American couple and reality TV stars Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are expecting their 19th child together in Spring 2010.
“We are so thrilled,” says Michelle, 42. “We just couldn’t believe it is happening.”
Jim Bob agrees: “This never gets old. We are so grateful for each child. We are looking forward to our first grand baby and our 19th child.”
The pair’s oldest son Joshua, 21 and his wife Anna are expecting daughter Mackynzie Renée next month, so she will be older than her new aunt or uncle.
“I think it is going to be awesome, it is going to be great,” says Josh about the news that his parents are expecting. “We have been looking forward to the arrival of my little girl and to now get to celebrate for my parents, it’s a wonderful thing.”
“I love all of this, it is so fun,” says Michelle. “Anna and I will have babies five months apart. My mother and my sister were pregnant at the same time and it was really wonderful. The kids were really close and still are. I have a nephew who grew up with me, we’re just three months apart.”
The Duggars live in in a house that they built themselves with their kids, all whose names begin with J: after Josh there are twins Jana and John–David, 19; Jill, 18; Jessa, 16; Jinger, 15; Joseph, 14; Josiah, 13; Joy-Anna, 11; twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah, 10; Jason, 9; James, 8; Justin, 6; Jackson, 5; Johanna, 3; Jennifer, 2, and Jordyn-Grace, 8 months.
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