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bossradio93 10-13-2005, 11:19 AM Mom delivers 16th child, thinking of more
Wednesday, October 12, 2005; Posted: 8:37 p.m. EDT (00:37 GMT)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- Michelle Duggar just delivered her 16th child, and she's already thinking about doing it again.
Johannah Faith Duggar was born at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and weighed 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces.
The baby's father, Jim Bob Duggar, a former state representative, said Wednesday that mother and child were doing well. Johannah's birth was especially exciting because it was the first time in eight years the family has had a girl, he said.
Jim Bob Duggar, 40, said he and Michelle, 39, want more children.
"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," he said in a telephone interview.
The Discovery Health Channel filmed Johannah's birth and plans to air a show about the family in May.
The Learning Channel is doing another show about the family's construction project, a 7,000-square foot house that should be finished before Christmas. The home, which the family from the northwest Arkansas town of Rogers has been building for two years, will have nine bathrooms, dormitory-style bedrooms for the girls and boys, a commercial kitchen, four washing machines and four dryers.
Jim Bob Duggar, who sells real estate, previously lost his bid for the U.S. Senate. He said he expects to run for the state Senate next year but isn't ready to make a formal announcement.
Michelle Duggar, 39, had her first child at age 21, four years after the couple married.
Their children include two sets of twins, and each child has a name beginning with the letter "J": 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.
Copyright ©2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CNN.com-October 12, 2005
Ireneparalegal 10-13-2005, 11:39 AM Yeah, this lady has been on tv numerous times. Each time she is pregnant, she is on t.v. This last pregnancy she was on Oprah and let me tell you...all those kids were sitting there, and they WERE QUIET!!! They showed videotapes of the kids being home-schooled, tending to chores WITHOUT SAYING A WORD!!! Very Well behaved children.
Brent88 10-13-2005, 12:02 PM :eek2:
Insane.
robyrob 10-13-2005, 12:04 PM well, maybe they'll stop when they run out of J's
Ireneparalegal 10-13-2005, 12:05 PM They'll move on to "K"
swedeace 10-13-2005, 12:09 PM Re: The "j" pattern in names....
When you have a winner, stick with it. ;)
dlemond 10-13-2005, 12:09 PM Good luck finding a Mother's Day or Father's Day card left in that town.
cralappyhappy4 10-13-2005, 12:23 PM them dougars are crazy their like a modern day amish family they dont have tv or anything the mom makes the clothes...they are like little house on the prairie dresses....all the older dougars have a younger "buddy" they take care of and the parents "buddy" is always the new baby...so basically the older kids are taking care of the younger ones. me and my brother watched a documentary on the dougars on the discovery health channel in the summer and made fun of them for hours.
swedeace 10-13-2005, 12:25 PM Cool! I want to see this documentary. It sounds interesting, actually....
Ireneparalegal 10-13-2005, 01:33 PM Cool! I want to see this documentary. It sounds interesting, actually....
yeah, it's actually good...they travel in a bus, they ALL GO ON ERRANDS, APPTS., ETC. Wow!!!!
BTW re: the "K" "K" stands for "k, enough already!!!!!!" LMAO!!!!
Kay Scarpetta 10-13-2005, 01:34 PM Wow.... if I had that many siblings, I'd loose track.
Ireneparalegal 10-13-2005, 01:36 PM yeah, it's actually good...they travel in a bus, they ALL GO ON ERRANDS, APPTS., ETC. Wow!!!!
BTW re: the "K" "K" stands for "k, enough already!!!!!!" LMAO!!!!
"OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY UTERUS IS HURTING READING THIS THREAD!!!!!!!":eek4: omg: :schmack:
The Chauffeur 10-13-2005, 02:18 PM "OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY UTERUS IS HURTING READING THIS THREAD!!!!!!!":eek4: omg: :schmack:
Same here:eek: I'de close up shop way before that many.
felicitylen 10-13-2005, 02:48 PM I don't have any kids, but thinking about just having 1 is making me a little nervous. Couldn't possibly think of having 16. No Way.
Ireneparalegal 10-13-2005, 03:43 PM I am going crazy with my 16 and 3 1/2 year old....I keep telling my 21 year old how she made it seem sooooo easy to be a mom...no fussing, no whining, no unnecessary crying...oh, them were the days!!!!
dawsongirl 10-13-2005, 04:39 PM Jim Bob? *snickers* Sorry. And what's with the name Jinger?
MissZero 10-13-2005, 05:11 PM i want five..i always thought that was alot :eek:
Well, everyone needs a hobby I guess...
;)
Penny Lane 10-13-2005, 07:48 PM When I was young I always wanted about 8 kids! I had 2!:lol:
When I was young I always wanted about 8 kids! I had 2!:lol:
You are way behind on your quota.
;)
Penny Lane 10-13-2005, 07:56 PM You are way behind on your quota.
;)
Yeah I know! Maybe I will have 8 grandchildren!:lol:
BoscoGal 10-13-2005, 08:11 PM Hey,
That's like my mom's family! My mom is one of sixteen! I have trouble naming all my aunts and uncles, and naming cousins...I can't; I have like 50!!!
Living In a '70's Dream 10-13-2005, 09:55 PM 16 Children!!! Yikes...I would rather kill myself...
MsOrange 10-13-2005, 10:55 PM this is totally crude...
but will it go back after 16 kids? i mean, isn't that like having sex with a coffee can?
PZelda 10-13-2005, 11:14 PM Hey,
That's like my mom's family! My mom is one of sixteen! I have trouble naming all my aunts and uncles, and naming cousins...I can't; I have like 50!!!
I have trouble sometimes with my dad's side (7 kids) AND my stepmom's side (7 kids too), and I have a gazillion cousins. *sigh*
them dougars are crazy their like a modern day amish family they dont have tv or anything the mom makes the clothes...they are like little house on the prairie dresses....all the older dougars have a younger "buddy" they take care of and the parents "buddy" is always the new baby...so basically the older kids are taking care of the younger ones. me and my brother watched a documentary on the dougars on the discovery health channel in the summer and made fun of them for hours.
I saw that too and it made me mad. The impression I got from the show is that the Mom basically did nothing but breed. They showed the kids doing the cooking and the cleaning and basically the parenting of younger ones. My mom knew a girl that came from a family that had lots of kids, and who had to help take care of all the younger kids. She grew up to be very resentful of her family for not being allowed to be a kid herself.
The Chauffeur 10-14-2005, 01:58 AM this is totally crude...
but will it go back after 16 kids? i mean, isn't that like having sex with a coffee can?
Eeeewwwwwwww! :lol:
AD FAN 10-14-2005, 02:26 PM no offense, but if you know that you're gonna be on TV and in newspapers all over the country, maybe you should get a little haircut...:lol:
Chocoholic 10-14-2005, 04:42 PM Apparently, the father never had to hear those dreaded words, "Not tonight, Honey, I have a headache".
no offense, but if you know that you're gonna be on TV and in newspapers all over the country, maybe you should get a little haircut...:lol:
:lol:
That is one serious mullet.
Ireneparalegal 10-14-2005, 07:14 PM this is totally crude...
but will it go back after 16 kids? i mean, isn't that like having sex with a coffee can?
a woman's cervix doesn't change after the amt of kids she has. Her uterus may begin to "hang" lower, and just like any muscle which stretches.
a woman's cervix doesn't change after the amt of kids she has. Her uterus may begin to "hang" lower, and just like any muscle which stretches.
Well, so much for eating dinner while checking the mesage boards...
;)
Ireneparalegal 10-14-2005, 08:47 PM Well, so much for eating dinner while checking the mesage boards...
;)
so much for sex education in schools....:lol: :wave:
TheGreatPretender 10-14-2005, 08:50 PM That's really disturbing.
swedeace 10-14-2005, 09:10 PM no offense, but if you know that you're gonna be on TV and in newspapers all over the country, maybe you should get a little haircut...:lol:
Who has the time after chasing/having soooo many kids? That hair is definitely stuck in the 80s. It's no wonder she hasn't changed - NO time, so she's frozen in that era! LOL!
And the dad looks DAMN well young!! Yikes!!
Dutabi84 10-14-2005, 09:33 PM That's 144 months of pure pregnancy bliss, ladies!
Ireneparalegal 10-14-2005, 09:35 PM That's 144 months of pure pregnancy bliss, ladies!
Imagine, if she had any post baby blues??????
Living In a '70's Dream 10-15-2005, 12:26 AM Imagine, if she had any post baby blues??????
Hell I know I would..can you imagine being pregnant 16 times?
(girl, get me a gun or a pair of scissors)
dawsongirl 10-15-2005, 03:04 AM That's 144 months of pure pregnancy bliss, ladies!
Wow...I'm going to go tie my tubes now. Be back!
Gizmo1 10-16-2005, 06:46 PM I saw this on Regis and Kelly during the past week...i was like OMG 16 kids? Sometimes I dont even have that many in a class at school-lol. She must have had the birthing center open for half her life!!
Holly 10-17-2005, 08:53 AM Mom delivers 16th child, thinking of more
Wednesday, October 12, 2005; Posted: 8:37 p.m. EDT (00:37 GMT)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- Michelle Duggar just delivered her 16th child, and she's already thinking about doing it again.
Johannah Faith Duggar was born at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and weighed 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces.
The baby's father, Jim Bob Duggar, a former state representative, said Wednesday that mother and child were doing well. Johannah's birth was especially exciting because it was the first time in eight years the family has had a girl, he said.
Jim Bob Duggar, 40, said he and Michelle, 39, want more children.
"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," he said in a telephone interview.
The Discovery Health Channel filmed Johannah's birth and plans to air a show about the family in May.
The Learning Channel is doing another show about the family's construction project, a 7,000-square foot house that should be finished before Christmas. The home, which the family from the northwest Arkansas town of Rogers has been building for two years, will have nine bathrooms, dormitory-style bedrooms for the girls and boys, a commercial kitchen, four washing machines and four dryers.
Jim Bob Duggar, who sells real estate, previously lost his bid for the U.S. Senate. He said he expects to run for the state Senate next year but isn't ready to make a formal announcement.
Michelle Duggar, 39, had her first child at age 21, four years after the couple married.
Their children include two sets of twins, and each child has a name beginning with the letter "J": 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.
Copyright ©2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CNN.com-October 12, 2005
HOlY COW... !!!! Thats alot of Kids.. How can she support all of them and take care of them all on her own and her husband? Is she marrie? I hope so LOL.. And she wants another child wow! .. Im glad I dont want any kids..for sure :eek: :eek:
MsOrange 10-17-2005, 10:36 AM so much for sex education in schools....:lol: :wave:
it... was... a ... joke.... at least someone else got it.
MandieR1980 10-17-2005, 06:38 PM IMO the world is way overpopulated as it is, if they want children that badly why not adopt a child who really needs a home? These people freak me out it's like they are trying to set a world record or something.
Coffeecup 10-18-2005, 03:33 PM I knew a gal who was one of 16. Her father a dentist. She mentioned that she was encourage to help the young siblings with their daily life. She also was helped with an older sibling to help her in her life. She never really felt close to her mother for her mother was alway with an younger child. I do feel with too many siblings you get left out with your parents. You rely on her sisters or brothers to get throu life.
Coffeecup 10-18-2005, 03:44 PM In this day and age I just hope the couple stay married. To be divorced with 16 children.
Janice 10-18-2005, 03:50 PM This would be cool if they weren't losers. Home-schooling and amishness is for fools.
And if making fun of Amish people online is considered offensive.... **** it, they shouldn't be reading a message board online.
Are they Amish?
YoliUSA 10-18-2005, 06:19 PM I would never have 16 kids lol. I think I'll have 2 or 3 instead, but that wont be for a loong time.
G-Force Glockstar 10-18-2005, 08:52 PM Yeah, I heard that story...wow, I can't believe it! They gotta be rich to have a big house for all of them, their clothes, food, bed, ect....
G-Force Glockstar 10-18-2005, 08:54 PM In this day and age I just hope the couple stay married. To be divorced with 16 children.
My Mom's friend had 15 brothers and sisters and her mom died when she was only 17...so her Dad was alone with 15 kids. Yes, very sad :(
Janice 10-19-2005, 12:15 AM I said "amishness", which is really a politically incorrect term I use for people who dont use electricity and the like.
I didn't get any Amishness feel from this family. The house they're building has four washers and dryers...the husband's into politics and real estate.
MsOrange 10-19-2005, 03:22 PM i read somewhere she makes all their clothes or something like that...
...not sure what my point is here, but there it is
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