Larger Families Chatter ~ May 2008-May 2009

[mummy of many]

Hi all,I haven`t stuck my head in here for a long time either,just wanting to say hello to everyone,I don`t know where the time goes,but our little man is growing up so fast,he is crawling now. have a great day to all.

[halltribe]

Cathie - keep us informed wots happening...how exciting!

Squidgirl - welcome aboard

Welcome nack you MIA's... anyone else out there????

I have just had my stepson arrive from NZ today (he's 19) to stay with us indefinitly so that takes us up to 8 kids at home now. I want to put up a NO VACANY sign up our house is bursting at the seams.

How big are your houses and how do you fit all the kids in? I have a 4 bedroom house withthe baby in with us then the 2 girls together, the 2,4 and 8 yo boys together and then the 19 and 15 yo sharing. We have 3 sets of king single bunks, 1 single bed and a cot. Don't know where I will put baby when he needs a bed!!! I guess we will have to keep stacking them! No one gets their own room and even I have to share ...I suppose that is why we keep on having more kids!

[squidipa]

I want to put up a NO VACANY sign up our house is bursting at the seams.
How big are your houses and how do you fit all the kids in? I

haha your funny. I have a 2 bed home with 2 sun rooms the 10 year old has her own room and baby too whist the 3 and 7 share. Good point you made about bursting at the seams i was wanting more kids but i know how hard it is when renting no one wants ya. the fact finding rentals is so hard with 4 kids i couldn't imagine 8. Well done. I would like more kids but fear i wont ever get a another rental property to rent. this is changing my opinion on having more kids. were all yours vaginal births or c sections? if you dont mind me asking.

[Feijoa Mum]

Hi all
I am new to this thread but I have 4 boys. Want to have another one, well we think, I keep changing my mind every other week. No not to keep trying for a girl but for a playmate for our youngest. The gap is too big so he needs a playmate. Thats what I tell myself anyway.

Oh the comments. I could write a book. Some people are just so rude arent they? My husband, when we get the "dont you guys have a TV?" comment comes out replies "yes but we cant afford the power bill we have too many kids!!!" The looks he gets are priceless because they dont know if he is serious or not!!
I think its worse having all the same sex because I always get the how to get a girl comments as well.
I just say we thought we would stop when we got an ugly one and it hasnt happened yet.

[squidipa]

hi there all boys and welcome,
i have 3 boys( 7 and 3 and 8 weeks) 1 girl aged 10 and are also thinking of another one but unsure just how many kids ya can have via c section do you know???

[halltribe]

When people tell my dh, "Don't you have a T.V?" He answers back. "No way there's too much sex on it!"

I am renting and had a wee bit off trouble finding a place but we are moving in 2 weeks (to Hervey Bay) and have found a 6 bedroom home for less than we are paying now in the gold Coast!

Boys - you just gotta love them (I have 5), much less complicated than girls!

My first baby was a Caesar then the rest have all been wonderfully natural. I have meet a lady in N.Z who has had 8 caeasars. She said the doctors weren't tthat happy but when its in there its gotta come out! She is still very heathly.

[mountain mummy]

Ooooooh Cathie, how EXCITING!!!!! I didn't realise you were THIS CLOSE to having your twins!! oooooooohhhh!!!

Hey Squiddy!!! Nice to see you here too!!

All-boys - I want more kiddies, but it's DP who keeps swaying! Might have to try and surprise him with a couple of "oopsies"!! (when we find time to DTD of course!!) hahaha

halltribe - YAY!!!! for the 6 bedder!!! We are crazy, and are actually looking into the feasibility of buying But not in our current location (for some reason, the Blue Mountains has become quite popular!) But atm, our rent is quite reasonable, and our rooms are HUGE (we haven't had to resort to bunk beds yet!!) Our 2 eldest (boy and girl) share a room (and we could easily fit another 2 single beds in there without stacking!), and the 2 littlies share a slightly smaller room ... be hard to find another house like this, but we figure there's gonna be a time when the older 2 are gonna want their own space for a while (esp DD) and don't know if DS1 will appreciate sharing with his brothers 5 and 7 yrs younger!

Hi to Katstribe, storm, mummy of many, Purplemamma, Dustmite (forgotten anyone?)

Big families are fun!