Mom Welcomes Baby 18, Shares the Special Reason She Names All Her Children With the Letter ‘C’

Courtesy of Patty Hernandez

After welcoming her 18th baby, this mother is sharing her hopes for even more children along with the special reason why she and her husband have given all of their babies names beginning with “C.”

Patty Hernandez, 42, and her husband Carlos Hernandez, 41, found out they were expecting their 18th baby, Cloe, in August 2023. Mrs. Hernandez had predicted her newest arrival, telling The Epoch Times after the birth of her 17th baby, Cannan, “Now we just leave everything to our Lord, and maybe we'll be meeting baby 18 in 2024!”

Cloe was born on Feb. 10, 2024, weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces, and her family welcomed her “with open arms.”

Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez. Courtesy of Patty Hernandez

Mrs. Hernandez grew up in Guatemala while her husband was raised in El Salvador. They made their home in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they run their own business, God’s Cleaning Company. The name of their business speaks to their shared love of the Lord.

“We name everyone [of our children] with a ‘C’ because my husband’s name starts with ‘C,’ and [so does] Christ. In honor of both, we picked that letter,” Mrs. Hernandez said, admitting, “Sometimes we do get confused when calling names!”

Baby Cloe. Courtesy of Patty Hernandez

Mrs. Hernandez with baby Cloe. Courtesy of Patty Hernandez

The couple, who do not believe in birth control, have three sets of twins: Carla and Caitlyn, 13, Calvin and Catherine, 9, and Caleb and Caroline, 6. Their remaining children, descending in age from 15 to newborn, are Carlos Jr, Chris, Cristian, Celeste, Cristina, Caroll, Camilla, Charlotte, Crystal, Clayton, Cannan, and baby Cloe.

Baby 16, Clayton, was Mrs. Hernandez’s longest pregnancy. He came into the world on May 5, 2021, at 42 weeks gestation.

In sharing their parenting philosophy, Mrs. Hernandez said: “We love the Lord, so everything is in teaching them about the Bible. We want them to be good people, that’s one of the best bonds we share.”

Courtesy of Patty Hernandez

Sharing more about their day, Mrs. Hernandez said the older children rise at 5:30 a.m. to get ready for school. The mother of 18 takes advantage of their absence to look after their five-bedroom home while her husband goes out to work, and the babies nap in the afternoon. All the children have chores, and the family does not receive benefits.

Courtesy of Patty Hernandez

Courtesy of Patty Hernandez

Their weekly grocery bill is upward of $500, not including diapers. Yet for Mrs. Hernandez, their close-knit brood is a blessing, and she’s proud of herself as a mother, “because at the end of the day, we manage everything!”

Is the couple going to welcome more kids in the future?

Mrs. Hernandez said, “That’s our hope!”

Courtesy of Patty Hernandez

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