The children's births did not come easy, 10TV's Andrea Cambern reported.

There were years of trying to get pregnant.

"You see so many negatives," Ana Siciliano said.  "To see positive, we were just so excited."

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The excitement was quickly replaced with concern when the ultrasound revealed a startling image.

"We thought there would be one and were surprised when there were four (babies)," she said.

Before long, Ana found herself ordered to bed rest.  The strain of four babies was taking its toll on both parents-to-be.

"I can't do anything to help her and that kills me - breaks my heart - because if I can take any of the burden, I wish I could," Nick Siciliano said.

If Ana could make it to 32 weeks, doctors would deliver the babies, confident that they were developed enough to not only survive but thrive, Cambern reported.

At week 30, the babies put pressure on Ana's urethra, forcing doctors at The Ohio State University Medical Center to deliver.

In four minutes, the family grew by four.  Gabrielle, Giovanni, Zoey and Cole Siciliano were born. 

The babies looked healthy but the next several weeks would be critical to the quads' development, Cambern reported.

They were watched around the clock in OSU's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which became the Sicilianos' second home.

Several weeks later, the last of the children went home without any more  monitors, tubes and tethers. 

"I've waited so long," Ana said.  "I just feel like it's taken forever.  I'm just really happy to take them home."

"When we learned they were expecting, we were thrilled for them.  Then, when we learned it could be more than one (baby), we thought, 'Whoa.  This is going to be a big challenge,'" said Ellen Tressel, the wife of Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel.

Nick Siciliano is an assistant coach on the football team and also worked with Jim Tressel at Youngstown State. 

When Ellen Tressel heard the Sicilianos were expecting quads, she put a game plan of her own to help Ana and Nick with all the things they would need for an instant family of four - from diapers and childcare to college.

"Hopefully, Buckeye fans will pitch in and lend some effort here," Ellen Tressel said.

A Web site was created for friends, family and Ohio State fans to help with the Siciliano family.  Click here for the link.

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