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Duggars Expecting Kid No. 19

Dad: 'This never gets old'

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 1, 2009 11:39 AM CDT

(Newser) – The 18-kid Duggar family of Arkansas is about to make way for No. 19, People reports—just five months after their oldest son and his wife have their first kiddo. “This never gets old. We are so grateful for each child. We are looking forward to our first grand baby and our 19th child,” says dad Jim Bob, 44. But it did come as a surprise, says mom Michelle, 42.

"I was in Weight Watchers with Jim Bob and I wasn't losing any weight," she says. "I couldn't figure it out. I was doing what I should. I'm not cheating on my diet, I should be losing weight.' Then, I put two and two together and wondered if I could possibly be pregnant." When she realized she was, "I told Jim Bob and he couldn't keep it in, he was so excited. The kids were outside playing on a water slide and he gathered them together and had to share the news. There was all this screaming and yelling."

Michelle Duggar holds her newborn daughter, Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar, as 16 of her other children and husband Jim Bob, second from the top right, watch on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 in Rogers, Ark.
Michelle Duggar holds her newborn daughter, Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar, as 16 of her other children and husband Jim Bob, second from the top right, watch on Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 in Rogers, Ark.   (AP Photo/Beth Hall)
In this Aug. 2, 2007 file photo, Michelle Duggar, left, is surrounded by her children and husband Jim Bob, second from left, after the birth of her 17th child in Rogers, Ark.
In this Aug. 2, 2007 file photo, Michelle Duggar, left, is surrounded by her children and husband Jim Bob, second from left, after the birth of her 17th child in Rogers, Ark.   (AP Photo/ Beth Hall, File)
Michelle Duggar holds her newborn daughter, Jennifer Danielle, who was born at 10:01am on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007 in Rogers, Ark.
Michelle Duggar holds her newborn daughter, Jennifer Danielle, who was born at 10:01am on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007 in Rogers, Ark.   (AP Photo/Beth Hall)
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cognitivefilter
Sep 3, 2009 1:01 AM CDT
I told jim bob and he couldn't keep it in...his pants and now we're living like jon & kate plus the square root of our children
BryanJ62
Sep 2, 2009 12:03 PM CDT
Give her a quarter. Tell her to hold it with both knees every night for the rest of her days. Perfect birth control.
Clays02
Sep 2, 2009 7:28 AM CDT
I'm baffled...it makes me wonder about her "anatomy" after all of the abuse and trauma her vajay jay has gone through

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