thank you so much! 
their names have to be some of my fave combos lol
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[name_f]Happy[/name_f] (very) late Motherās [name_f]Day[/name_f] to everyone except me! This baby is taking their sweet time getting here haha.
@melia22 [name_m]Can[/name_m] I just say that [name_f]Mable[/name_f] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_f]Meredith[/name_f] is one of the most gorgeous names Iāve ever heard? Itās so so lovely 
[name_f]Happy[/name_f] late birthday to her! Sheās the same age as my daughter Bea; maybe they could get together for a playdate sometime?
Congrats on the baby boy! I once knew a [name_m]Chase[/name_m] who went by [name_m]Ace[/name_m], but that might be a bit of a stretch haha. I was 25 for my first and 27 with this one, and my partner is a few months younger.
@BeeEl [name_f]Merrily[/name_f] [name_f]June[/name_f] is so perfect! Iām glad to hear sheās such a good sleeper, hopefully youāre able to relax and enjoy these newborn cuddles. [name_m]Welcome[/name_m] to [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]July[/name_f]!
@eloiseattheplaza Such a beautiful name for a beautiful baby [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] is a favorite of mine as well.
@vebela welcome to the thread! [name_f]Venice[/name_f] and [name_m]Luca[/name_m] are soooo cute Congrats on your pregnancy!
@oakbelle your family is absolutely beautiful!
@kiomkio Iām so happy to hear youāre both alright, that sounds so scary. Congrats on your sweet boy
@ArrowTheMonarch welcome to the thread! [name_f]Enya[/name_f] and [name_m]Kit[/name_m] are so sweet, and congratulations on your pregnancy!
Sorry I forgot to respond to anyone! Itās been pretty quiet around here, but Iām hoping thatāll change in the next few days! This baby is only five days late and Iām already going crazy haha
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aww thank you so much! 
and yes iād love to arrange a play date for mabel and bea. we are free anytime this coming week if thatās okay with you guys?
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iām going to be doing a luna and gaia update as today iām just really missing them and feeling like doing an update! for anyone that is new since i started/used this family, i have two daughters luna (5) and gaia (almost 2 mo)
wow! it really has been a minute since i last did an update! well i hope everyone is well. it has definitely been a fun few weeks and iām super exited to update all of you.
we are currently on a holiday in spain and having the most marvellous time. this has been a lovely holiday and my sweet family of four means the entire world to me so having all of us together has been lovely. it has also been our first proper holiday with it being four of us. luna has taken a real love to the beach! she has been loving showing gaia to the beach, and has had such a marvellous time herself!
gaia has gotten so big since i last updated. i swear she has been growing up so quickly, and iām trying to capture every since moment of her babyhood as i know for lu it all goes far too fast!
iām very happy as gaia is looking more like me! luna has my fiancĆ©ās blue eyes and blonde hair, gaia also has blue eyes but has my hair and face! however they are both the most beautiful girls though!
our wedding is still on june 1st and just confirming @oakbelle you, harvey, tully, knox and now banjo are still coming? and @jinxed_peach you guys are all still coming?
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@kiomkio Congratulations!!! Rufus is adorable!
@oakbelle Oh! Congrats on another little one!
@melia22 Thank you! I keep trying to convince DH that we donāt need a fake tree. I much prefer real ones, but I have a feeling Iāll give in soon. 
~~~~ I hope you holiday is amazing!
@ArrowTheMonarch Welcome! What adorable kiddos!! And goodness gracious! What STUNNING names!!
@Kathweenie Ah! Congratulations!!
Iām realising I didnāt reeeeaally tell much about myself, but since there have been a few new people, Iāll do that now. Hi! Iām Milly! Iām 26 and my husband is, James (26). We have five kiddos, Rainey May (7), Windy April (7), Charlotte July (4), Alton Ryder (2), and Merrily June (nb). 
Hello!
Weāve been spending lots of time outside before it gets unbearably hot, though weāre pretty close. 
The twins are definitely more outside-girlies than me!
Weāve had a restful few days here and with a new baby thatās a good thing! We had a small celebration for Loie, just with family and she loved it!
Alton and I have been enjoying watching the sunrise this week! Who knew! Heās been getting up with me and Merrily early in the morning and he really enjoys it. Afterwards he normally helps āMamaā make breakfast or keep āMimiā company. Our mornings have been so nice.
Big boy!
And for Merrily! Sheās doing amazing! We have a few sleepless nights every now and then, but sheās doing great, though we might be a bit tired. 
Sweet Miri
Sorry for the short posts lately! Hopefully, Iāll have some longer ones soon!
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Follow up to my big announcement yesterday!
Miss [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] made her appearance on [name_f]May[/name_f] 25 after a brief 5 hour labor! She is our second daughter and baby sister to [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]. Sheās bald and pink and Iām absolutely and utterly obsessed š©·
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[name_f]Diana[/name_f] is an honor name for one of my favorite teachers and [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] is for my partnerās grandmother. We both love [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], so we made that her first (after much debate, ha!)
[name_f]Bea[/name_f] came by to meet her little sister earlier today. I think sheās just as, if not more, in love with her than we are. I canāt wait to bring our little [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] home <3 our family has never felt so complete
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Sheās so precious to us, I canāt stop looking at her <3
More picture to following in the coming days!
@melia22 [name_f]Lu[/name_f] and [name_f]Gaia[/name_f] are soooo sososo cute
@BeeEl Iām so happy the weatherās finally nice enough to be outside! Your kids look like theyāre having so much fun
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@Kathweenie congratulations! I love the combo Emmeline Diana Pearl, it feels so sweet and vintage.
@BeeEl So happy the weatherās nice for you! Your kids seem like theyāre having so much fun 
TW: mentions of child neglect/abuse
Gosh, the last 24 hours have been a rollercoaster over here! Niamh has twin siblings who are 14, Liam and Imogen. Theyāre with us for now because Niamhās parents arenāt able to take care of them properly right now. Enya and Kit are happy to have their aunt and uncle here, but I donāt think they really understand why Liam and Imogen are living with us. Honestly though, Liam and Immy really are a great help around here. They help out with Enya and Kit and also cook when we need a break. Itās a dream come true! We do hope they can go back home soon though or at least have a more permanent situation. Theyāre such strong kids and have gone through a lot.
Liam & Immy
Liam here in the guest room playing with our sweet cat, Eyre.
a rare image of Immy giving Niamh sass! (fun fact: Niamh and Liam are the only ones in their family with brown hair. Niamh likes to say Immy looks more like my sister than hers)
In other news, Enya has been helping Niamh and I get the nursery ready for baby #3. Itās not nearly done yet, but we have everything important ready if bubba decides to show up early like Enya did.
One thing thatās shocked me is little Kitās hair growth! Here he is barely three weeks ago, right before his 3rd birthday. Weāre at my familyās lake house.
and here he is today, playing outside.
itās gotten so long! I love it so much he looks so sweet 
Heās growing way too much I want it to stop.
Anyways, thatās all from me. Hope youāre all doing well!
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@oakbelle Thank you!! I love that you guys do the morning surf too, [name_m]Will[/name_m] takes [name_m]Teddy[/name_m] out for a surf session before school almost every day! And congrats on a little girl coming soon!!!
@melia22 Thank you so much!!
@ArrowTheMonarch Welcome!! Being a park ranger sounds amazing, Iād love to spend that much time outside every day. Your kiddos are so cute!
@Kathweenie It was definitely a bit scary but honestly it all happened so fast that I didnāt have enough time to be properly terrified! [name_m]Welcome[/name_m] baby [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], and what a gorgeous name!
@BeeEl Thank you!! <3
We have been SO busy around here lately. Two birthdays, the end of the school year, and a newborn to take care of! [name_f]My[/name_f] mom has actually been helping out a lot which is lovely, I donāt know what weād do without her!!! And thankfully [name_m]Will[/name_m] is a splendid dad and does about half of the nighttime feedings and diaper changes, and still finds time to take [name_m]Teddy[/name_m] out to surf every day!
Now on to all the updates
This birthday has made me so emotional. [name_f]My[/name_f] biggest baby, the one who made me a mom, in the double digits! He is such a fun-loving, silly, happy kid. He loves to surf and has gotten really good at it. Iām so proud of my boy and canāt wait to see what amazing things he does.
No longer the baby of the family, but always my baby! Bash is super energetic and loves to run, climb, and play. Heās a cuddle bug and loves to hug mommy. He is the sweetest guy and we are so lucky to have him!
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] just turned a month old! He does NOT sleep through the night and usually wakes up about three or four times. Thankfully [name_m]Will[/name_m] has been amazing about helping at night so I can get some sleep! We are both EXHAUSTED but doing our best to soak up the last few weeks with a newborn baby. Itās hard to believe heās our last - after five kids it just seems inevitable there will be a baby around!
Hoping you all have a wonderful long weekend!
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@Kathweenie congrats!!! super happy for you, sheās so gorgeous! when your recovered and ready weāll all be happy to have the four of you guys round for a meal. mabel would be so exited for bea to come and play!
we went to our farm today! mabel loves it when we go to the farm as she just gets to spend all day outside, barefoot and feeling all the grass between her toes. sweet gingham dresses which she runs around and gets mucky in. lots of animals and ponies. this girl is living her best life! we only got here yesterday and she was exited showing chay chay all the animals, but she is just too sweet!
the chickens definitely arenāt her favourite, however mabes was finally brave enough to hold one today! they are our newest animals and we only got them last time we went to our farm (which was early april).
we all love it here at our farm! if anyone wants to come join us for a few days weād be happy to have guests. the farm has six bedrooms in total and we are currently only using two so all our welcome to join us! weāre here until sunday, but we might stay a bit longer until wednesday if we feel like it!
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@Kathweenie What a beautiful name for such a beautiful baby!
@ArrowTheMonarch Itās so nice that you took in Liam and Imogen, such a bummer though about their parents.
@kiomkio Rufus is adorable! Roo is such a cute nickname!
@melia22 Oh, how fun! Sounds like youāre spending some nice time outdoors.
Hello! I hope you are all having a lovely week!
Yesterday, we officially scheduled flights a month ahead for Orlando, Florida! Weāre going to Disney World! We plan to surprise the kiddos closer to the trip! Theyāre definitely going to be excited!
The twins had their dance recital and absolutely adored it! They love getting dressed up and performing. This year they were in Ballet and Tap. We love getting to watch them.
Next year Loie is wanting to do dance as well. Sheād be in a different class of course, but after seeing her sisters perform she wanted to also! We went to lunch afterwards and she wanted to show off the menu? So I took a picture! Sheās way too cute!
In a few months weāre going to visit my sister again. (Theyāre 30 minutes away, but other family is going down and weāre all staying together) She just had a little boy, River, and her birthday is coming up. (They have a 12 year old boy, 10 year old girl, 6 year old girl, 3 year old boy, and newborn boy. August, Milla, Evie, Luca, and now River) Her daughter, Evie, and the twins are BEST friends. Theyāre all around the same age. These are pictures I left from last time, but I thought I would share them again since theyāre some of my favorites!
Cutest Cousins!
Hope you all have a great day!!
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@BeeEl Thank you!! I wonāt lie, the nickname Roo was one of the main reasons we picked the name Rufus, haha! And so excited you guys get to go to Disney, thatāll be amazing!
@Julie_NameNerd Welcome! Congratulations on a new addition coming soon!
Roo is nearly three months old now (eleven weeks, to be exact!) He is the perfect addition to our family and we really do feel complete now. So far he has red hair and blue eyes like Gus, but all of that might change as he gets older. We still have no idea where the red hair came from 
We canāt wait to let Roo swim for the first time this summer! We go to the beach as a family almost every weekend, but the water is still a little cold for him, so weāll be waiting until June or July to bring him in the ocean.
Speaking of cold, the kids are almost all sick! I wouldnāt think there would be colds going around in May, but thatās preschool for you. Poor Bash has it the worst right now, with a terrible cough and has been taking some extra naps. Teddy and Gus have stuffy noses and coughs but are doing all right otherwise! Thankfully no fevers or anything, and Sadie and Rufus at least seem perfectly healthy. Weāre trying to keep the boys away from Roo so he doesnāt get sick, but itās tough with five kids! Hereās hoping he stays healthy!
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@Julie_NameNerd the farm looks beautiful! my kids love the one thatās down from us. your little ones are so precious with the animals 
@kiomkio awh so sorry your family is sick! Crossing my fingers that Sadie and Roo donāt get it.
Iād like to welcome Cleo Rosalind Faye into the world! 
She got here early! Her birthday was two days ago. We are all absolutely overjoyed for her to be a part of our family. It really feels almost complete now! We were debating naming her Lottie Vermillion Lovelace or Betty Alouette Bronte, but Niamh and I went with our guts and settled on Cleo.
Some pics of Enya and Kit being sweethearts
Enya with baby at the hospital
Kit with Cleo! (side note: his hair is really curly in this picture, no idea why)
Cleoās hair is still pretty dark, but the same thing happened when Kit was born. Weāll see if it lightens!
Enya out with her cousin, Lucia
the two of them love the plant store! Hereās Enya there, Lucyās out of frame
Kit and Enya are ending pre-k and kindergarten soon. Having another little one always makes me nostalgic! Sometimes I wish I could pause and watch them before they grow up 
Niamh and I are so happy that Kit and Enya are adjusting well to having a new sister, though.
Hope all of you are having a great almost-summer (in the northern hemisphere)!
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@Julie_NameNerd Welcome! Mr. Ed is so funny. Triplets! Congrats!
@kiomkio Such a bummer about being sick. Hopefully your kiddos feel better
@ArrowTheMonarch Congratulations! What a beautiful name for such a beautiful baby!
Hello! I hope youāre all doing amazing!
We went to the beach again! Alton loves surfing and is always begging us to go to the beach. Loie hasnāt ever gone with us to the beach and Merrily has never gone. I canāt say that Miri really enjoyed it since she was asleep a lot of the time, but Loie LOVED it! Sheās been asking to go back everyday now and we promised her we would go back in a week or two.
Alton has been so energetic now that weāve been staying around the house more. (Besides a beach trip ) Weāre debating putting him in a sport. Iām sure heād love getting to run around and be with other kiddos his age. If anyone has tips for keeping a barely 3 year old boy entertained, Iāll take any I can get!
My little bud
Me and the girls have been going through old pictures and we found this one! It has to be one of my favorites now!!
:)
Hope you all have a great day!
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it feels like itās been ages since i made an update over here!
weāre not back from the farm, we decided to stay until wednesday and itās safe to say mabel is already counting down the day until we come back! she loves it here, this farm is literally her favourite place! itās a shame that we couldnāt move here permanently because i know that bellie would simply adore it!
chay chay is getting so big now! heās two weeks old and the thought of him turning a month old in two weeks is wild. my husbands dear friend who delivered him on the bedroom floor is currently at the farm with us. she is so good with the kids and really is the best ābonusā aunty these babes could ask for! sheās currently baby wearing bubba and playing with maeby and the two bunny rabbits!
hope all else is well!!
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happy thursday everyone (well thursday night!)
its been a hot minute since i last updated!
first of all, i am now seven months with baby girl. a part of me feels like this pregnancy has flown by, but the other half feels like its been ten years! anyway, baby is good! we have officially decided on a name! her initials will be h.t. or h.p. - havenāt decided on a middle!
marlow and wolfie just finished school today. its so weird for me since iām from australia where the big summer holidays are in december / january! it is winter here, but the weather is so humid that you wouldnāt know it! where we live is about 15 minutes from the beach and about twenty or so from the green school!
the other day, marls bought one of those build your rocket kits that you then shoot up into the sky. him and wolf have been playing with it non stop and he has been taking it everywhere - oh to be a seven year old!
the boys both had their cross country at school the other day - marlow came third in the u8ās and wolfie came first in the u6ās! m went to his friend hudsonās house afterwards, but wolfie and i drove down to the beach and got one of our favourite smoothies after a swim. when i was with him and all of his little friends at school, i realised how much older he seems than a bunch of them. he has always been mature but heās always had a very cheeky side to him. he is very popular in his year too - he keeps getting invited for playdates and when he gets to school all of his buddies run up to him!
miss po and i have been having some lovely days when she isnāt a preschool. the little girl is a firecracker, she is very sassy! i feel like having two older brothers who are constantly pushing her around has definitely made her a lot tougher! last week when there was a pretty cold day, so po and i went shopping and she insisted on bringing three of her toys, even though i said she could bring one. so she carried them around the entire time - she is definitely one determined little lady!
anyway, i hope everyone has a lovely rest of the week!
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[name_m]New[/name_m] Family!!! 
[name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_f]Ainsley[/name_f] [name_f]Lake[/name_f] and hubby is [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] (Nate) [name_f]Lake[/name_f], we have 1 kiddo and are expecting our 2nd in a few months!
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Jean[/name_f] is our sweet, shy little girl. She is 2 and has a head full of brown curls! [name_f]Em[/name_f] is always looking out for everyone and everything, and loves hanging out outside! 
We live in a small 2 bed, 1 bath apartment in NYC, we love the buzz of living in [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]York[/name_m]! I am a SAHM and [name_m]Nate[/name_m] is a pediatrician.
We have a golden retreiver named [name_m]Nugget[/name_m] and he is Emās fav thing in the world.
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hiii iāve been super busy and also a little bored with this family so i think iām gonna shake things up a little and write from julesā pov!
hi guys! i figured iād give this blogging thing that my mom loves so much a try. iām juliette, a.k.a jules as many of you know, mama to my sweet aurora odette and partner to my dear rome 
itās been a minute since either my mom, mia, or any of us have given an update. it was just pretty busy in our household of seven, especially with me and rome going back to school so soon after auroraās arrival. we managed to pull it off and wrap up our junior year whilst still having time for our sweetpea.
now that schoolās out for the summer weāve had plenty of time for time with family, one of our favorite things to do is go for group walks, or whoever is able to at the time. sometimes dad is at work, hen is at baseball practice, and mom is busy with elly, so it ends up being just me, rome, and aura. which i donāt mind at all, spending time with my parents and siblings is great, but our little trio is just fab.
i also tend to forgo the stroller on these walks and just babywear. i love feeling so close to my little squishy. itās a bit weird but, now and then i miss being pregnant so babywearing definitely helps with that on the odd day when iām feeling a little nostalgic for the closeness and intimacy, but without all the rib pain and nausea lmao.
now that itās getting warmer we took a trip to the beach not too long ago. iām so excited to introoduce aurora to the water. iāve always been a water baby myself and i totally hope that sheās a similar way! of course sheās pretty little to get in the water, but we dipped her little toesies in the shore and i think she liked it so far.
thatās pretty much it. itās certainly true that life with a newborn is hard, but so so worth it 
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this could quite likely be my last post on this family as iām again starting to feel super unmotivated!
we got back from the farm wednesday, i think all of us are partly sad however rupert needed to get back home from work.
both my babies are doing so well! i got the sweetest little photo of mabey and chay chay, woah these babies are getting big quickly! in literally a weeks time we celebrate a whole month of baby chase!
watching mabel become a big sister has been the most rewarding thing. sheās always be such a light, happy and sweet baby girl and we knew sheād make an awesome big sister though she has exceeded all expectations we ever had for her. she genuinely couldnāt care more for sweet baby chase!
i also snapped this very sweet photo of mabel getting ready for bed last night! i had just trimmed her sweet little hair as it was starting to get split ends, she looks like such a perfect little girl here! like literally a complete angel, i have to tell you she can embrace her inner demons.
i will definitely miss this blog thread and i could definitely consider coming back, but i do believe thisāll be my last post!
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@melia22 Aw, we will miss you and your little ones on this blog! Best of luck with your lovely family moving on and I adore the sweet siblings! You raised them well!
@jinxed_peach [name_m]Welcome[/name_m] [name_m]Jules[/name_m]! And welcome to the the unofficial recruited-by-mama people! I wish I had the relationship stability you & [name_m]Rome[/name_m] have! Youāre one of the youngest bloggers and youāre doing great! Have a great summer!
@CharlotteLovesVolley Hello [name_f]Ainsley[/name_f] and the [name_f]Lake[/name_f] family! How is [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]York[/name_m]? [name_f]Emily[/name_f] with [name_m]Nugget[/name_m] is so cute! Good luck bringing baby #2!
@oakbelle [name_m]Seven[/name_m] months?! Wow, it really has gone by fast! How are you doing? The boys seem like theyāre having lots of fun! Poās so sweet aha, canāt wait to see how things will be for your kiddos welcoming a younger sib!
So hi again! Itās me [name_f]Tamara[/name_f]. I was hesitant at first to blog but now I really like it and decided hey, why not come back? 
[name_f]My[/name_f] niece [name_f]Zella[/name_f] just had her kindergarten graduation and she thought it was so fun! Sheās nervous for the next year since she sees all the big kids as well, big! But she loves to feel grown up and loves to feel like a kid at the same time.
Iāve seen a few people around as a nurse and itās crazy what hospital drama we have sometimes aha! But it feels good to help save and change lives! 
I am happy for new chapters of my life and I know everyone feels that way about them and their kids!
Iāve been going from baby of Zannieās family, to student, to girl who went through obnoxious break up, to nursing school graduate, to nurse. But thatās not all I am because Iām also pregnant! I just found out not too long ago after turning 26. Now my ex-boyfriend is thankfully not the father ā Iām actually doing single parent IVF! I feel more comfortable this way and I wouldnāt have it any other way. Iām ok if I find love later on but itās not really my priority, though I love the relationships my parents and some of my siblings are in. Iāll always wish the best for any couples on this blog raising kids together!
Some of the symptoms have been getting to me but Iām alright seeing this as a journey. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] youāre all doing great and having a nice time with your friends and family as well! ā [name_f]Tamara[/name_f]
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