Watch the video of her typical day below.
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Every parent knows that having even one toddler is already a handful. So imagine what 28-year-old Kendal Macdonald has to deal with considering she has FOUR newborns. And that’s not including the four-year-old that they already have.
Despite being diagnosed with polycystic ovaries and endometriosis in her teens, Kendal’s quadruplets were conceived naturally, a one in 729,000 occurrence. Now that that the four, Quinn, Indie, Hudson, and Molly, have turned one, Kendal and husband Josh, 28, say they need eyes at the back of their heads and that there is never a dull day in the house.
Kendal decided to release a series of videos that details just how hectic her life is.
The stay-at-home mom said: “I can’t describe what it’s like going from a family of three to a family of seven overnight, but we wouldn’t change a thing.
“They have changed every aspect of our lives, every decision we make revolves around them, when Brooklyn, now four, was a baby it was understandably easier.
“I have to plan and prepare every evening to ensure the next day runs as smoothly as possible, I will organize what they have for lunch and dinner as soon as they’ve gone to bed.
“We have a strict routine in place and they always have eaten, bathe and sleep at the same time so I can be as organized as I can.
“Everything takes four times as long; we have to allow extra time to go places as getting them in and out of the car can sometimes take longer than 30 minutes.
“I can never do bath time alone; we try and get them in and out quickly but they tend to get excited by the bubbles and splash around as babies do.
“The most time-consuming part of the day is feeding them as there is a lot going on and they find it hard to wait for their turn to be fed.
“The best part of the day is when they just wake up from a nap and are bright and happy, wanting to play.
“Afterwards the babies, floor, and highchairs are covered in food and require cleaning, I usually do this while they nap.
“I get an hour or two to myself during each day whilst they sleep so I can shower, tidy and have a sit-down.
“Josh, who is a supervisor, had five months of paternity leave to help out when they were newborns to help.”
The couple, who live in Timaru, New Zealand, had to enlarge the house and get an 11-seater van when a nine-week scan revealed they were going to have quads.
Molly and Hudson are fraternal twins while Indie and Quinn are identical.
She adds: “When they were allowed home after four months in hospital, we had a night nanny funded by the government – this helped a lot as it was pretty hectic adjusting from one child to five under four-year-old.
“Molly who is our little firecracker has started crawling and I can’t even begin to think about when they are all up and running.
“They have started developing their own personalities, Quinn is the advanced leader, Indie is adorable and sweet, Hudson is cheeky but grumpy and Molly is so sassy.
“As busy as I am, I wouldn’t change it for the world, our family is set up and Brooklyn makes the best big brother.
“It is hard having quadruplets but after three years of infertility, every second is worth it.”