October 2017 Moms
MamaStreeter
member
Siblings + Cousins
MamaStreeter
member
Let's hear about those families!!
How many brothers or sisters will your new LO have (or will he or she be the first)? Age differences?
How many cousins? Or is it the first for your family?
How many brothers or sisters will your new LO have (or will he or she be the first)? Age differences?
How many cousins? Or is it the first for your family?
Re: Siblings + Cousins
My LOs have no first cousins and may not have any in the near or even distant future, as my sister is a child free by choicer and DH's brother is forever single. They do have about 6 third cousins, but most of them are on opposite ends of the country from us. So, we have tried to make our neighbor and community their "family".
Preemie ID DDs; then DS; then natural M/C; now due 10/17
High risk for pre-term: weekly Makena injections
I have two older sisters. My oldest sister has 2 kids 17 and 15, My middle sister has 3. 20 (with a newborn of her own), 17, and 13.
ETA: Cousins
There will be direct 3 cousins on my side. None on DHs side. There will be 9 second cousins on my side ( cousins kids) and 6 on DHs side.
Oct. '17 June S.C. "You Had 1 Job"
*May Siggy Challenge - Parenting Fails*
She currently has a cousin (boy) who is 3 months older than her (ohhhhhh the fun they have when we have him over for sleepovers!) and a cousin (girl) who turns 2 this summer. They're both from my brother and SIL. Other BIL and SIL are currently TTC so I'm reallyyyyyyy hoping something comes through soon so this LO can have a cousin close in age, too!
Minor back story - both of my parents are "oopsies" so my cousins are all, at minimum (no exaggeration) about 20 years older than me. Much closer to my parents' age than my age. I'm the youngest and the only girl on one side at all. So I feel like I missed out on a lot of the family fun when I was a little and love that DD gets along so well with her two cousins!
BFP#3: 2/9/13 EDD 10/18/17. Team Green for Round 2!
total cousins: 9
on my side - my parents have gone from 0 to 6 grandchildren in 4 years. this one making #6.
May Siggy Challenge: Parenting Fails
Cousins - 1 Cousin on my side, 22 month age difference; 6 Cousins on DH's side ages 18, 15, 9, 8, 7, 5
I heart YNAB
---------
“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times,
if one only remembers to turn on the light."
- Albus Dumbledore
BFP: 10.3.16 | CP: 10.11.16
BFP: 12.14.16 | CP: 12.14.16
BFP: 1.23.17 | EDD 10.6.17 -- DS born 10.7.17
BFP: 9.9.18 | EDD 5.23.19 -- DD born 5.24.19
BFP: 9.1.21 | MC 10.1.21
No cousins. My brother can barely take care of himself and DH's brother doesn't believe in marriage and thinks children are a mistake. (He's a real winner..and wonders why he's single).
Married 9/27/2014
TTC Since 1/1/2017
BFP: 2/6/2017
Due Date: 10/13/17
edit: a mess
TTC 09/15
*TW Loss mentioned*
BFP 12/15/15 EDD: 08/26/16
MMC discovered 1/25/16 at 9 +3
TTCAL 3/2016
Acupuncture 11/16
Dx December 2016: unexplained
January 2017: 50 mg Clomid + TI =
BFP #2 01/30/17 Please be a sticky baby!
EDD: 10/15/17 Measuring ahead! 10/12/17
Ambrose born on his due date!
Me.30 DH.31
BFP 2/3/17...edd 10/13/17
Cousins: 4 total. One on my side (same-ish age as DS) and three on DH's side, ages 10 and 6yo twins.
i love seeing all the variety in family sizes
My sister has a daughter and two step-daughters (7, 10 and 14). SO is an only child, so no cousins on his side.
Cousins: none on DH's side, on my side 5 cousins, who will be 5, 4, 3, 1.5, and 6 weeks when LO arrives.
On DH's side he/she will have 4 girl cousins and 2 boy cousins.
On my side he/she will have 2 boy cousins, 1 girl cousin, and 1 we don't know yet (my brother and his wife are due in May)
H's older brother and his wife have two kids. Our nephew will turn 3 in October, and our niece will be 1 in September. Fall is going to be a busy time for H's parents, haha. We also each have a younger brother, so hopefully there will be more cousins in the future. This is the first grandbaby for my parents.
Cousins: 1 cousin, he will be 4.5 when LO is born.
And that will probably be it. Technically, there's some "step cousins" in there but family drama blah blah blah haven't talked to them in years.
*O17 June Siggy Challenge - You had 1 job!*
As far as cousins, he/she will be the 5th grandchild on both sides. And so far we only have girls! 3 and under on my side and 11 and under on my husband's side. We are all praying for a boy lol!
BFP in September 2014, DS born June 2015.
TTC x2 months.
BFP January 2017.
DH's sister has one daughter who is 16 months right now. We are glad they will be relatively close in age!
He/she will also have 4 cousins. (2 girls and 2 boys)
They will also have 7 cousins between our two families.
Cousins: From my husband's older sister, baby will have a 5 year old girl cousin and a 3 year old boy cousin. And a 8 year old boy and 5 year old girl 2nd cousins from my husband's 1st cousin. My brother is 17, so hopefully no cousins on that side for a good while.
As far as cousins there are 4, 3 girls and 1 boy.
LO will also have super awesome 5 year old twin boy cousins and another baby boy cousin who'll be 1 1/2 years.
So this baby will have one older brother (2 yrs) and no cousins...DH is an only child and my brother is single/not sure he wants kids.
*I was coming back to this thread and forgot*
LO will have an older sister they will be close to 3 years apart. It will also have 8 cousins by the time it's born. One will just be 1 month older.
My brother has 4 step kids (1 boy and 3 girls), a bio daughter and another one on the way in October. My SIL has 1 boy and another that will be here next month. So that makes 7 cousins