This Gathered Nest

This Gathered Nest is an vlogging family from America. The family consists of dad Christopher "CJ", mom Angela and their seven children, Kennedy, Shelby, Jonah, Noah, Rosie, Amelia and Ivy.

The family has documented their adoption journeys, as well as how they manage such a large family.

History
Angela and CJ were high school sweethearts, and they married in 2005 during their senior year of college.

Their first child, daughter Kennedy Jayne was born in 2007. Their second daughter, Shelby Darlene was born in 2008.

After giving birth to her oldest two daughters, Angela — who suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum, the extreme nausea that also struck Princess Kate, during both of the pregnancies — and CJ turned to adoption after being inspired by TLC's Adoption Stories.

First, the couple adopted Noah Patrick (b. November 11, 2011) from Congo in 2012, followed by Jonah Jeffrey from Florida in 2013.

Next came Rose Marie Ru "Rosie", a little girl from China with Down Syndrome who shares the same birthday with Angela — something the spouses took as a sign. “I just knew she was our daughter,” Angela says.

CJ and Angela tried and failed to conceive again for two years, eventually turning to embryo adoption, a process in which unused embryos following an in vitro procedure are donated to others.

"Passing on my genes has never been something that mattered to me, so we looked into embryo adoption," explains Angela, who carried Amelia Jo and Ivy Nicole. "We had no idea we’d get twins!" The twins were born on July 28, 2017.

On May 12, 2019, Angela and CJ shared on their channel, that they have decided to adopt another child, bringing them up to a total of 8 children.