Edmonton couple to be parents of Alberta’s 6th set of quadruplets
An Edmonton family of three will soon become a family of seven, with the arrival of quadruplets.
It’s extremely rare to have spontaneous quadruplets. The odds are one in 67 million.
“There have only been a handful of quadruplets that have been born in Alberta in the last 10 to 20 years,” said Tara Watson.
Tara and Tommy Watson will be parents to the sixth set of quadruplets in Alberta.
What’s even more remarkable — Tara’s second cousin is the mother of the Webb quadruplets born in 2016.
“I never, ever would’ve expected, knowing that there were quads in the family, that it would ever happen to us, but I did always want a big family when I started dating Tommy and I guess we’re going to get it,” said Tara.
“If my mom was still alive, she would be so proud to have them in the family,” said Greg Sereda, Tara’s dad.
Their family and friends got together to find out the genders of the babies on Friday. Tara and Tommy revealed they’ll be having two girls and two boys.
“As soon as we opened the blue, the first blue box, I gave a look to the crowd and a cheer,” said Tommy. “I love Emmy Lou, and I love that we have daughters, but I’m really glad that we get to have a couple boys too.”
This news is even more special for the family as great grandma Mary Hebert will go from one great grandchild to five.
“It was a surprise, a real shock, but she looks great, and I just hope everything turns out well,” said Mary.
It hasn’t been easy for Tara.
“From that first pregnancy test, it was immediately more difficult than my first, my singleton,” Tara said. “Immediately more sick, more tired, a lot more symptoms along the way, but also a lot more medical attention.”
She’s now 25 weeks along.
“As I get further along, I’m definitely more
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