to the doctors, Hillary was a "typical preemie," said her mother, but all three girls survived, although they couldn't all come home at the same time. Lisa was the first to come home, on Dec. 23; Jill followed on Jan. 5 and Hillary was able to join the family on Jan. 17, said Linda. Like all older siblings, Kellie, age three at the time, had a hard time at first adjusting to sharing her parents, especially since there were three babies, not one, and they took so much of her mothers time. "But she was a real little helper," said her mother proudly. Shed bring diapers and bottles, and as soon as they were big enough, shed sit and feed one of the babies for me. Kellie, now a kindergarten student at Silver Hills, is blonde and blueeyed like her little sisters. She is allowed to choose her own time to tell people about the triplets, her the d CHRIS ACKERSON of Salt Lake LOST 53 LBS. CAko Okjjruoo IT WORKS! BRUCE ACKERSON of Salt Lake LOST 86 LBS. (EXPIRES NOV. 28, 1987) OFFER GOOD AT TIME OF Successful weight loss for life! Limited A.Ml IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT THIS SYSTEM WILL WORK. Call for a FREE, no obligation consultation CONSULTATION ONLY. services offered. One discount per customer. 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