Mom’s Photo Shoot With Newborn Quintuplets Warms Hearts Across the Internet
The five babies were born Jan. 28.
— -- An adorable photo shoot of newborn quintuplets is taking the Internet by storm.
Mom Kim Tucci of Australia was pictured with her five babies -- Penelope, Beatrix, Allie, Tiffany and Keith -- after photographer Erin Elizabeth shared the images on Facebook earlier this month.
Tucci, 26, gave birth to the four girls and one boy Jan. 28.
"We are very happy to announce the birth of our 5 beautiful babies, born on the 28th of January and just shy of 30 weeks," Tucci wrote on her Facebook page one day after the kids were born. "We would like to say a big thank you to Dr. Jan Dickinson for looking after me and the babies with such love and care ... The babies and I are both doing very well, thank you for all your well wishes and support."
They are:
Tiffany at 1,170 grams (about 2.5 pounds)
Penelope at 1,160 g (about 2.5 pounds)
Beatrix at 1,210 g (about 2.6 pounds)
Allie at 1,200 g (about 2.6 pounds)
Keith at 1,269 g (about 2.7 pounds)
Tucci and husband Vaughn are now parents of eight kids, all younger than 9, Tucci's grandmother Denise Waddell wrote on a GoFundMe she started to raise money for a new family car.
Erin Elizabeth of Erin Elizabeth photography snapped maternity photos of the quintuplets' mom-to-be earlier this year.
Tucci then hired her a second time for a newborn shoot, which Erin shared on Facebook May 6.
The post generated 43,000 “likes.”
"Months later, here she is with her gorgeous little babies...each one perfect and healthy as can be," Erin wrote. "Kim endured an extremely demanding pregnancy, never wavering in her strength and determination to bring these babies safely into the world. She is an inspiration, and it was an honor to photograph her journey."