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nanna8 Wed 05-May-21 14:34:58

That is fabulous Daisyboots. A dynasty. We are so lucky because not many of our previous generations were able to see so many descendants. I do some ancestry research and look at how before about 1900 so many infants died young from infections etc. Now we have Covid but until this we really haven’t had a lot of that sort of thing to cope with thanks to antibiotics and better medical care.

Daisyboots Wed 05-May-21 13:52:14

I have 20 plus grandchildren ranging in age from 2 to 37. So I now have 9 greatgrandchildren and another one due in July.

Justwidowed Mon 03-May-21 16:22:26

I have 11 gc ranging from 1 to 32 and 8 ggc from 13 to 5 under twos .I lose track sometimes and have only seen 2 during covid .I gave up on birthday presents eighteen months ago and now they all get money for Christmas and birthdays.So much easier.

nanna8 Mon 03-May-21 09:14:48

Framilode - you could make the great great one then. My granddaughter with the 2 babies is only 20, she married at 18. Unusual these days but she thought it was better than her uni course ( no comment from me !!!)

Framilode Mon 03-May-21 06:16:00

I have 3 great grand children and the oldest one is eighteen.

Bigred18 Mon 03-May-21 05:30:44

Not a great nanna but i am a
Great great aunt!

Ladyleftfieldlover Sun 02-May-21 16:20:50

My grandmother became a great grandmother just a few months before she died. My daughter was born on her (great grandmother’s) birthday and she got to meet her a few times. The final time was in the hospital where she suffered a final stroke. In the meantime another great granddaughter was born but she didn’t meet her. Now, there are 24 great grandchildren - 12 boys and 12 girls. There are also a dozen great great grandchildren! I have one grandchild and she is 5 today. I am 68, so doubt if I will get to be a great grandmother any time soon!

Suki70 Sun 02-May-21 16:10:09

nanna8 I’m only in my late seventies but my sister was 12 years older than me and had her daughters in her twenties. Sadly she died before her great grand children were born.

chicken Sun 02-May-21 09:17:02

Maywalk,it's a metaphorical club.

nanna8 Sun 02-May-21 00:10:24

Great greats, wow! Now that is really something. I look back and I can’t believe that I have a daughter about to turn 50. I remember thinking how old I was at that age . Huh, now I go 10 years older than me to think someone is ‘old’. Time goes so very fast, doesn’t it ?

Suki70 Sat 01-May-21 21:14:30

No great grandchildren yet but I have five great, great nephews and nieces.

Katek Sat 01-May-21 20:38:09

I have one ggs who is almost 2 and his new sibling is due in June. We were lucky enough to welcome their dad, our step gs, into our family 25 years ago when he was 4.

Maywalk Sat 01-May-21 20:26:49

chicken

We've just been enrolled in the great grandparent's club. Our eldest GD had a baby girl on Monday, a few hours after moving into their new flat.They live in Paris so I don't suppose we'll see them often. Our other 9 GC range from 28 to 19, so I expect more GGC will arrive before long. It certainly intensifies the feeling of being ancient!

I did not know there was a g/grandparents club Chicken.

EllanVannin Sat 01-May-21 20:21:59

Another here with GGC. The two oldest ( twins ) will be 15 next month. There are 5 others with the youngest at 4.

Hellogirl1 Sat 01-May-21 20:16:25

4 great grandchildren, and another due in 2 weeks.

blossom14 Sat 01-May-21 17:15:40

Yes, I have two Great grandchildren a boy aged 11 and a girl of 9. I am not sure if I will see more in my lifetime as my other GS's are still in their early teens

chicken Sat 01-May-21 16:04:00

We've just been enrolled in the great grandparent's club. Our eldest GD had a baby girl on Monday, a few hours after moving into their new flat.They live in Paris so I don't suppose we'll see them often. Our other 9 GC range from 28 to 19, so I expect more GGC will arrive before long. It certainly intensifies the feeling of being ancient!

tanith Sat 01-May-21 15:49:00

I too have Grt. Grand children 5 at the last count, my GC range from 3yrs to 33yrs my Grt GC are 1x2, 3,4 and 5. I’m sure they’ll be more before long.

Auntieflo Sat 01-May-21 15:13:30

Yes, we are lucky enough to have 3 great grand children.
They will soon be 5, Girl; 4, Boy; and 3, Girl.

Maywalk Sat 01-May-21 14:57:52

Yes Nanna.
My granddaughter will be 30 this month and my great grandson will be 5 at Christmas.

My son aged 70 and his wife were married for 15 years before my granddaughter came on the scene.

I too will be 91 this month.

nanna8 Sat 01-May-21 14:13:28

Some of us have fairly grown up grandchildren. Mine range in age from 2 to 27 and the older ones have 3 children between them. One has a son, our gt.grandson, who is nearly 10 years old and one has a girl almost 2 and a baby of 6 months. We don’t see them as often as our grandchildren but it is great when we do. It sure makes us feel ancient though! Our granddaughters have both managed to scrape enough money up to buy a house. We feel for them because they cost a lot but I guess it’s better than renting.