Detroit triplet celebrates birth of own set of 3

[June 11, 2009]  DETROIT (AP) -- A Detroit triplet is celebrating the birth of her own set of three. Amber Ali delivered Amir, Armann and Amari Whitaker on May 26 at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit. The 23-year-old told columnist Neal Rubin with The Detroit News she's relieved the boys arrived safely.

The children remain hospitalized, and Ali says she's looking forward to playing with them. She says: "It's going to be fun."

Amir was 4 pounds, 5 ounces at birth; Amari was 4 pounds, 3 ounces; and Armann was 3 pounds, 12 ounces. The babies' 25-year-old father, Andre Whitaker, says that naming the triplets "took forever."

The couple live with Whitaker's mother in Detroit.

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Information from: The Detroit News, http://www.detnews.com/

[Associated Press]

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