How many kids do you have?

[SCHBR'smom]

We have 5 kids, 4 of which weren't planned. We're slow learners. I would love to have more (at least 1) but DH says we're done. Of course, he's said that several times before.

 

[AJRitz]

Two.
DD7 and DS3.
And we're done - I can't imagine what it would be like if they outnumbered us!

 

[AnnMarie3]

We have two with us- ds 14 and dd 6. We have 4 angels born in between.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

One. Yes, JUST one. And yes, it was 100%, absolutely, completely on purpose. I never, ever wanted more than one child. DS is very happy to be the only one, and I think it makes him even happier to know that we never intended for there to be more.

I find it insulting that magazine articles about families often choose ONLY to highlight families with one child from the perspective of it being a HORRIBLE tragedy that befell them. I know I am not the only person in the world who purposely has one child. I chose to have an only child, I didn't "settle" for having an only.

 

[tinker-belle]

We will have 3 tomorrow!!!! My DS will be 17 next month and my DD is 15. Much to our surprise late last summer we found out we were expecting DD #3. She will be delivered by c-section tomorrow. We thought our family was complete. We are excited though but it is just like starting over.

By the way......pregnancy at 43 wasn't nearly as easy as it was at 28. I told my DH the only test I passed was the pregnancy test. There is nothing like dealing with hot flashes and morning (all day) sickness.

How exciting!!! Good luck tomorrow!

 

[tinker-belle]

6 dd 30 (she died in 2006)
dd 28
ds 25 (he died 2003)
dd 24 (she died 1986)
ds 15.5
ds 11.5

There is 19 years between oldest and youngest. My oldest dgd is 13!

Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry for your losses.

 

[Jamoky]

we have three children and they hold my heart!
DD 13, DS 6, DS 9 months

 

[kristinw3girls]

We have 3. I started and it seemed to be an every 3 year occurance! I wanted 4, but am actually glad my uterus gave out after 3

 

[Iri920]

I'm so happy to hear about all these big families. I already get so many comments because I have three close together and now with the fourth one coming in May I'm afraid people are going to look at me like I'm a freak of nature.

I have a DS 5, DD 3, DD 2, and #4 due in May. This will definately be our last one though as I probably shouldn't have even gotten pregnant after my last baby because of complications I had with her.

My kids are really great though. They have their arguments and there are times were they drive me bonkers but they all love each other dearly and they are good kids.

 

[SkinsFan76]

One. Yes, JUST one. And yes, it was 100%, absolutely, completely on purpose. I never, ever wanted more than one child. DS is very happy to be the only one, and I think it makes him even happier to know that we never intended for there to be more.

I find it insulting that magazine articles about families often choose ONLY to highlight families with one child from the perspective of it being a HORRIBLE tragedy that befell them. I know I am not the only person in the world who purposely has one child. I chose to have an only child, I didn't "settle" for having an only.

We also have one child, and he was entirely planned to be the only one.

 

[QVCshopper]

I have two--DD5 and DS3--and I love them both so much. I wanted one more for a while, but DH didn't, and I think my recent trip to Disney made me quite happy with just my two. They are getting older, and I want to go back to work full-time when they go to school. Plus, I just can't seem to get myself motivated about starting over...

 

[Ello Poppet]

5 here. 4 girls 16,15,9,6 and 1 son 5

 

[momof2blondes]

I have my 2 boys, 11 and 9 and I love having 2. I am the eldest of 5 with my dad and step mom and was raised as an only with my mom and stepdad. So I know what all sides feel like and they all have their ups and downs. I wanted to have two because as an only child (most of the time) I always wanted a sibling, but my boys are at the age that they just fight most of the time. I hope that when they get older they appreciate how lucky they are to have each other.
to all moms, being a parent is an awesome responsibility and a lot of "work" for all the moms that choose to do 4x or 5x the work.

 

[mrsbornkuntry]

I have 5:
DD13
DS12
DS10 (11 in April)
DS8
DS5 (6 in April)

My house is never quiet, I love it. And they are all so different. The hardest transition I had was going from two to three, after that it was pretty easy going. We are done now, I want to have a chance to do things with my kids without having to sit things out to care for a baby.

 

[momofboyz]

I also have 4 all boys- DS#1-11, DS#2-9, DS#3- 6 and DS#4- 1 1/2

 

[ZPT1022]

I have three, soon to be four. I have an older daughter, almost 9, and boy/girl twins, almost 6. Baby is due in April and was quite the surprise after being told that due to my problems I would never conceive on my own again. We are definitely done after this, DH was ready to be done after a miscarriage we had a year and a half ago. I wasn't 100% positive but was slowly coming around to being done when we found out about our little surprise. I'm nervous and anxious about starting over again with a little baby but it should be fun. No more after this though! And yes, we get comments although I will say I expected a lot more negativity with this pregnancy and haven't really gotten as much as I thought I would (pleasant surprise!)

 

[d1sneyf4n]

I have 5:
DD13
DS12
DS10 (11 in April)
DS8
DS5 (6 in April)

My house is never quiet, I love it. And they are all so different. The hardest transition I had was going from two to three, after that it was pretty easy going. We are done now, I want to have a chance to do things with my kids without having to sit things out to care for a baby.

You say it was hard going from 2 to 3, can you tell me what made it be the hardest transition. Thanks

 

[LisaNJ25]

to many lol

We have 4.. ages are in my signature

 

[mama03]

my signature says it all

 

[bord1niowa]

We have 5 kids. 4 DD's and 1 DS. Youngest is 19 YAHOOOOO!!! Time for us now.