Britain’s biggest family is getting even bigger as they welcome another baby
Britain’s biggest family just got even bigger as Katie gave birth to her first baby.
The 21-year-old posted adorable photos of the new arrival on her Instagram page and told how she had a boy.
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Katie said: “Born Tuesday October 8th at 5:03pm weighing 7:11pm, the day you changed our lives forever little man.
“Mommy and daddy love you so much.”
Katie then revealed that her baby’s name is Ronnie Hudson Carter, taking the surname of her partner Connor Carter.
Her post showed her with her baby bump, followed by photos in the hospital with Ronnie.
New dad Connor seemed over the moon, writing on his social media page: “Little man finally showed up because we are so made up.”
The Radfords are Britain’s largest family, with Morecambe-based parents Noel and Sue having 22 children.
Little Carter is Sue and Noel’s fifteenth grandchild.
Katie’s family were quick to share their excitement on her post, with mum Sue writing: “Another grandchild to love, welcome to the world Ronnie.”
Her sister Millie, 22 – who has three children of her own and is engaged to partner Harley Passmore – wrote: “My beautiful nephew.
“I could cuddle him all day. We are all so proud of you, Katie.”
In the meantime, Chloe29, commented: “Precious boy, so incredibly proud of you both.”
A chic baby shower
This follows from the fact that no expense was spared for Katie’s recent baby shower, which had a Winnie the Pooh theme.
There was a blue, yellow and green balloon arch for people to pose under for photos, as well as more balloons decorating the venue and tables.
“So happy with how the decorations turned out,” Sue wrote during one get it of the location, completely ready for the occasion.
The guests enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea and finished with a shower favor: a cookie with ‘Katie’s baby shower’ or ‘Hunny’ written on the front.
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Katie Radford’s pregnancy timeline
May 2022 – Katie’s boyfriend Connor makes his first appearance on the family reality show
January 2024 – Katie asks parents Sue and Noel for permission for Connor to live with her in their Morecambe mansion
May 2024 – Katie announces her pregnancy with images and photos from her gender reveal, showing she’s having a boy
October 2024 – Katie hosts a Winnie the Pooh themed baby shower
October 8, 2024 – Katie’s baby Ronnie Hudson Carter is born
Grandma love
Sue has shared her joy at having grandchildren several times, saying on YouTube: “I just love being a grandma.
“It’s such a wonderful feeling. I get all the hugs and can give them back!”
Meanwhile, following the birth of Millie’s first child, Sue shared on Instagram: “It’s such an amazing feeling to see your own children becoming parents themselves.
“I’m so proud of her.”
Sue and Noel Radford’s children are: Chris, 35, Sophie, 30, Chloe, 29, Jack, 27, Daniel, 25, Luke, 24, Millie, 22, Katie, 21, James, 20, Ellie, 19, Aimee , 18 , Josh, 17, Max, 15, Tillie, 14, Oscar12, Casper, 12, Hallie, 9, Phoebe, 8, Archiem 7, Bonnie, 5, and Heidie, 4.
The stars of Channel 5’s 22 Kids and Counting are not dependent on benefits and support themselves through their cake shop business.
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Who are Sue and Noel’s grandchildren?
- Daisy Mae – 12 years old
- Ayprill Louise – 9 years old
- Leo Thomas – 8 years old
- Maisie Paige – 7 years old
- Jacob Colin – 5 years old
- Ophelia Jo – 4 years old
- Oaklyn Nicholas – 3 years old
- Chester Blue – 2 years old
- Mila Eloise – 2 years old
- Elodie Jade – 1 year old
- Ronnie Hudson – 0 years old (newborn)
Sue and Noel also have four step-grandchildren.
Sue and Noel’s ‘healthy addiction’
In Sue and Noel Radford’s book, The Radfords: Making Life Count, which is a number one bestseller on Amazon, the couple discussed their ‘healthy’ addiction.
The couple wrote: “Not only have we been addicted to love during our long and happy marriage, but for the most part we have also been addicted to having children.
“As far as addictions go, we think it was a pretty healthy addiction because it wasn’t motivated by anything other than love: love for each other and the love of having children.
“We are Britain’s largest family and we are proud of that. However, this was not the plan. Looking at the size of our brood, you might think there was absolutely no family planning involved!
“How we actually ended up with 22 children – instead of the three we had originally envisioned – is all explained in the pages that follow, along with much more.”
When it comes to the possibility of baby number 23, Sue said: “No, I don’t think so – although we’ve said similar things before! But no, that’s it now.”
To this Noel chimed in, “We’ve said similar things before! But seriously, Heidie is three now, so yeah… we’re finally enjoying our sleep!
“And we no longer have to worry about children at that age picking things up off the floor and putting them in their mouths.”
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