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Rare identical triplets born in New York

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Sept 20, 2015

These triplets really are 1-in-a-million.

Kelli Fenley gave birth July 1 to identical triplets, which is extremely rare, according to CBS New York.

"We won the genetic lottery," new father Jason Fenley told ABC News. "It's pretty cool."

Doctors at Winthrop Hospital, where Owen, Noah and Miles were born, called it a 1-in-a-million delivery, according to CBS New York.

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The babies were born seven weeks premature and spent 51 days in the NCIU,

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The parents have a unique way of keeping track of the boys: painting their toenails. They use a color-coded system to dress them, too: Owen in blue, Noah in gray and Miles in green.

The couple, of Brightwater, New York, also have another son, Aiden, 2.

“It’s going to be an adventure,”

. “It’s going to be fun."

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