can you believe this story? 17 children?! honestly!! how unfair for the older children... they did not chose to be parents yet, however, they are forced to because mom and dad are unable to take care of that many children. don't get me wrong, i love kids and would love to have several but i am also practical and think about the child and the impact on him/her. here is an article from the AP also sites to go to to read more about the family (i haven't gone there yet) They say they want more... maybe they should be thankful for the ones that they have, that they are blessed to have 17 healthy children. the mom's body has to be worn out from being pregnant and expanded so much... she can't be healthy, the babies are tazking all of her nutrients UGH!
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - It's a girl _ again _ for the Duggars. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar welcomed their 17th child, and seventh daughter, into the world Thursday.
Jennifer Danielle was born at 10:01 a.m. at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rogers, Ark., the Duggars said in an interview. Jennifer weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and arrived five days after Michelle's due date.
Less than 30 minutes after giving birth, the Duggars already were talking of having more.
"We'd love to have more," Michelle said, adding that the girls are outnumbered seven to 10 in the family. "We love the ruffles and lace."
Jennifer joins the fast-growing Duggar brood, who live in Tontitown in a 7,000-square-foot home. All the children _ whose names start with the letter J _ are home-schooled.
The oldest is 19 and the youngest, before Jennifer, is almost 2 years old.
"We are just so grateful to God for another gift from him," said Jim Bob Duggar, 42, a former state representative. "We are just so thankful to him that everything went just very well."
Jennifer joins siblings Joshua, 19; John David, 17; Janna, 17; Jill, 16; Jessa, 14; Jinger, 13; Joseph, 12; Josiah, 11; Joy-Anna, 9; Jedidiah, 8; Jeremiah, 8; Jason 7; James 6; Justin, 4; Jackson, 3; Johannah, almost 2.
The family includes two sets of twins.
Michelle Duggar said that Joshua, Janna, Jill and Jessa were at the hospital, but that the rest of the family planned to visit their new sister later Thursday.
Michelle Duggar said she started feeling contractions Wednesday night and went to the hospital at about 5 a.m. Thursday.
"It actually went fast," she said. "I guess once I started progressing, it went within 30 minutes."
Jennifer was born via a VBAC _ or vaginal birth after Caesarean, Jim Bob Duggar said.
The Duggars have been featured on several programs on cable's Discovery Health Network. The next special, the Duggar Family Album, is scheduled to air next month, Jim Bob Duggar said.
Among the "fun facts" listed on Discovery Health's Web page devoted to the Duggars: A baby has been born in every month except June; the Duggars have gone through an estimated 90,000 diapers, and Michelle, 40, has been pregnant for 126 months _ or 10.5 years _ of her life.
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On the Net:
Duggar family Web site: http://www.duggarfamily.com
Discovery Health site: http://health.discovery.com/convergence/duggars/duggarfamily.html
Monday, August 06, 2007
GET REAL!
Posted by *Kelly* believe it or not...it's just me at 11:13 PM
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I dont believe there is enough room in this comment section for what I think of this......hopefully they will run out of J names...soon!!! :)
I could never have that many children! I can barely manage 3.
Ok, here's my thoughts: My husband and I have cared for 10 girls before, for 2 years. After 5, the # doesn't seem to matter much. They tend to play together and help each other. I have seen this family on TV, and they truly seem to love being parents - we all love our kids, but I don't know any parents that are that loving! They appear to be good christians and teach their children well. They also appear to financially support all of their children. The children have learned to cope and flourish, plus they appear to be very positive with little complaining (how do they teach that - ugh!).
Farm families used to have many children; the older ones helping the younger is nothing new. In fact many would feel that past generations were much more responsible and kind than our current one. It's only in recent decades that we are so concerned with the emotionality of ourselves and our children - how we feel about things. God gives us the ability to grow no matter what our circumstances - none of us ask for life. Maybe there is something to instilling a strong family ethics and responsibility early? I definately don't think that the Dougers are the rule, but as far as I am concerned they are a great exception!
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