Thursday Oct 13, 2005 8:00am EST By Stephen M. Silverman
CREDIT: PRNEWSFOTO
Michelle Duggar and husband Jim Bob Duggar of Rogers, Ark., have welcomed a new baby daughter, Johannah Faith Duggar, born at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and weighing 7 lbs. 6 1/2 oz.
Johannah is their 16th child. And her dad says that he and his wife aren't finished building their family.
'We both just love children, and we consider each a blessing from the Lord. I have asked Michelle if she wants more, and she said yes, if the Lord wants to give us some she will accept them,' Duggar, 40, a former state representative, tells the Associated Press.
He added that the new arrival and Michelle, 39, are both doing well, and Johannah's birth is especially exciting because it is the first time in eight years that the family has had a girl.
The distinctive Duggar brood – every child has a name beginning with the letter 'J' – includes two sets of twins, but individually they are: Joshua, 17; John David, 15; Janna, 15; Jill, 14; Jessa, 12; Jinger, 11; Joseph, 10; Josiah, 9; Joy-Anna, 8; Jeremiah, 6; Jedidiah, 6; Jason, 5; James, 4; Justin, 2; Jackson Levi, 1; and now Johannah.
Joshua was born when his mom was 21, four years after she and Jim Bob, who sells real estate, married. The patriarch previously lost his bid for the U.S. Senate but expects to run for the state Senate next year. (If only his kids were old enough to vote, it could be a sweep.)
Johannah's birth was filmed by The Discovery Health Channel, which plans to air a show about the family in May. The Learning Channel is also preparing a program about the Duggars' new 7,000-sq.-ft. new house, due to be finished in time for Christmas.
The residence is blueprinted to contain nine bathrooms, dormitory-style bedrooms for the girls and boys, a commercial kitchen, four washing machines and four dryers
cindyandkevin
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I read the story this morning an cnn.com, I couldn't believe it!!!! What a woman, I couldn't imagine!! Not to mention all the J names, I can see that getting very confusing!!!!
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thats the south for u~!
Spend a day in Crown Heights or Borough Park. They have families with more than that.
Not for nothing but it isnt like these people arent married. And as long as they arent taking money from my pocket or yours, who cares how many they have?
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Posted by Goldi1021
Posted by nicothy
thats the south for u~!
Spend a day in Crown Heights or Borough Park. They have families with more than that.
Not for nothing but it isnt like these people arent married. And as long as they arent taking money from my pocket or yours, who cares how many they have?
I agree, I work in Borough Park & the families here are huge! Some 5-6 kids walking around & then an infant (or 2) in the stroller. I don't think it matters where you live, it is all a matter of preference.
Goldi1021
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I work in Crown Heights. Not in a religious school, but one of my students is the 10th outof 12 kids. All from the same two parents and they dont get government help. It would be a different story if this woman layed down with 16 men , married none of them and got knocked up by each. She'd have no pity and not a dime from me.
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it's the biblical precept of 'be fruitful and multiply' people who are very religious (Judeo-Christian religions) keep on having kids until they cant anymore...
