“Jolene Mckee, 32, and her 33-year-old husband, Andrew, from Brooklyn, New York, are now a family of eight following the birth of their three-month-old twins, Aiden and Jaiden. Their family is often filled with childish laughter. The happiness and good fortune of having healthy twins with a wide variety of personalities and characteristics is extraordinary. The mother of six claims that having six children, including the twins, has been a blessing, and as they have only known twins, she feels more and more proficient with each child.”

Jolene’s story is not a simple one. Three months before having her five-year-old twins, Peyton and Paige, Jolene was pregnant with another set of twins. Two years later, Jolene became pregnant again and gave birth to Abigail and Andrew, who are now three years old. When they found out they were expecting twins for the third time, they were understandably surprised. People are often amazed to discover that all of the children belong to Jolene. Jolene said, “I always envisioned having a large family. I anticipated having no more than one or two children. But it’s a great privilege to have had six children in just three years. When I found out I was pregnant with twins for the third time, I simply accepted that it was my destiny.”

“I feel very fortunate that we have all three possible combinations of twins, including female twins, male and female twins, and now male twins. It turned out beautiful. Before getting pregnant with my first set of twins, Peyton and Paige, we were trying for a while, and three months later I found out I was pregnant again. After experiencing the ultrasound for the first time, I was so excited to go in for the second one. Because they were taking so long and had called someone else into the room, I was there the whole time. Then I was informed that I was expecting twins. I didn’t get it. It was beautiful.”

She added, “Having two sets of twins was a challenge, but twins were all we knew, so it seemed to get easier with each set. We were prepared to handle it. After giving birth for the third time, I was sure there wouldn’t be another set of twins. I thought there would only be one baby. When we found out for the third time that we were having twins, we were in shock, and the doctor was as stunned as we were. In his 25 years of experience, he had witnessed three sets of twin births. He stated that the reason she has so many sets of twins is that she has uterus didelphys, which led to her having multiple pregnancies.”

Each child has a distinct personality, and despite being twins, each one has their own playmates. Jolene shared, “My favorite activity is observing their development. It makes me very happy emotionally. People can’t comprehend that we have so many children. Due to our youth, they don’t understand how we can have so many children. When we tell them the story, they are incredulous. They find it intriguing. Organization is difficult with six children, and it’s hard to enforce a decent schedule. Additionally, it can be difficult to keep up with all the household chores. I do at least six loads of laundry per week. However, the children are very close-knit and get along well. I appreciate my family very much and wouldn’t have it any other way.”