ROCKFORD, Mich.
(AP) — A western Michigan couple with 12 sons is expecting baby No. 13, and
even though they're sticking to their tradition of not finding out in advance
whether they're having a boy or girl, they said they'd be shocked if their
streak is broken.
Jay and Kateri
Schwandt's baby is due May 9, The Grand Rapids Press reported
(http://bit.ly/1wLt00x ). Even though they expect it will be another boy, the
couple said they would welcome either into the family.
"If we were
to have a girl, I think we would go into shock," Kateri Schwandt said.
"It would probably be disbelief."
If he had a
choice, Jay Schwandt said he would love to have a girl, but they're just
"hoping for a healthy baby." Still, he would like to see the effect
of adding a girl to the mix in a household with 12 boys.
"I've
experienced all the boy stuff," he said. "As long as we are having
all these children, it would be really neat to experience the other side."
The couple
welcomed their twelfth son, Tucker, to the world on Aug. 4, 2013. Their oldest
son is now 22 years old.
"The stuff
that goes on in this house is all-boy — roughhousing and wrestling," Jay
Schwandt said. "If there was a little girl in there, I assume it would be
different."
Kateri Schwandt,
after being the sole female in the family for more than two decades, said she
would lean toward having one more boy.
"A little
girl would be neat to have in the house, but a little boy kind of takes the pressure
off," she said. "We know what we are doing. Why change things
up?"
The Schwandts, who
live Rockford, which is north of Grand Rapids, consider themselves devout Roman
Catholics and don't believe in using birth control. Kateri Schwandt comes from
a family of 14 kids. She said she is feeling well.
"I love being
pregnant," she said. "I've spent half of my life being pregnant. It's
very neat and very special."
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Information from:
The Grand Rapids Press, http://www.mlive.com/grand-rapids
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