[Momoffive1966]

My son turns twenty on Saturday and it hit me as I was changing my 10 month olds diaper today that I am a rare breed. I have six kids, two bio and 4 adopted. I am paying college tuition and buying LUVS at the same time. I am paying car insurance for #1 and buying teething tablets for #6. I find this humerous all of the sudden. I am laughing at how odd it seems. I love my life, don't get me wrong but I'm wondering....how may of you moms out there have kiddos over a large sman of years lets hear your STATS and your stories......

[MamaTo6]

Hi ...Im in. I have 6 kids ranging in ages 19months - 27 yrs. I also have 5 grandkids, all older by atleast a year to my youngest son. I love it. The next youngest after our baby is 20, soon to be 21. We have 4 dtrs and 2 sons. Our youngest child (so far) we have had since 15 days old through adoption. I wouldnt change a thing.

[Bassette]

Cute and fun stories. *hehe* Your lives sound very blessed.

I only have two kiddos but there are 16 years between them. My toddler just turned 2 and my older child is off to college soon. I hope that my son isn't still wearing diapers at that time but who knows? It could happen.

If,...and that's a big *if*,....we adopt again then I will be in the same shoes. Paying college tuition while simultaneously paying for diapers and formula. *LOL* I would have it no other way. I never thought I would want a second child and it took 15 years or so for me to cave, but now I would LOVE a whole house full of kiddos!

What a fun thread. I look forward to more replies.

[mommy3]

I'm right in there with the rest of you on this thread -- and I love it. We have a 19-year-old dd (very close to 20-year-old -- she'd remind me that it's only one more month), an 8-year-old ds and we're (we're hoping) only one month from our newest being born. Our second and the new baby are adopted; our oldest is bio. I usually get reactions like, "you are going to do WHAT again?" and then once in a longggg while I have the reaction I got yesterday, "I'd love to do that again now -- what a great story!" I am so ready for our newest to be born, a girl, we hope this month! I don't feel crazy but so many comments make ME laugh. If those people don't want to do this, they shouldn't, but I've dreamt of this baby for years, so I'm very ready. I think our family will be complete then. Our oldest has a pile of baby surprises that she and her brother have been buying for months; it's so special. Having children far apart in ages means NO sibling rivalry and wonderful companionship, I've learned. susan

[danhanan]

Our oldest two (bio) were 24(DD) and 19(DS) when Hannah came to us at 8 weeks. So we have a 28, 23 and 4 yr old. We also have two grandchildren who are 2 and 1.

[alwaysus]

I have a 17 year old girl and boys that are 15.5~14~12.5~5 and 4.5 months. I was told that my nest has a revolving door. My daughter is in college( she still lives at home) and my youngest is in diapers, I can relate. A waitress actually asked me what prompted me to start all over. It's not like Im 90 for goodness sakes! ( I'll be 38 this year.) I love every minute of it. I love to call our family "organized Chaos"

[Momoffive1966]

Mamato6- Hi there, you have an even broader range than I do! I also love my life, beacuse I was 19 when my son was born and 21 when my daughter was born I was young enough to do this again.

Bassette- Still 16 years is a big span for your kiddos, I thought 13 years was LONG!!!

OH Mommy3- A will be here before you know it......remember what we tell everybody else...SLEEP while you can. LOL. I agree with you too, I love my life and wouldn't change a thing.

Dan- I will be in the same boat soon. DS that is 20 is going to propose to long time girlfriend at Christmas break!!!!!! Yikes, I'm not ready to be mommy of a teether and also be somebodies MOTHER-IN-LAW at the same time AHHHHHHHH

Always-I love it ORGANIZED CHAOS!!! I love it!!! I think it's crazy when people ask me too because I will only be 40 this next year.......I guess because the bio kids are so much older. Also, I get the "You have a 20 year old????" thing too.

It's a different sort of family when you add kids later.....also add to that the fact that our adopted kids are all biracial....you've got a hot topic in any situation LOL

[Nevada Jen]

Anyone got one more extreme than this? I am the oldest of 9. I am 34. My youngest sister is 3. I have a child older than two of my siblings. The most kids who have ever lived in my parents house at the same time is 4 (who live there currently). When I lived there there was just me and my sister. SO I grew up in a small quiet girl family and now when I go home to visit it feels like a large nut house controlled by boys sprots equipment.

I have more of an Aunt bond with the younger 4 because they are so much younger than me and I have always lived half way across the country. When they do news stories on my parents and the family, I don't even get an honorable mention. Definately not your typical family.

Jen

[mommy3]

I love this thread -- you all make me feel downright normal (well, sort of. . .) ! he he -- susan

[Bassette]

Can anyone relate to this?

Sometimes when I'm in public with both kiddos, peeps assume that I am grandmother to my son and that Brit is his mom! I'm 38, for pete sake and a young looking 38 if I do say so myself,.....and uh,...I *do* say so myself. *heehee*

[6boysrus]

Im a Bio mom to 6 boys (Im actually the adoptee). Though I dont have as large of a space between all mine.. there is a 10.5 year difference between oldest to youngest. oldest is 14, then 11, 10, 7, 5.5 and 3.5

Im 38 and definately definately pray that God blesses me with more children. Im going through a secondary infertility stage seems and have never used contraception. Only NFP- charting.

But at least you guys got out of the diaper stage for a while.. I have in the last 6 mos and BOY do I miss it already. Im so ticking..

Can you guys share with us some of your Thanksgiving Stories? Or large family homecomings for the Holidays.
Thats the stage I most look forward to since Im going to hit the puberty stage PRETTY Darn Hard..

~Yvonne

[MamaTo6]

6boysrus...puberty...teenage years...HOLD ON TIGHT!!!!

I had 5 teens at once...4 girls and 1 boy...and I was divorced too. (he wasnt around)

For me the teen years are now a blur... sort of like delivery...or adoption...hurts like heck while you're going through it...but once its done, you cant wait to do it again. The end result is so fantastic.

To now see my grown "kids", with their kids is sooo neat.

OMgoodness...and wait til that 1st grandchild comes. They laid my grandaughter in my dtrs arms and I about lost it. My baby was a mommy. Only now would she truly understand how much I loved her.

Thanksgiving, Christmas etc...dont get all starry eyed. lol. Its not all its cracked up to be.lol....its alot of work and hectic and chaotic. Half the time so n so is argueing with so n so...so somebody doesnt show up. Used to bother me, now its one less dish to wash. Im joking...well almost. I wouldn't change my big brood for anything.

[Momoffive1966]

NavadaJen-Yes I can. I am the youngest of 9. When I was born, I had a nephew that was 18 months old.
My husband was an only child. We married at 20 and had DS and DD. When DH was 24 his mom remarried and had a child. My kids aunt was born when they were 4 and 18 months old and dh has a baby sister 24 years younger than him. DH's mom has 40 year old and a 16 year old LOL

Mommy- Yes I do feel a little more normal now....just the support I needed this week LOL

Bassette- I SOOOOO agree. I'm 29, I just got back from DD (17) High school to drop off Senior stuff and portraits for Yearbook. She grabs DS (10 months =) and begins to show him off. A lady asked if I wa GRANDMA. Mind you DD (17) is in a Varsity Cheer uniform and I am only 39!!!!! I mean it is possible biologically but Geeesh!!!!!!!! GMAB!!!!

6boys- Boy you do have your hands full!!!!! Makes my crew seem easy!!!! I am not cooking Thanksgiving, Boycotted this year and going to So Cal to Disneyland and my neice's adoption (also the neice is being named after MEEEEEE!!!)

Anyway, I love this new thread too, we are our own breed with unique problems in these 2nd generation families. How long have you all been married? We are celebrating 20th next October!!!!

[joskimo]

boy I don't think nothing of our age difference after reading this thread! The girls are 11 years apart. The week after we brought hannah home, dd#1 started her first period, so there I am at the grocery store thinking that this is twisted life that I'm buying diapers for one daughter and pads for the other!

[Momoffive1966]

Joskimo-No weirder than taking one child to the Orthodontist and beating it across town to be at OB appt for pbm ..... nOW THAT WAS A STRANGE DAY!!!!