

You know all about the Duggars, the US family with 20 kids.
But chances are, you’ve never heard of Australia’s very own super-sized family — the Bonells, who’ve just welcomed their 16th child.
Jeni Bonell, 46, and husband Ray, 43, live with their 15 youngest kids in a seven-bedroom home in Toowomba, Queensland, according to Woman’s Day.
Baby Katelyn, born on June 26, is the latest addition to the Bonell family — joining J
esse, 24, Brooke, 23, Claire, 21, Natalie, 19, Karl, 18, Samuel 16, Cameron, 14, Sabrina, 14, Timothy, 11, Brandon, nine, Eve, eight, Nate, seven, Rachel, six, Eric, four and Damian, three.Jeni’s latest birth experience was the hardest yet: When she went into labour, doctors discovered the umbilical cord
This meant doctors had to act quickly, performing an emergency caesarian

Speaking to Today, Ray said he had a ‘newfound respect’ for his wife following the birth.
“(H)er recovery has been a lot harder and I’ve had to take on some of the housework and some of the washing and I’ve earned a total new respect for her this time around,” he said.
Jeni said the older children had also been helping with the workload.
“They all help in this household. Mum and dad couldn’t possibly do all of it. They all have jobs to do and they all help,” she said.
Jeni told The Chronicle
“It’s amazing how your heart can expand to love so many people equally,” she said.
Jeni is so enthusiastic about parenthood, in fact, that she told Today host Lisa Wilkinson
“I would have told you years ago that I would have finished my family by the time I was 30, and when I got the 30 I would have told you that I would have finished by the time I go to 40,” she said.
Yahoo News reports
How many children do you have? Could you cope with any more?
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