Sometimes, 18 kids is simply not enough, so Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of Tonitown, Ark., are expecting a new addition to their household this spring.
That's right, at that point they will have five more children than Nadya "Octomom" Suleman and 11 more children than Jon and Kate Gosselin. Wow.
"We are so thrilled," says Michelle, 42. "We just can't believe it is happening."
You can't, Michelle? Not after the previous 18 times you were pregnant?
Her husband, Jim Bob Duggar, 44, agrees: "I never gets old. We are so grateful for each child. We look forward to our first grand baby and 19th child."
Their first grandchild is due soon, as their oldest son Joshua, 21, is apparently getting a fast start in joining the family profession of making humans.
He and his wife are expecting a daughter next month, who will be older than her new aunt or uncle: "I think it is going to be awesome," Josh said.
THAT'S A LOTTA KIDS: The Duggar family is still growing, too.
Ridiculous as it seems to have 19 children, at least the Duggars live debt-free (cough, Octomom) in a house they built themselves with their kids.
Their names all begin with J, naturally. Yep, all 18 of them.
There's Joshua, twins Jana and John-David, 19; Jill, 18; Jessa, 16; Jinger, 15; Joseph, 14; Josiah, 13; Joy-Anna, 11; twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah, 10; Jason, 9; James, 8; Justin, 6; Jackson, 5; Johanna, 3; Jennifer, 2, and Jordyn-Grace, 8 months.
Eat your hearts out, Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.
Like Jon and Kate Plus 8, the Duggar family's TLC series, 18 Kids and Counting, may have to be renamed in light of these recent life-changing events.
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56 Comments
September 1st, 2009 1:40 PM
i bet its like throwing a hotdog down a hallway
September 1st, 2009 4:32 PM
The Duggars are cockroaches: over-running the planet with their pollution-creating offspring.
Don't tell me that they live debt-free or not on welfare, they also don't pay any taxes.
Get a condom or get off the lady, Jim Bob.
September 1st, 2009 8:15 PM
How wonderful to see a husband and wife express their love for each other by welcoming children into their lives. We should all be so lucky to be part of a loving family.
September 1st, 2009 9:32 PM
Smedge,
The own commercial property, so they do pay taxes. You clearly have never watched their show as they are actually extremely responsible and probably have a smaller carbon footprint than your mom, have you helped her clean out the trailer lately?
September 1st, 2009 10:32 PM
As motherfucking if ugh !!!, DISGUSTING,
September 2nd, 2009 1:30 AM
It is a wonderful story, but, the Mother should quit before it affects her health. Also, I would be more conerned about birth defects given her age.
September 2nd, 2009 1:37 AM
The Duggar's a one family who is not only smart , responceable for there children , they are home taught, in things in books as well as human relations with others. i watch all the time the kids are all in there doing there part and carrying their own weight,they are all very polite,manners used and taught well,no fighting with each other. They all know the Bible and what and where God Is.They are taught right from wrong not only by Michelle & Jim Bob but the older children too...there are NOBOSS in this family and NO child molestation,only one wife for JimBob, the family has values, manners, responaceable,love one another,well taught of things a lot of kids have never heard of before,there is no Jeliousely among the children, NO roaming t eand family. I think they set above and over the top of example for every one, even on those on food stamps,welfare,free school breakfast, lunch,college schooled well and NOT on the taxpayer's dime, and most of all the teens are not pregnant,homeless,food lines,plus they learn how to make a little go a long way, they don't wear high price cloths, shoes, they stay with in a budgit ,
September 2nd, 2009 1:47 AM
God Bless them. This nation needs more strong intact families like the Duggars. Their children are so lucky.
I came from a family of nine children, and they all hate eachother and it is as if I grew up by myself.
My dad was an alcoholic, my mom was a nasty not to be trusted person.
These people appear to truly love eachother and more power to them.
September 2nd, 2009 2:02 AM
Only an idiot would call a child the name used in this headline.
September 2nd, 2009 6:54 AM
They ate doing their best to raise children who are good and kind. We have huge problems with youth crime in my Canadian city of Winnipeg. It's nice to see parents so involved with their kids. Jim Bob has worked in congress as well they live by their motto of "Buy used and save the difference". Here I know moms who are more that happy to blow their entire welfare money on expensive Nike shoes for their six month old or even some outrageous priced outfit from Baby Gap. Atleast they live within their means and they built that nice house of their's themselves. Of couse they did get some help finishing, but that was people who vollunteered. Leave them alone. They are actually trying to raise good kds. I just read an article in The Winnipeg Sun about a woman who was caught beating her six month old baby on the ground. The kd had a rope around it's neck and she was beating it's face against the ground, I highly doubt you would ever catch the Duggars doing anything like that to their kids. They are enjoying their large family and have very happy kids