'Octomom' Nadya Suleman celebrates Mother's Day with 10 of her children: Photo

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'Octomom' Nadya Suleman celebrates Mother's Day with 10 of her children: Photo

A full house!

Nadya "Octomom" Suleman was surrounded by love on Mother's Day this year, and the mother of 14 took to Instagram to share a sweet photo of her growing children on the joyous holiday.

Under a photo of 10 of her kids smiling around a table full of Mother's Day cards, Suleman reflected on the ups and downs of motherhood.

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"Been recently reflecting on how blessed I truly am. Mother’s Day can be an emotionally painful day for many. I feel your sadness. Throughout the six years of infertility (including miscarriages) I struggled with nearly 25 years ago, I believed God would never bless me with children," she wrote. "Unbeknownst to me back then, He had a plan greater than I could fathom. I learned to be patient, trusting, and accepting of the process throughout my obstacle laden journey. I am grateful for the battles I’ve fought, and the challenges I continue to face, as they have forged, shaped and strengthened me into the mom I am today."

See the photo in the gallery below:

"For those of you who have lost your mom (as I had over four years ago) or perhaps experienced the most devastating of all loses, a child...I can only hope and pray God bestows upon you some semblance of peace," Suleman added. "Thank you to all my wonderfully loving children, (even to my eldest Eli who despises pictures), for creating beautiful art, writing heartwarming notes, and showering me with love. You are my life. My heart. I love you."

Suleman made international headlines for her divisive decision to carry and give birth to octuplets, conceived via in vitro fertilization, back in 2009, making her children "the only surviving eight octuplets in the history of mankind." She was already the mother to six other children.

The octuplets are now 10 years old.

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After almost a decade out of the public eye, Suleman, now 43, was profiled in the New York Times at the end of 2018, where she gave the world an update on her abnormal life living as a single mom with her 14 children in a three-bedroom home in California.

She also revealed that she doesn't go on dates and is open to the idea of her octuplets meeting her sperm donor when they turn 18.

See how other famous moms celebrated Mother's Day 2019:

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