The Duggar Family Meets Baby #19 ... on Video
by Free Britney at .Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have a lot of kids.
The newest one, born three months premature December 10, and weighing just 1 lb., 6 oz., is still in intensive care at Arkansas Children's Hospital, for now.
However, the hospital does not allow underage visitors, of which the Duggars have many, so every evening the siblings gather to watch the baby on video.
Jim Bob records videos of Josie Brooklyn on his iPhone from inside her incubator and the family feels like they're right there with the 19th Duggar child.
"Jim Bob is getting all these good video clips each day," says Michelle Duggar, who takes shifts with Jim Bob. "The other kids get the daily Josie update."
We can't wait for an updated Duggar family photo.
Oldest son Josh, 21 and his wife, Anna, also 21, have come to Little Rock to visit with their 3-month-old daughter (a.k.a. the first Grand-Duggar), Mackynzie.
Josh and all of his younger siblings - Jana, John David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johanna, Jennifer and Jordyn-Grace – can't wait to meet their baby sister in person.
The siblings visited Josie after her birth, but the premature baby (who is still hanging in there) was soon rushed to Arkansas Children's Hospital and its ICU.
The kids are settling into a rented home in Little Rock and are exploring the city with field trips their parents organize in between their homeschooling work.
"We are still involved in our other children's lives," says Jim Bob. "I take the kids to do things that are fun and educational, like touring the USS Razorback."
Josie's first Christmas will be featured on TLC's 19 Kids and Counting Tuesday.
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Comments (21 Total)
These so called parents are out for the money they should not have any children. They are stupid for bringing so many children into this world when there are so many children out there starving. Could they support this many Children if it were not for the television show. I know the answer would be NO. This is just plain bad parenting ! It's like they are running a circus side freak show.
how many kids do you have
The Duggars probably use less resources for their 19 than Tom & Katie do for their 1 --or Brangelina for theirs. What with the jetting around the world and owning many large houses & expensive cars, designer clothes, etc. Save your criticism for decadent and wasteful people, which the Duggars are not.
i love them someday i want to be just like them qith 19 kids i think kids are gifts from somewhere i dont know what yet as i dont think there is a god but i tihnk they would be great parents and good on them
I am happy for baby josie to be doing well and that mother has come thru this happy and well too. I think the duggar family is an inspiration and more families should watch and learn from their examples. Its refreshing to see a mother with loving , calm, clear minded parenting skills and suceed where so many of us have failed. Its been a pleasure to watch this show and I m very interested and privaledged to see how this power mom runs here home so successfully. My hats go off to the duggars!!!!!