The one and only KATE PLUS 8 thread: Please read the first post before posting

[annettemarie]

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[annettemarie]

[TCMoulton]

Just watched the two new episodes and I was amazed at how much the kids had grown up over the past year! (And can I just say what a cool 6th birthday - how awesome must it have been to swim with dolphins and stingrays!!!)

[GranoLLLy-girl]

I think this show will hold its own without Jon--the premise seems the same. I really liked the show about just Kate and the whole dancing thing that followed the premiere. I really appreciated the comments by the folks that they interviewed about their thoughts on Kate. Somehow, whether it be editing or something else, she seems like she has grown. I don't care how famous you might, raising that many kids has got to be so hard...single or not.

[LDSmomma]

I definitely think Kate has grown, too, since last year. I cannot imagine living through as tough a time as she's had in the last year or so. I love how she tries to focus on making memories, and it was important to her that the one sick daughter got to do some of the activities she missed on the sick day, so she wouldn't remember missing out for years to come. That's gotta be one hard part about multiples: If I missed something as a kid because I was sick, I didn't necessarily know what I was missing, but with siblings to tell you all about it, that must be hard!

[LDSmomma]

Oh, and this may be too close to celebrity gossip, but I'm trying hard to keep it from info I heard on the show: Last year, Jon & Kate both said the kids would stay at the big house, because they bought the house for the kids, etc. and that the parents would switch as their custody arrangements dictated. But on this week's show, Kate said the kids needed to take their sleeping bags to Dad's apartment for their time with him. What happened to the kids staying at the house? Did they ever discuss that on the show?

[annettemarie]

Originally Posted by LDSmomma

Oh, and this may be too close to celebrity gossip, but I'm trying hard to keep it from info I heard on the show: Last year, Jon & Kate both said the kids would stay at the big house, because they bought the house for the kids, etc. and that the parents would switch as their custody arrangements dictated. But on this week's show, Kate said the kids needed to take their sleeping bags to Dad's apartment for their time with him. What happened to the kids staying at the house? Did they ever discuss that on the show?

Unless the answer is revealed in the show, that would be considered celebrity gossip. Sorry!

[LDSmomma]

Well, can someone tell me if I missed something that reveals the answer?

[TCMoulton]

Originally Posted by LDSmomma

Well, can someone tell me if I missed something that reveals the answer?

Unfortunately she didn't elaborate on the show this past week

[Baby_Cakes]

I really can't believe how big the little kids are. I remember when they were tiny and in their cribs all around that room in the other house!

I think she's doing a great job with the hand she's dealt. I certainly wouldn't have the cojones to come out w/my own show after everything. I too think the show will do great w/o Jon.

And now I really want to go to Discovery Cove!!!