nadia suleman has her hands full after welcoming 14 children, but the media personality widely known as “Octomom” is proving she’s up to the task.
She gained international attention in 2009 by giving birth to octuplets, six boys and two girls conceived via IVF, a feat that earned her a place in the Guinness World of Records. At that time, she already had six other children.
“They are the only eight surviving octuplets in human history,” said Nadya, who also goes by the name Natalie Suleman on Instagram. The New York Times in a rare 2018 interview following her delivery in Bellflower, California.
During her interview, the Fullerton native detailed raising her 14 vegan children in a three-bedroom rowhouse in California, revealing that her children loved helping cook for the family and that they all worked hard to keep their home tidy.
Their children Ameerah, Calyssa, Elijah, Jonah, Joshua, Aidan, Isaiah, Noah, Josiah, Makai, Jeremiah, Maliyah, Nariyah, and Caleb are all grown up by now. Fans are shocked that Nadya’s octuplets are officially turning 13 on January 26, 2022.
Last year, he gushed over his youngest children on their 12th birthday, praising them for having great character.
“Happy 12th birthday to 8 of the kindest, most loving and respectful boys I have ever met,” the proud mom wrote. “Your compassion for all living things and the courage to humbly serve others is the definition of love.”
Nadya continued with her tribute message: “You make my heart fill and you have blessed our lives abundantly. I am honored to be your mother. I love you Noah, Maliyah, Isaiah, Nariyah, Jeremiah, Jonah, Josiah and Makai. I know grandma would be incredibly proud and she is lovingly looking down on you.”
For her girls in particular, the aspiring author has made sure to instill in them a valuable message: love themselves from within. “No matter how beautiful the outside is, the beauty inside is what counts the most,” Nadya wrote in April 2021 before announcing that she is still working on a new candid and captivating memoir.
Scroll through the gallery below to see photos of the Octomom kids then and now!
