Parents have welcomed baby number 19 - and haven't ruled out another tot so they can have an equal amount of boys and girls.<br /><br />Desiree Hart-Spegal, 35, has a giant blended family with her husband, Chris, 42, and they have raised 10 girls, and nine boys together.<br /><br />The pair have eight children together – Christa, eight, Izabella, seven, Christopher Jr, six, Lily, five, Heavenly-Grace, four, Elliesiah, three, Breiella, one and Zeke, who is six months old.<br /><br />Desiree has three children from previous relationships - Maliki, 18, Makaila, 17, and Andrew, 10.<br /><br />Chris had eight children before meeting Desiree - Skyler, 21, Gavin, 20, Braden, 19, Kaden, 16, Jayden, 13, Sarayia, 13, and twins, Chevelle and Donny, 10.<br /><br />But the couple, who own a car dealership together, don’t plan on stopping and Desiree who "enjoys pregnancy" wouldn't say no to baby number 20.<br /><br />Desiree, from Forth Worth, Texas, US, said: "We're really fertile.<br /><br />"We have 10 girls and nine boys.<br /><br />"I'm open to having a twentieth baby - to make it even.<br /><br />"I don't mind having more."<br /><br />After meeting through mutual friends in October 2013, Desiree and Chris had a whirlwind romance and married in July 2014.<br /><br />They started trying for a baby straight away and welcomed Christa, eight, in June 2015.<br /><br />The couple moved from a four-bedroom house to a 3,700 square foot property to make room for their growing family.<br /><br />Now they all together - apart from Gavin and Skyler who live in Spokane, Washington - in a six-bed house.<br /><br />Two older boys share a room while three younger boys share another.<br /><br />They have an older girls room with three girls, a mid-aged girls room with three girls and a younger girls room with four girls.<br /><br />Desiree, who shares her room with her husband and their baby, stays on top of her busy household by keeping organised.<br /><br />She said: "I'm good at remembering dates and I'll always be getting them to tidy up a few times a day, so it is not a mess at the end. <br /><br />"At mealtimes I lay out all the plates in lines for the different age groups so I can easily dish out their portion sizes."<br /><br />The family had thought their "baby making season" was over after welcoming Briella in January 2022, but were delighted when they fell pregnant in December 2022.<br /><br />They found out they were expecting a boy in January 2023.<br /><br />Desiree said: "We wanted another boy.<br /><br />"We were super excited."<br /><br />Baby Zeke was born naturally on June 15, 2023, and the family can't wait for their first Christmas with him.<br /><br />Desiree spent £6k on presents and the Christmas dinner this year.<br /><br />She bought her middle children an iPad each and her youngest's got tablets.<br /><br />The family had a prime rib of beef and vegetables for their dinner - costing £200 in total.<br /><br />Desiree said: "I'm was so excited to give the kids gifts."<br /><br />Desiree loves being a mum of so many and never "slacks" to keep on top of it all.<br /><br />She said: "I'm better being a mum than preventing it.<br /><br />"You can't slack because it's always overwhelming."<br /><br />Desiree thinks 2024 may bring another addition into their family - and she's already been taking pregnancy tests.<br /><br />She said: "I love having so many children.<br /><br />"We're a perfectly imperfect blended family.<br /><br />"We just keeping going and going."<br /><br />Chris said: “Now I do love everybody’s personality. All their different personalities and watching them grow. It’s my favourite.<br /><br />“It’s really the greatest adventure of my life. I think of all of our lives.<br /><br />“Let’s be honest, I’m beyond blessed.”
