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September 2011 Moms
How many cousins will your baby have?
DS was the first grandchild on both sides, but my BIL and SIL had a baby in November 2010, so my kids will have one cousin. I think BIL/SIL will have a few kids, but those will likely be the only cousins, since I don't see my brother having kids, and DH and I are both only 1 of 2 kids.
My husband has a huge network of cousins that we're really close with, and I hope my kids can have that. None of H's cousins have kids yet, but I know that when they do we will make every effort to help the kids spend time together at the cottage, etc. They live a 4-5 hour drive away, so it won't be every weekend, but it'll be quality time.
So, how many cousins will your baby have?
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Re: How many cousins will your baby have?
As of right now, only 1 =(
DH is an only child. I have one sister and she has a 5 year old daughter. At this moment I don't foresee her having any more kids. Luckily a lot of our friends have kids that we are close with so they will be like her adopted cousins!
Sadly none. My brother and his wife said they are going to start TTC this spring/summer so that is a possibility for a cousin.
DHs brother and his wife don't seem to be on a baby track but one never knows. It would be nice.
I'd love for our child to have cousins, I didn't have any first cousins growing up since neither of my aunts were able to have kids so I hope we can get a bigger generation this time but not sure.
Ours will be the first baby on both sides. I only have one brother, and him and his wife have no plans to have kids. On DH's side, he has one sister, and they will probably have at least a couple of kids before too long.
I have over 25 cousins on my moms side of the family, and am secretly really sad that our kids won't have any.
The good news about it is that I am still really close with several of my cousins, so many of them are like siblings to me. Hopefully our kids will be close with one another.
Right away, the baby will have 2 cousins. Eventually I'm guessing the baby will have 4, maybe 5 total.
LO will have 7 cousins on DH's side. One brother has 4 and one has 3. But, they live very far away and we only see them once a year. So, that is sad. On my side, my sister doesn't want kids and my brother is unmarried. So, it isn't looking too good.
Personally, I have 5 1st cousins on my dad's side but they are 15-20 years older and live half-way across the country so we weren't all that close. My 1st cousin on my mom's side is like my little brother and I adore him, but he was born when I was 15 so none around when we were little.
None. And hopefully none for a long time. LOL. Because my sister and DH's sister are both 21 and in college and NOT in relationships. I don't think either will get married until mid to late twenties. But you never know...
I am also the oldest of my cousins on my mom's side (the side that lives around us). The next oldest is 22 and just broke up with his very first girlfriend. He's more into Buckeyes and Bud Light. The others range from 13-18.
Good part about this is that this kid will be extremely loved and cherished. Bad part is no cousins for quite some time. Oh well.
3 on his dad's side.
14 (so far) on my side.
All but one live within 2 hours of us.
The oldest cousin is 17 and the baby is just that, he was born Sunday night.
None. My brother is turning 18 in june and has no relationship and for the sake of his phantom child, I hope he never has babies until hes in his 30s he is just not mature enough.
DH's brother (30) is with a girl that adopted a child from someone in their family but they arent married and we never see them.. He has none of his own and I dont know if he ever will.
My cousin has children around DD's age but she lives in another state. My youngest cousin is going to be two shortly after DD is one but shes in utah.
ds has three. my brother will never have kids, or be a legitimate human being for that matter, and one brother in law has no kids and i hope he never does. his wife is a witch and i think she would be a horrible, insensitive, neglectful mother. but that's just my opinion.
sorry for the no caps. sitting @ safelite waiting for windshield chip to be repaired... cell phone is crap.
and thats the first time i've ever referenced a gender...she OR he haha - wonder what that means...
DH & I both come from big families (we're both 1 of 5 kids).
I have 6 kids already on my side, and he has 8 kids on his side. So, 14 cousins total right now.
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Right now, none. DH is an only child, and my sister is still in college. I kinda hope she winds up marrying the guy she's been with for the last year, but even if she does kids are still years away.
They will have pseudo-cousins, though. We have a few close friends that are married or getting married and we already address them as Aunt Katie, Aunt Laura, Uncle Tim, etc. Their kids and ours will probably refer to each other as cousins.
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I am pretty sure I will topic this...DH has 7 sisters and all of them have kids...
so 15 first cousins...
there is none on my side
9 second cousins - 3 on DHs side, and 6 on my side.
They won't see many of them often since DH isn't close to his cousins and my family is 3 hours away. Our LO will probably see my family more often even though DHs is all within an hour of us.
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DH's side = 1 +2 step-cousins
My side = 3 cousins who live 4 states away
None, and it'll be that way for a long time probably.
We each have just one sibling. My little brother is 17 so it'll be a while before he starts a family. DH's sister is my age, but she's single and will probably be single for a very very long time.
But a lot of our cousins have children so there will be plenty of extended family for the baby to play with, plus a lot of our friends have babies right now too.