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!
I wanted at least four kids.
I wanted 4 kids …. now I want the two I have, the one I lost, the one I’m trying to adopt…and his siblings if he has any (still a mystery, we’ll see!)
susie´s last blog post…i heart technology
I wanted 4 kids. Now with three of my own… I want three! I don’t know if I could handle another!
I always wanted at LEAST four…more like six.
I wanted six kids. I have four. Still praying for two or more additional ones!
12 kids, for reals.
emily´s last blog post…goodbye, Domino
I always wanted a big family since I am one of 5 girls. I loved growing up with my sisters and wanted that same experience – 4 or 5 kids.
I think I wanted 4 or 5. Two so far. We’ll see.
As a child (in a family with 6 kids), I thought 10-12 would be great! I now have 4 and would still like more, but probably not a dozen!!
I wanted 3 kids because that was what was in my family… now I want 4 and my husband wants 5!
Four. Just like we had growing up. I have two now…and I just might get there!
Aimee´s last blog post…Foodie Facebook: Michele
Up until I was about 30, I didn’t want kids!! Shocking, I know. I’m now 34 and have a one year old and I’m “gently suggesting” to my husband that we should add just one more!
When I was a kid I wanted NO kids. For most of my adult life I have wanted no kids. Now I have a four month old-and he’s awesome.
2 kids. A boy and a girl. In that order.
Amy Andrews´s last blog post…Are you a mystery?
I MUST have been crazy–I wanted EIGHT kids!! I’m a little more reasonable now. 2 or 3 is plenty.
Allison (Dog Mom)´s last blog post…Video!
I wanted 4. Just like my family growing up.
I always wanted 3. I have one and am trying for #2. We will have to see about the possibility of 3 though, I’m not sure I am up for that!
Kristy´s last blog post…Recipe of the Week
I always pictured 2 kids since it was just me and my brother, but once I got a little older I always knew I wanted 3 or 4. 2 down, another 1 . . . or 2 to go!
Bethany´s last blog post…I {heart} Giveaways!
I always wanted 8 babies! However, I now have 5 beautiful children and I think our family is complete!
I wanted a family just like my own. 5 kids. Now I think 4 would be enough but I’ve learned that “family planning” is a total myth and I’ll be happy with whatever I get.
I always wanted a large family with many kids. I grew up as one of 7. I married right out of HS and promptly had 6 kids in 12 years! My dream came true for me…Now my kids are having kids…actually my 7th grandchild was born less than 24 hrs ago! He’s beautiful (of course). I love children!
I grew up with 4 other siblings and I loved it. I’ve always wanted at least the same amount of kids, but now that I’ve had my own, I realize even more so how much I love it and that I want a big family.
I always wanted 4 kids, about 2 years apart each. So far we have 2 girls, and Lord willing will eventually have another one or two.
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I changed my mind often. I thought for a long time I wanted to have a lot of kids, 4-6 (which I know is not a lot to some). Then, I wound up in a blended family situation after my father died and my stepbrothers’ mom died. There were 7 children, and I was 2nd eldest. AT that point, I wanted to have very few children.
I have 3 of my own, think we will not have anymore of our own but would LOVE to adopt as many as God would supply grace, resources and wisdom for.
Briana´s last blog post…Here’s what my boys are doing this snowy/icy day…
always wanted 6…my mom had 5 sisters. i have 2 boys now and we might have more – probably not 6
I didn’t want a family. Thank goodness I rethought that one!
I was little I only wanted 2 – a girl and a boy. I even have it written in a diary. My first 2 are a girl boy so I was happy. However, life had other plans because we now have a total of 5 , 1 girl and 4 boys and life couldn’t be better!!
When I was younger, I always thought I wanted four kids – two boys and two girls. Now that I have a boy of my own, I think I’ve realized two is going to be my limit!
As a child my mind changed daily, if not hourly, but I think I always wanted two: a boy first, and a girl. That’s what I got, so I feel very blessed.
Tamara´s last blog post…Cool Sites, Free Stuff
i wanted four boys…and now i have two little princesses i adore. i’m not sure what in the world i would do without ‘tippy toe’ shoes and glitter all over the carpet
Liz´s last blog post…My Granny’s Cooler Than Your Granny
I remember when I was in 5th grade I drew a portrait of myself with my husband and my 16, yes that is sixteen children. I really should have married Mr. Duggar “) Handsome Husband and I have 2=game over “)
I wanted a big family – maybe 5 kids (My mom was 1 of 10, I’m 1 of 2!)
Now I think a family with 2 kids is not so bad
But I may have a third in a couple of years – who knows!
Ella´s last blog post…Win a blankie!
I never thought I’d have kids. I am a type 1 diabetic and my drs told my parents I should never have kids. Now I am on #3 ( all have been healthy and pregnancies without complication.
And I have no detected long term complications after almost 30 years of diabetes. Thanks God!
Two kids: a girl & a boy, 2 years apart.
Well, I’ve got the boy, and since he’s already 2 and I’m not even PG, at least part of that won’t come true!
I always wanted 3 and that is what I had. Thank you!
I wanted 5 children; a mix of girls and boys.
Melitsa´s last blog post…Operation Playtime Day 10 of 12: Make Bubbles
I wanted 4 children. Two boys and 2 girls and in that order!
Alicia´s last blog post…Wordless Wednesday
these are BEAUTIFUL! i think i wanted a medium sized family when I grew up.
jennifer´s last blog post…Ike is here!
I wanted 3 kids, I think because I came from a family with 3.
I wanted two or three. I still think that sounds nice!
Both of my parents got re-married, so I grew up in a combined family with 5 step-brothers, 3 step-sisters, 1 half-brother and 1 half-sister. So growing up, I didn’t want ANY kids at ALL. I didn’t even want to get married, I thought.
I’ve changed my mind since then. I’ve been married for 6 years and have 4 kids and am happier than I’ve ever been in my whole life. I wouldn’t trade my kids for anything in the world! I even think that in a couple of years we’ll have another baby. Here’s to five!!
Stephanie´s last blog post…Happy birthday to grandma Jenny, happy birthday to her??
I love this idea!
My best friend just got pregnant, so I even have a wee one in mind! 
heather from girl meets world´s last blog post…
I always had 4 names picked out-2 girls and 2 boys
I’m not sure I ever really thought about it. We were a family of four, and I think I just assumed that’s how big families were supposed to be. (We’re three now, but four isn’t out of the question.)
Elaine´s last blog post…Literacy Thursday, Itsy Bitsy Spider
As a kid – I wanted two kids. I don’t know why – but it always sounded like the “right” number to me.
Chris´s last blog post…Did you send this to me?
I always thought I wanted to have 5 or 6… then I found out about something called money … and childbirth! Now its 2… 3 tops!
shauna´s last blog post…Free Valentine Photo Card templates…
I always wanted just two kids…now that I have one though, I may want more than two!
Wow – those blankets are such a beautiful, fun idea! I wanted a medium-sized family when I was growing up. Now that my hands are full with 2, I think our family of 4 is perfect
Honestly I never had a specific number in mind. I always knew I wanted children but I’m still not sure how many.
One Frugal Girl´s last blog post…I Am In Love… With a Sandwich
When I was a child I thought I would have two kids.
I wanted 5! That’s how many kids were in my family and I loved it:)
When I was younger I wanted 8 kids. Then after actually having one and discovering how SICK I get when pregnant, I decided 4 would be a good number
Amanda Bytheway´s last blog post…Mommy cards
I wanted 4 or 5 children when I was younger. We only have 1 right now but plan to add to our family at some point….;-)
My fam had 4 kids, so I wanted 4 kids. So far we are at #3, with 1 or 2 more to go.
rachel´s last blog post…Silver is the new Black (for a limited time)
I wanted 3 kids and at least one boy since I only had sisters
I’m in! Thanks!
Sarah Bessey´s last blog post…In which this is definitely worth a read
I always thought I wanted two kids. Now that I have one that is so perfect, I hate to tempt fate.
I always knew, even as a small child, that my family would be made through adoption. I am now the proud mom of 2 beautiful daughters, ages 4 and 6.
Growing up I wanted twin girls, and planned to name them Hope and Faith. I have a 1 year old son, and am expecting #2. They will be 19 months apart.
I never could have dreamed how much I would love being mother to a son.
Mama Koala´s last blog post…Frugal Friday, Organic Milk
As a kid I always wanted a lot of kids (5 was always what I thought would be good). I now have 3 and wouldn’t mind having two more but for now I am done (the youngest is not ever 1 yet). I always said I would take as many children as God wanted to give me and I am still waiting to see…
Kelly H´s last blog post…Look what I made!
I think I always wanted to have two kids!
I always thought I wanted 4 kids, mainly because I have 3 siblings. Once I got married, everyone told me, “wait until you have ONE before making plans to have more.” Well now that I have one, I’m thinking I’d like 7.
It’s funny, when I was a child I didn’t want to have ANY kids when I grew up…and now I’m pregnant with my sixth! Isn’t it amazing how much your mind can change over time?
Wendy´s last blog post…What Happens in the Kitchen, Stays in the Kitchen
Growing up in a family with 7 kids I always thought 4 was a good number of kids. My husband thinks that’s a big number though!
Jess´s last blog post…Update on the free valentines
I wanted two sets of boy/girl twins — just like the Bobbsey Twins.
I planned on a family of 1, me. I figured that I would be a workaholic with no time for a life. I am so glad I met my husband and got a life!
I never thought much about it when I was a child. Once I was old enough to actually marry people I was dating, I wanted 4 kids. But now – don’t think so. Hoping to survive the first one, and perhaps add a second.
Katie´s last blog post…happy new year!
When I was growing up, I was definitely NOT thinking about the size of family I wanted. In fact, the only thing I was thinking about was… would I get married to a total hunk? My priorities were clearly in the right place.
After I got married (to my hunk), we realized we wanted a whole brood of kids. Right now, we’re delighted to have two little girls.
sarah´s last blog post…A Taste of Springtime
I wanted a boy and a girl. That’s it.
I honestly never thought much about it. I remember being in college and going to see Cheaper by the Dozen with my sister. We walked out of there and she said, “Wouldn’t it be fun to have 12 kids?” at the exact same time I said, “Oh my gosh, that seems like a nightmare.” The odd thing is, now we have four and I can see adopting more someday.
Growing up with 3 sisters, I wanted a family like “Jo’s Boys,” at least 3 or 4 sons. However, after having my first boy, I was thrilled with a little girl. And that was it for us!
When I was a kid I was too busy dreaming about all the fabulous things I would be one day… doctor, lawyer, astronaut. Even when I got married I never dreamed I would love being a stay-at-home mom and raising multiple kids. Who knew that being a mom was fabulous too!
a simple life´s last blog post…Homeowner again
I always wanted a big family…I came from a family of 5 and I wanted at least 8! Now I think I”ll have to just have 6-doctors orders, darn it!
I wanted 6 kids and a Suburban. We have 4 kids. One boy, a set of twin girls, and a daughter from India. And a Suburban.
When I was in high school child development class, I wanted to have 5 children. I also wanted them to be quints! Seriously… what was I thinking! Now I have a wonderful son but have had a hysterectomy and two failed IVF attempts with a surrogate. I would LOVE to be fortunate enough to have just one more little one!
Amber D.´s last blog post…Through My Lens Photo Project DAY # 3
I don’t specifically remember wanting a certain number of children when I was younger. I do however remember this reoccurring daydream where a baby girl was left on my porch and I had to take care of her. I now have a baby (well, she’s 3 now) girl of my own to take care of but she wasn’t left on my porch, LOL.
Tamara´s last blog post…A Gift Basket Giveaway to Take Care of YOU
I really wanted 10 kids at first. Then 7, with the seventh being named “Fred” regardless of gender (but hoping it would be a girl) then somehow, I find myself pregnant with my 3rd, expected before my oldest turns 3, and I am thinking… 2 would have been grand. but i know this little boy that is soon to come will be a wonderful blessing from God, and most likely, the last little blessing
I don’t remember how many I wanted when I was younger. As I grew up, I figured 3 sounded good, until we had trouble getting pregnant and staying pregnant. Then I wanted 10! Now we have 4 boys and that’s working pretty darn well for me.
When I was a child I wanted 2 kids – a boy and a girl. I thought if I had 2 of the same thing I might have a third. Well, right now I have 2 girls but we don’t intend to try again for a boy.
Christy@pipandsqueak´s last blog post…Bath time
I never had a specific number in mind, but I come from a family of 5 so I always wanted a lot!
I wanted a family about the same size as the one I grew up in. I had two sisters, and always I wanted three kids. We already have three, and now we’re thinking about four!
Elizabeth´s last blog post…Iced in Again
Surprisingly I never thought about it. My husband was the one who was certain we’d have 5 … we have 3 but with a 10 year age span, so I’m thinking we should have just kept having them in between and gotten to 5!
I always thought I’d have 2. Never in a million years did I picture myself with 5. What a blessing each of them is!
I wanted 4 kids…it seemed like a good number. Not too big (I’m from a family of 6) and not too small. I also thought I would have a girl first. Now I have one boy but I couldn’t imagine it any other way. We’ll definitely have another but I’m taking it one kid at a time at this point
When I was in 9th grade, my boyfriend asked me how many children I wanted. I floored him by answering, “Thirteen”. I raised 6 of my own, and we are raising 2 granddaughters (for 14 years and counting), and have a grandson (5) living with us whose daddy is in and out with his work. I married a man who was #2 of 13 children! Between my mom and I, we had 13. Now I have 12 grandchildren, and they aren’t finished. I love a large family, especially when they can all come “home” for the holidays! We are blessed!
Jan Abney´s last blog post…Your email address
When I was in highschool I wanted 65 kids, now that I am a mom I have 1 and that is great.
I only wanted 2 – and of course it was going to be a boy and a girl. We have 2 boys now – so at least I got the number right!
Leigh´s last blog post…My New Thing: Letting Go of Guilt
I always dreamt about having twins
Francine´s last blog post…My mind is now clear again
I wanted 14 children when I was still a child. That’s because I had 14 names for children chosen and couldn’t bear to think of any of them going unused. Amazingly, my two children don’t bear any of those names AND I think two might be two too many some days… (This, said from the trenches of sickness…)
Kim´s last blog post…A Dress for EcoKid
I had always wanted what I grew up with : 3 sisters plus myself.
I have one girl and 2 boys. As it is already more than I can handle, I’ll stick with 3 happily!
I never dreamt of an exact number of children, but I wanted many, having 4 siblings myself and loving it.
Although I enjoyed very much being one of 4 children and I had really worked with my parents when we were only two and we would have liked more siblings, as a child, in my regard, I wanted no kids of my own… Maybe one, but only because I wanted to adopt and I thought the social implications of that were bigger than the personal implications, so that would make it ok by me. Then, as a young adult, I had my first child and WOW!!!! My idea of family has morphed HUGELY! I have 4 children and heartily wish for another one soon : )
I wanted twins. I was obviously very naive!
Julie´s last blog post…Friday’s Fave Five
Ooh, those are pretty! I wanted at least 5 kids, preferably more but I knew that was a lot to have money for. I had one brother and my Mom was the oldest of 14. I thought she had the better deal! I settled for two with my DH as he wanted an only child. Once we had Winter, we swapper perspectives and he wants more and I was okay with just one! Instead of more of “our own,” however, we’re becoming foster parents.
When I was little, I wanted lots of babies, to be a Doctor and have a stay at home husband. Now, I have three beautiful little girls, we’re planning to have one more child, I stay at home and my husband is in banking. hahaha. And I wouldn’t change it for the WORLD!!
as a child, I wanted a large family. I grew up in a family of six, so I feel more comfortable with a crowd. I have one child now, an 18 month old, and we definitely plan to have at least two more.
Laura Moore´s last blog post…Who doesn’t want a free magazine subscription?
When I was a child, I wanted 3 to 4 children. I have 2 now, hoping for a 3rd. Kathy (O:
I wanted three children (two boys and a girl), but now that I have one of each, I know I’m done. We’re happy with our family of four.
Heather´s last blog post…Haircuts, All Around!
I wanted four children then had two . . . we thought we had stopped and were blessedly surprised with #3! A joyful Baby whose 25th birthday was Monday. God is Good.
I have always wanted a fairly large family, but I think that as a child, the number was a little higher, like 8 or 9 kids. Now that my second child has just been born, I think 4 or 5 sounds a little better. With that many kids, we will need a lot of blankets! Thanks!