Posted on 11/08/2011 1:59:51 PM PST by NYer
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar had an announcement to make on The Today Show this morning, which is that Michelle was pregnant with their 20th baby. I found myself getting prickly on their behalf watching the response and somewhat annoying questions by Ann Curry…
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“We are so excited,” says Michelle, 45, who is now about 3-1/2 months into her pregnancy and due in April. “I feel good. I am past the sickness stage now.”
The Tontitown, AR, couple, who are parents to children Joshua, 23 (who is married to Anna, 23 and has two children, Mackynzie, 2 and Michael, 4 months), twins Jana and John-David, 21; Jill, 20; Jessa, 19; Jinger, 17; Joseph, 16; Josiah, 15; Joy-Anna, 14; twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah, 12; Jason, 11; James, 10; Justin, 8; Jackson, 7; Johanna, 6; Jennifer, 4; and Jordyn, 3, weathered the medical emergency of their youngest daughter, Josie’s birth on Dec. 10, 2009.
She was born following Michelle’s preeclampsia diagnosis at a mere 25 weeks, weighing only 1lb., 6 oz….
Following Josie’s life-threatening arrival into the world, the Duggars understand that some might question their latest pregnancy.
“Michelle is probably in better health now than she was 10 years ago,” says Jim Bob, 46. “She has been getting on an elliptical for about an hour a day and is very careful of what she eats.”
Michelle, who is under the care of a high-risk pregnancy doctor, says she is being cautious, eating a lot of protein and green vegetables and abstaining from caffeine. Approximately 10 to 15 percent of women have preeclampsia – Michelle had it with her second pregnancy – and the condition can strike randomly. Women who have had it previously are at higher risk, however….
“If we had lived by fear after Michelle had preeclampsia after her second delivery, we would have missed out on all our wonderful blessings,” he says. “So many of her pregnancies have gone extremely well.”
God bless this family!
Good looking family but Im still speechless
Be fruitful and multiply...
and since most of y’all aren’t doing your part,
SOMEONE has to!
Are there any “J” names left?
They are selfish, stupid, irresponsible, blah blah blah...
I wish everyone had children as bright, polite and as giving as these kids. The Duggars produce some fine human beings.
There’s always “JuJuBe”...
besides, just make something up,
like Jelangello.
Did you notice that THEY'RE ALL WHITE ?
The parents must be racist!
< /sarcasm >
Building a political base... The natural way...LOL
20 kids? 19 more than me & my wife...
How many only children end up this well adjusted?
I suppose 'Jesus' is out of the question.
This one and another one, then they’ll have a football team, offense and defense.
They’re just picking up the slack for all those Leftist who are having none but maybe up to one or possibly even two children. Another win for conservatives.
Maybe “Hey Seuss!”
That’s funny raht der...
and even funnier that you felt the need to add the sarcasm tag in case someone didn’t get it.
My wife and I raised four children, who are now all grown and have children of their own. I simply cannot imagine raising 20 children. Four were difficult enough for us.
On a different note, my mother is a grandmother to 18, great-grandmother to 53 (approximately).
I salute families that can successfully build a family this big and strong. I’ve caught segments of their show, and know that I’m not capable. It’s mind-boggling.
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