October 13, 200521 yr 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. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051013/D8D6QNAO0.html Picture in link. :plain :plain :plain
October 13, 200521 yr wow... just wow... When I first opened this I thought "Damn, Passion giving us another story from Southeast Asia" "Time for a new oldest mom record"
October 13, 200521 yr Why does anyone need 16 kids. Really? You think they're fulfilling their obligations as parents with 16 freaking kids? Do these people work or just raise kids (I SEE he's in real estate)?
October 14, 200521 yr Wonder what the penality would be for this in China. Death penalty? Maybe? ... He Gone.
October 14, 200521 yr I have a friend who has 13 brothers and sisters, between the ages of 26 and 1. There are still 9 or 10 kids left living under their parents' roof. Needless to say, going over to that household is an experience.
October 14, 200521 yr that family alone could kick start the klan btw dont these people wk or watch TV? Its this their hobby or something
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