CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati's Children's Hospital is one of the busiest medical centers in the country.

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And the pace picked up even more Tuesday, thanks to one Cincinnati family.

The hospital does about 2,300 tonsillectomies each year. The number jumped by at least four Tuesday when all the patients had the same last name. Four of Angie Marlow's eight children had their tonsils removed Tuesday.

Hanna, Abigail, Michael and Annie all made it through their procedures just fine, according to their mother. Angie Marlow was hoping divine intervention would help her overcome the stressful day.

"Our pastor, for one, thought it would be devastating all in one day," she said. "It's really funny. We've had all kinds of reactions."

Marlow said aunts, uncles and grandparents didn't have to think too hard for gift ideas.

"(We have) lots of ice cream, lots of popsicles and yogurt," she said. "You name it, we're stocked up right."

There might be a few restless nights coming up in the Marlow household in the near future, but it will be worth it in the long run.

"If the tonsils and adenoids are very large, this interferes with how you breathe at night," said Dr. Paul Willging, of Cincinnati's Children's Hospital. "Everything relaxes and the tonsils tend to collapse in the back of your throat and you have to work very hard to breathe."

Michael Marlow, 8, said he knows the importance of the procedure.

"So I can sleep better," he said.

Willging said the children should be fully recovered in about a week.