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West Michigan family of 14 boys welcomes FIRST baby girl!

Bucking the trend
Posted at 11:20 AM, Nov 05, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-05 11:20:08-05

MICHIGAN — West Michigan's Schwandt family is known nationally for their large bolstering family of 14 sons!

Thursday, the Schwandt family dynamic changed forever.

On Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, Jay and Kateri Schwandt welcomed their first baby girl!

"It was 100 percent a surprise," says Jay. "We never expected it."

"It's been pretty neat ... incorporating pink already," adds Kateri.

Maggie Schwandt was born at Mercy Health in Grand Rapids.

On Facebook, the Schwandt family writes:

"Well, in the midst of the craziest year in all of humanity, this should not come as a huge surprise.... IT’S A GIRL! Words cannot explain how excited and blessed we are, and her 14 brothers are over the moon excited!

"Maggie Jayne Schwandt, hang on girl, this is gonna get crazy! A million more posts to follow! #14outdoorsmenandtheprincess"

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