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Show Man Who Wanted Son Gets Two Boys and Two Girls PONTIAC, Mich. It has happened hap-pened again. Mrs. Kenneth Rosebush Rose-bush of Pontiac, Mich., recently gave birth to quadruplets. Mr. Rosebush, father of four daughters, often bewailed the female fe-male predominance in his household. house-hold. He wanted a son. Well, he got two, but he lost out on the chance to even the count. Two of the quads were grils. The four infants, nearly 16 pounds, were delivered by Caesar-ean Caesar-ean section at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Rosebush, a wiry, shy stonemason from Oakwood, is 36. His wife is 34. They celebrated their 17th wedding wed-ding anniversary the day before the quads were born. "I really wanted four boys," commented com-mented the father after an all night vigil. "I've been the only man around a houseful of women-folk long enough." ' "But we're pretty happy as it is," he added, "even if it does look like the girls are going to run the house." Dr. Edward Christe, a Pontiac specialist, and Dr. Harold F. Stahl, the family physician, delivered the quads in 90 seconds. First came a 4-pound 3-ounce boy, then a 3-pound 9-ounce girl, then a 3-pound 9-ounce girl, and finally a 4-pound 8-ounce boy. Mrs. Rosebush, told several weeks before their birth to expect quadruplets, quad-ruplets, was ready with names-Kenneth, names-Kenneth, Jr., Keith, Krystal and Kristene. Quadruplets occur about once in every 512,000 births. |
