World's Largest Family Welcomes One More

A Romanian couple now living in Canada has just welcomed their 18th child into the world. Abigail Ionce was born to parents Alexandru, 51, and Livia, 44, last week, and her family could not be more thrilled. The couple did not intend to have 18 children, but are happy nonetheless.

"We never planned how many children to have," said Alexandru Ionce. "We just let God guide our lives, you know, because we strongly believe life comes from God and that's the reason we did not stop the life. They currently have ten girls and eight boys. They had been hoping Abigail would be a boy, just so they would have an even number of boys and girls, but despite having two X chromosomes, "[they] love her. She is surrounded with love and joy from everyone in

The family has been approached by various media stations in the UK, Germany, and Romania, but thus far, they are not interested in the attention. For now, says Alexandru, the priority is caring for the newest member of the family, though he certainly finds the attention amusing.