This giveaway is now closed. The winner is Kati – congratulations!
The second giveaway is from Fill In The Blankie. You’ll feel cozy just perusing this website – my son recently received an embroidered blanket from them, and it is amazingly soft.
This company makes giving a baby blanket so much more than a standby shower gift – you can customize any variety of blanket with any statement in a whole variety of fonts and colors. You can be as creative or as classic as you want – customize the blanket with the baby’s name and birth date, or share one of your favorite quotes around the edge of the blanket.
All the blanket fabrics are velvety soft – you can choose anything from cable knit to Portuguese sateen. The blankets are delivered tied in a gorgeous satin bow, making it an ideal baby gift.
One Simple Mom reader will win a completely customized baby blanket from Fill In The Blankie – you can choose everything from the fabric type, to the color, to the fonts, to the wording. This gift is valued between $39 and $109, depending on your choice of blanket.
Here’s How To Win:
1. Leave a comment on this post, answering this question – When you were a child, how big a family did you want when you grew up?
2. To get a second entry – and a second entry on all the giveaways this week – subscribe to the Simple Mom feed and email me the movie quote at the bottom of any post in your feed reader or email inbox (there is only one quote for all the giveaways). Send it to simplemomblog (at) gmail (dot) com, and put the quote directly in the subject line. The body of the email won’t be read. And you only need to email me the quote once in order to get a second entry for all the week’s giveaways.
3. Finally, to get a third entry, post or tweet about this giveaway – if you use the URL of this post, I’ll receive it – no need to email me.
This giveaway will end this Saturday, January 31 at noon EST. I hope you win!
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this is an easy one for me – when I was a little girl I wanted to have 3 little girls all 18 months to 2 years apart. I thought it would be just perfect to have 3 girls. Of course my first (and only at the moment) is a little boy but I wouldn’t trade him for anything!
I wanted 3 or 4 kids, all boys…haha…and my first and only is currently a girl:) I dont have a clue what I would do with a boy at this point, I love my girl!
when i was a child, i wanted to have 4 kids, all girls. we have 1 child, a boy, and we’re really happy with our situation in life!!
I always wanted 3 kids – just like family I grew up in
Actually, I never really thought about how many children I would have. Now I have 2 wonderful little boys and I’m so happy!
When I was a kid, I only wanted 2 kids, because that is what I grew up with. But later, I found out I have another sister and 3 is great! So, now I want 3 for myself!
growing up i dreamed of having a boy and a girl, well i got 2 girls, and wouldnt want it any other way!!
There were 5 kids in my family and I always liked having a lot of people around. I always thought I’d have a big family, like 4 kids, but I never thought about what my future husband might want
He just has one sibling and is happy with that. So, seeing as we have 2 kids already, I’m hoping we can compromise at 3.
When I was a kid I wanted 3 kids…same as now. Love your website!
I really didn’t think about it much growing up. I started thinking about it when I was dating my husband. We had 4 in just under 5 years – 2 boys and 2 girls. Perfect for us!
I don’t remember ever thinking about it growing up. I was always more focused on school and what my career would be, and I think I envisioned that a lot more than I ever thought about what my family would look like one day.
I wanted three or four kids. I ended up stopping at two and I’m glad I did. Kids are a lot of work!!
I wanted five Children…all girls!!
When I was young I wanted at least 8 kids. Now, after my first I’m going to be happy with about two.. maybe three. We’ll see.
Jessica´s last blog post…Teaching Inspiration for Mommies {and Daddies}
I wanted 4 children. 1 down…3 to go.
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Those blankets are gorgeous!
I always wanted a family at least larger than my own – growing up it was just my dad and me and a sibling or two would have been nice!
Jen E @ mommablogsalot´s last blog post…Bump Report: Week Fifteen
I always wanted a huge family–think Cheaper by the Dozen!
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Well, when I really little I wanted to marry my dad–my mom had to straighten me out about how all of that worked, and so I decided I wanted to marry someone *like* my dad… and have at least 4 kids!
Megan´s last blog post…Faith & Family Live: Small Successes
I always imagined I would have at least three kids, and three is what I have. Lucky me! Thanks for the chance to win!
I always wanted 2 kids – boy and girl. I have 3 (2 boys and a girl) and wouldn’t have it any other way.
Jen@OurDailyBigTop´s last blog post…The Bachelor: Barbie edition
I grew up in a family of 4, and loved it. I have always wanted three or four kids.
I don’t think I thought much about that growing up. I always thought friends with big famillies were really neat, but never translated that into a desire of my own. Once I met my husband, we discovered that we both wanted “two or three,” so we’ll see what happens.
Alissa´s last blog post…Check-up
When I was growing up (literally, until and into college) I wanted nine kids.
Not just nine, though. I wanted to have twins, quadruplets and triplets. I had names picked out and everything. Oh, and I wanted to have them a year apart for each set, so that could have 9 kids under 3 years of age.
Now, I’m thinking two or three sounds JUST fine…
Oddly enough, I never imagined my wedding day, just that I would get married and have 2 kids. I’ve been married for 5 1/2 years and our daughter is 8 months old now.
Jennifer´s last blog post…Valentine Pins – the purl bee
I wanted 2 b/c that’s how many we had…now I want many more!
I wanted 6 kids…until I had two 13 months apart (now 2 and 3) and that did it for me!!! I love OTHER people’s babies, however, just no more for us!
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I was flexible. I wanted to have 3-5 kids. Right now I have 3 and 1 more on the way!
I grew up as the oldest of three, with my brother being the typical “middle child” — I figured, either two kids or three. Then, when I got older, I read a book on birth order and realized that these things are more complicated, so now I’m at the point where I figure I’ll just leave it up to God and fate! One funny thing when I was growing up, I was so excited when my mom told me I was going to have a brother soon. Then when he was born, I was SO MAD because I had wanted a big brother!
I always wanted two kids because I grew up with a sister and loved it. That’s what I have now: 2 amazing little girls. We’re planning on it staying that way, but you never know what curve balls God might throw at us and “our” plan!
Four – I remember my mom telling me to try and have an even number of kids, that way there will be someone to play with. She had two sisters and was always the “odd one out”.
I have always hoped for 3-4 kids. I am ready to stop at 3 because of my age, but I feel so blessed that my dreams have come true!
I always wanted a big family. My neighbor’s family had 5 kids and I loved hanging out at their house, there was always something going on and it seemed so fun.
I think I wanted 4. Then I had a couple, then a third and said that’s PLENTY, I must have been insane. Then surprise, I now have four.
I always wanted 4 kids, I think because I was one of four, and we are having our 4th this summer so I guess I knew what I wanted. Thanks for he awesome giveaway. If I don’t win one, I just might have to buy one myself for this new little one.
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When I was little, I had little interest in having kids. I was ready for the feminist fast track with a mega-career. I was so foolish!!! I love my 3 boys and my 13 year old step-daughter. I just love being a mom for my kids and a great wife.
I wanted a big family because I was an only child and wished I had siblings.
I always wanted two kids…I got four!!!!
I wanted a HUGE family. HUGE. Probably like, 10 kids. Now I think I’d just like 5.
I wanted to have 12 kids. My mom wanted 12, and got 6… Right now I have 2, the first was a honeymoon baby, and my boys are 21 months apart… I’d say if I keep going this way, along with our hopes to adopt, 12 will be an easy number to reach. : )
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I thought I wanted 4 or 5 kids…. that was before I actually went through pregnancy, labor and delivery via c-section! haha! I’m thinking 2 will be plenty now
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i always wanted 4-5 kids. I had 3.
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I always wanted 4 kids, two boys & two girls. The boys would be older than the girls. So far so good, one boy.
Haha, I wanted 4 or 5 kids. So far I have just one and I don’t think I’ll come close to that number
Nicki at Domestic Cents´s last blog post…Sensible Review: Facial Moisturizer
When I was a kid, I reallllly wanted three children, two girls and a boy, with the boy in the middle. Yep, I was a little crazy. I have two very sweet (sometimes) boys, and we’re not planning to have another.
Anu´s last blog post…One Nation, under Obama
I was an only child and wanted 2 or 3 kids when I grew up. Now we have two, 1 boy and 1 girl… we love ‘em.
When I was a little girl I dreamed about having 6 children. I grew up in a family of 5 kids and I always felt left out because there were not enough kids to pair off evenly. And since I couldn’t imagine my family without any of my siblings, I added one to the number of kids my parents had.
When I was a little girl, I wanted at least a dozen little ones to love. My favorite game to play was orphanage, where babies were left on my door-step just for me to love.
Wow, those blankets are great! I have wanted no kids, one kid, two kids, three kids, four kids and six kids. Strangely, I never desired 5. Weird.
Photoqueen´s last blog post…Send in the clowns
3 children to match my childhood
i wanted 3 kids until i was a teenager (and had some notion of how difficult i was for my parents) and wanted none. thankfully (for me and my parents!) i grew out of that phase, and am now expecting my first!
tara´s last blog post…who knew the gap did organic crib sheets?
When I was a kid, I hoped I’d have a family as big as the one I had
I grew up with four siblings, and my husband grew up with five. I’ve had three boys, and we’re currently working on our foster license so we can add two more kids to our family through adoption. We’re very excited!
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4 or 5 kids. Twins, too!
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I always wanted at least 2 kids…one boy, one girl. But, no matter what, I didn’t just want one because I was an only and hated not having a sibling.
What a fun and unique giveaway!
I wanted to be just like my parents and have 3 kiddos.
Check–done!
As a kids I wanted 3 kids, it just seemed like the right number to me. Now, we have one little girl, and hope to have just one more someday. Funny how things evolve!
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Growing up I always said I wanted a big family – lots of kids. So in my young mind I thought 6 or 7. Now that I have one of my own… I think 4 or 5 is perfect.
As an only child who always felt somewhat lonely I wanted 6 kids- I made it to 4.
When I was 6 or 7 I told my mom I wanted 100 kids. She just looked at me and told me I might change my mind. When I was older I wanted 2. Now I have 2 and considering 1 more.
Amy´s last blog post…Littlebit’s birthday outfit
When I was a child I always wanted a big family…and I still do. I said 5 when we first got married, now I am thinking 4 (maybe adopt the 5th?!?) We have 2, with number 3 on the way!
a big family!
i’m on my way to getting there
emily anderson´s last blog post…hold onto your seats…
When I was younger I wanted 4 kids because I grew up with two sisters and it’s hard to sit a family of 5 in a restaurant. Someone always has to pull up a chair at the end of the table and stick out! We have two boys so far!
Sandra´s last blog post…Snow Day
I always wanted two children as it was just my sister and I growing up. But now I have three children and actually want more. I would love to have 8 children if possible. Whatever the Lord would give me.
Jessica´s last blog post…Still catching up
Well, it all depended on how well my siblings and I were getting along at the time.
I wanted a big family. I come from a family of ten kids, and I thought that number (or more) would be great. Now that I have two of my own…ten seems a tad high.
I never thought about it much as a child, but I always assumed I’d have two kids — one boy and one girl (as if I had a choice). That’s what my childhood family consisted of, so I guess I wasn’t much for thinking outside the box!
Being the baby in a family of four kids I have always wanted four. I also like the idea of an even number – you know for the trips to the amusement park, etc. Unfortunately, my husband coming from a family of two wants only two. I have tried to compromise and say three, but he isn’t willing to budge. We have a 20 month old daughter right now. He has said that if the next one (number two) is as good as the first one I might be able to convince him to have number 3. Any arguments that I can use to convince him?
sidenote: As a person that took her blankie to college this would be a GREAT prize to win.
I wanted 3.
When i was a child, I thought i would have a big family, maybe three or four children. I’m just pregnant with my 1st child so we’ll wait and see how large our family becomes!
I dreamed of 4 kids – 2 boys, 2 girls. I’m well on my way with 2 boys, 1 girl.
Katie at Listmaker’s Life´s last blog post…How Young is Too Young?
When I was little I wanted lots and lots of babies. I am not sure that I actually put a number on it.
Wanted two, got two, wanted a dog, got two, wanted a white picket fence, got brick, wanted a station wagon, got an SUV. So far, so good.
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I wanted to be divorced with two daughters, just like my mom.
I always thought two would be perfect. Now I have one and am wondering if maybe we are done. Sigh.
I wanted 3 just like my family, but a boy first, because I always wished I had a big brother.
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I think I wanted around 3 or 4 kids, but always with a boy as the oldest so he could take care of the younger sisters. But now I don’t care…which is good since I have no control!
I grew up the oldest of 4 and wanted 4 myself. Now we have 2 boys and after 2 very difficult pregnancies we are done, but I am thrilled with my 2 healthy little guys!
Angie @ The Creative Mama´s last blog post…make your own green bags
When I was little I wanted a big family; 4 kids: 2 boys and 2 girls. To this day I still want a big family. I’m expecting our first little girl in April; so we’ll see how the rest go.
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Always 2 and that is what I had.
I wanted 6 kids. I am one of 7 and love a big family. I just have 2 right now. We’ll see.
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A big one! I wanted 6 or so kids.
When I was a child I wanted a family as big as the Von Trapp family…and I wanted us all to be singers and dancers.
Nikki´s last blog post…What Are We Gonna Eat?!
I wanted three boys and two girls. Boys were always easier I heard, but I didn’t want my daughter to be an only girl like I was.
Funnily enough, I didn’t want to have kids when I was one. Now that I’m married with one baby, I really hope we have two more!
I LOVE these blankets – adorable!
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When I was little I LOVED babies. When I was about 5 I started saying that I was going to have 10 kids! Some would sleep with me…some would sleep in the dresser drawer..some would sleep in their cribs…and some would sleep on the floor. My grandpa always use to tease me about having 10 kids. Although, I currently only have 3 living children..I have been pregnant 9 times.. I guess I wasn’t that far off.
When I was little I didn’t establish a “want” for children. I was too in to sports and having fun. However as I got a little older in school, I thought 2 would be great. Easy to handle and still could be involved in a lot of stuff myself! Now, we’re readying ourselves for our 5th this summer… my how plans change as we mature!
I always wanted to have two girls….I have a son and a daughter now, and it is wonderful.
When I was little I wanted a small family with just two kids. I ended up having four and I love it!
I think that I always wanted to have three children. When I was growing up with was just me and my brother and I always knew I wanted my family to be bigger than that, but not crazy big. We have one little boy and I think it will depend what we have next whether we have a third or are just content. Whatever happens, it’s a blessing! The blankets are absolutely adorable!
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I wanted to have several children (and was always excited about adopting). God had other plans, so now I foster instead.
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I am one of two kids so I always just felt comfortable with the idea of having two kids of my own.
I wanted one little girl…I was an only child and didn’t see why that hurt anything. We do have a little girl…but we also have a bun in the oven! I love how full of surprises life is!
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When I was a child, around 11 I said I wanted to have 10 kids in my first litter!!! Our cat had just had kittens. I now have 3 and would love to be a foster mama in the future, so the 10 may happen, but THANK God not in my first “litter”
ooo… i hope i win!
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I always wanted between 2-4 kids. I’m the oldest of 8 and everyone expects me to want a lot, but I don’t. I just want a small, sweet little family. lol We have 1 right now, and hope to have at least one more!
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I really can’t remember wanting any (I am sure I did) but when I got married my husband and I were happy to never have children…that is until about three years ago. Now I have an 18 month old and one on the way. The joy she brings to our lives is amazing!
I always wanted 2 children.
I wanted to have four kids … two boys and two girls… I didn’t have any time frame in mind… however, my 7 year old daughter, she says she wants 8 kids – 4 boys and 4 girls, and she wants 2 sets of twins and 4 “regular” kids. She cracks me up. These blankets are adorable… thanks for hosting the giveaway!
I have always wanted 2 kids: 1 boy and 1 girl. Recently though, we’ve been thinking 2 biological kids…and then some adopted too!
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I always wanted 2 kids.
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Honestly, I don’t think I ever thought of having kids until I was married…I’ve always been a little weird I think!
I always wanted a big family, 4 kids – but thought my husband whoever that may be (when I was younger) wouldn’t want 4 and I would need to be content with 2! I now have 2, and thankfully my husband is open to 3 maybe 4!
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