Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Nine Pinwheels


Jay and Kateri Schwandt were high school sweethearts. They were attending college in Michigan when their first child, Tyler was born. Tyler had two brothers before mom and dad graduated. Tyler’s 25 now, and he has thirteen siblings: all boys. The youngest, Finley Sheboygan Schwandt, was born in April. His middle name comes from a story his grandpa used to tell, about an Indian chief with many sons. The chief wanted a baby girl, so when a boy was born he named him Sheboygan, as in “she’s a boy again.” Finley’s mom says, “He's got a lot of brothers standing behind him, so if anybody wants to make fun of his name, they can try.” Jay and Kateri will be in their sixties when Finley is dating and learning to drive. They may find parenting a teen a bit harder than it was a decade ago. But Finley has plenty of big brothers to lend a hand.

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