in a few short weeks they will be 6......she has no idea how they managed to grow this old ....but they did.......when she came home from the hospital.....she had to have round the clock HELP.....she had her husband and her parents and the people from the church were coming and going all the time.....yes they did have to keep charts on who ate what and how much came back at ya....and who didnt' poop the last six diapers.....it was fun.......the two boys and one girl were a handful......when they had the flu four times in a year.....she got to the point instead of crying ....oh my baby is sick....it was oh my all of them are going to be sick.......they never sat in one area for that long to be doing drawings or colorings unless she put each one in a high chair .strapped in of course......tell your friend to make sure that she has a key for the house outside someplace.......the trio locked their mom out when she put her trash on the back porch......two seconds and she was locked out......neighbors have been good to her.....she has found a good multiple support group to attend......tell your friend to look into it......it kept her sane the first two years......they are great .they really are......they started kindergarten this past september and they are all in the same room