A Michigan couple with 13 children (all sons!) welcomed another baby boy into the family on Wednesday.
Jay
and Kateri Schwandt, of Rockford, Michigan, weren’t too surprised that
evening when their new son Finley Sheboygan entered the world. As in is
the family’s tradition, they waited until the birth to learn the baby’s
sex.
“We’ve got all boys, so it’s what we’re used to,” Jay, 43,
tells PEOPLE. “It would’ve been nice to have a girl, but we’re super
excited to have another boy. Some of the boys were hoping for a little
sister, and some were rooting for another brother. I was pulling for a
girl.”
“We’re just as excited with number 14 as we were with
number one. It’s something we really enjoy and the boys have such a good
time with it,” Jay says of becoming a father for the 14th time.
The
large family has been in headlines in recent years as they welcomed
number 13. Now, Jay says their family could finally be complete.
Kateri, 43, a former
social worker, is now a stay-at-home mom and Jay is an entrepreneur in
the commercial real estate business. He says the proud parents are happy
with their large family.
The family lives “in the woods” of
Rockford with several acres for the boys to grow and play, Jay says.
They live in a six-bedroom home with three-and-a-half bathrooms, which
Jay says isn’t too big of an issue.
“If you’re the first person
in the bathroom in the morning you’re in pretty good shape,” he says.
“If we had all girls that would probably be a bigger issue!”
Finley
joins brothers: Tyler, 25; Zach, 22; Drew, 21; Brandon, 19; Tommy, 16;
Vinny, 15; Calvin, 12; Gabe, 11; Wesley, 9; Charlie, 8; Luke, 6; Tucker,
4 and 2-year-old Francisco.