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THE BELL FAMILY
London, England

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DW[28]: Matilda Rose (Raines) Bell
DW[30]: Catherine Amelia Bell
DS[4]: Oscar James Bell [Julia]
ADD[2]:

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Almost since he could talk, Oscar has been begging for a little sister. After a lot of discussions, Matilda and Catherine decided to adopt. They adopted a 2 year old girl from Japan, and told Oscar on his 4th birthday.

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Their daughter's first name is related to one of their middle names, Amelia and Rose, while her middle name is Japanese to honour her birth family.

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THE JACKSON FAMILY
New York City, New York

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DF[34]: Anna Rachel (Jones) Jackson
DF[32]: Joseph Alexander Jackson
DD[7]: Eleanor Valencia Jackson [Darkbone]
DD[5]: Sylvie Josephine Jackson [Ruby]
DS[2]
DD[2]

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Anna and Joseph decided that they wanted one more baby, and almost immediately got pregnant. Sylvie wanted a little sister, Eleanor wanted a little brother, and they both got what they wanted! It's twins!

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Anna wanted to give her son a first name meaning "Miracle" and her daughter a first name meaning "Light". Joseph picked the middle names, and wanted to name their son after his brother, who had an Italian name, and give their daughter a name to honor Anna.

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THE HANSEN FAMILY
Ålesund, Norway

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DW[28]: Sigrid Solbakk Hansen
DW[28]: Ellen Christal (Aitken) Hansen
DD[4]: Arianna May Hansen [Princess_Shireen]
DD[3]:
DS[2]:
Cat[4]: Sindri [Skinnyminnie & Faelsean]

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Sigrid and Ellen got a big surprise when they found out they were expecting another baby when Riana was only 6 months old! They ended up having three kids with an age gap of less than 2.5 years.

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Their daughter's first name is between 10 and 20th place here: https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/norway/2020 and her middle name stayed at the same rank in Norway from 2019 to 2020. Their son's first name means 'warrior' to honour his viking ancestors, while his middle name is after Sigrid's friend, whose name is in the top 10 here: https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/norway/1997

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THE GARCIA FAMILY
Madrid, Spain

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DH[32]: Pablo Carlos Garcia
DW[36]: Amanda Maria (Fontana) Garcia
DS[9]:Ruben Léo Garcia [Faelsean]
DS[9]:Rafael Katashi Garcia [RowenaRavenClaw]
Dog[2]:

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Ruben and Rafael begged their parents for years to get a dog, and Amanda finally gave in and got one for their 7th birthday. Pablo was just as surprised as the twins, and originally wanted to take the dog back, but when Ruben and Rafael let him name the dog, he changed his mind.

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Pablo named the dog after his favourite food.