After almost three decades and 15 tries, on November 5, 2020, Kateri and Jay Schwandt with the age of 45 finally embrace and welcome their newly born baby girl “Maggie Jayne” who weighed at 7lb 8oz.
The couple has blessed with 14 sons -- Tucker, Zach, Drew, Brandon, Tommy, Vinny, Calvan, Gabe, Wesley, Charlie, Luke, Tyler, Francisco, and Finley.
The family has been featured and making headlines for years in local and international news every time they welcome their newborn baby. They even have a live streaming program called The 14 Outdoorsmen.
Jay Schwandt said, “We are overjoyed and beyond excited to add Maggie Jayne to our family,". He also added "This year has been memorable in so many ways, for so many reasons, but Maggie is the greatest gift we could ever imagine.p0
The couple began dating during their high school freshman years. The following years after that, they wed in 1993 before going to Ferris State University. Before they graduated, they already had three sons.
Both of them graduated earning advanced degrees. Jay is a lawyer and an owner of a land surveying business, who holds a law degree from Western Michigan University’s Thomas M Cooley Law School, while Kateri holds a master’s degree in social work from Grand Valley State University
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