19 Kids And Counting?
Posted by VickyC on December 11th, 2009
18 Kids And Counting
Michelle Dugger, fertile mum of the TLC reality show “18 Kids And Counting”, has given birth to her 19th child – a baby girl in an emergency c-section. Her baby was born 3 months prematurely and weighed only 1 lb 6oz. According to reports, both mummy and baby are doing well. In keeping with their “J” themed names, the newest edition to their family is named Josie Brooklyn – coincidently the same initials as daddy Jim Bob.
I saw a few episodes of the show recently, and I was surprised at how “normal” the Dugger family is. I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting; maybe more chaos, tantrums and such.. But I guess since the children in the family are all different ages. Unlike reality TV shows like “Table for 12” or “Jon & Kate Plus 8” where the parents have had twins + sextuplets, so all of the kids are little at the same time. But with the Duggers, their children range in age from 21 downwards, so as the kids get older, they assume more responsibilities around the home and can help their parents out – which must be much needed! And their kids are REALLY cute. I mean look at that picture and tell me those kids aren’t adorable! Just on a side note, how many violins can you see in that picture. 12 Violins and Counting…???
So Jim-Bob and Michelle have now had 19 children. They had their first child in 1988, Joshua James who is now 21 and married to Anna, and they have a baby girl – Mackenzie. Their family now has 21 members… I’m sure a lot of you are thinking “it’s not healthy”, “it’s wrong”, etc. But in my opinion, when I watch their show, all I can see is a big happy family with a LOT of love. Yes, when Jim-Bob is addressing all of his children, he does sound a bit like a football coach, but they do seem like a normal family, who do normal things. I thought they might have been crazy religious nuts or Mormon or Amish or something, but it turns out they are just really God loving people, who figured they would let the Lord decide how many babies they would have – so maybe they are crazy with some kind of weird pregnancy addiction?! But, I think the main thing is that they love their kids.. And it’s clear that they really really do.
Anyway, Congratulations Duggers on the birth of Josie Brooklyn. Hopefully both mummy and baby will be able to spend Christmas at home with the rest of the family.
Tags: 18 Kids and Counting, C-section, Dugger, Duggers, Family, Jim Bob, Josie Brooklyn, Michelle, Pregnancy, Premature, Religion, TLC
