All-boy or all-girl families!
- Anni Taylor
- October 21, 2008
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Jenni's beautiful all boy family.
Are you a parent of same-sex children? Two Essential Baby mums tell what life is like in their all-boy and all-girl families!
Read Jodi's story on her gorgeous all-girl family.
Read Jenni's story on her beautiful all-boy family below.
In mid-2008 Essential Baby member Jenni started up a forum discussion for mothers of all-boys. This evolved into a regular buddy group for parents of all-boys. We asked Jenni what life is like living in all-boy household, especially now with a new baby son in the family!
Who's in your family?
Myself - Jenni, 36.
Mum of three beautiful boys. University Lecturer and freelance Graphic Designer.
Kev, 37
My wonderful hubby.
Mitchell, 5.5yrs
Mitchell is very quiet, sensitive and caring. He much prefers the indoors, and things like drawing/art, computers, games and toys, to anything sporty or outdoors. He likes his gumboots to be cleaned before he wears them, and avoids mud and puddles at all costs!
Ashton, 2
Ashton on the other hand... well he's just two years old, but his personality has certainly changed the dynamics of our household! He's gorgeous and mischievous, charismatic and impulsive. He wrestles his big brother constantly, and if we hear crying, we know that Ashton has picked on big brother yet again!
Caden, 6 weeks
Well, my beautiful 3rd son, Caden George arrived without incident at exactly 5am, Tuesday 19th August. He's been an absolute joy ever since!
Before having children, did you ever imagine which sex or which mix of sexes your children might be?
I was never one to imagine the whole princess wedding and children thing - I was always more focused on career. However, when I met my husband and we started discussing our future, he predicted that we'd have a daughter first. My husband doesn't claim to be a clairvoyant or anything, but I just assumed he'd be right for some reason! When Mitchell popped out it was a complete shock! We fell in love with him instantly, but it was just such a surprise that he wasn't a girl!
Most of the people in our social circle have the pigeon pair, and it almost seemed the expected thing to have the same. Continued...
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Many of our friends who have the pigeon pair, are starting to notice that as their children get older, that they lack that ‘bond’ that same gender siblings have.
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