Arkansas mom Michelle Duggar gives birth to 18th child

Dallas Morning News ^ | 12/18/2008 | AP

[Responsibility2nd]

ROGERS, Ark. – An Arkansas woman has given birth to her 18th child.

Michelle Duggar delivered the baby girl by Caesarean section Thursday at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers. The baby, named Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar, weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20 inches long.

"The ultimate Christmas gift from God," said Jim Bob Duggar, the father of the 18 children. "She's just absolutely beautiful, like her mom and her sisters."

The Duggars now have 10 sons and eight daughters.

Jim Bob Duggar said Michelle started having contractions Wednesday night. She needed the C-section, her third, because the baby was transverse. Jim Bob said both baby and mother were doing well Thursday night.

"We both would love to have more," he said.

~SNIP~

Jim Bob Duggar is 43, a year older than his wife. Their oldest child, Joshua, is 20.

The other Duggar children, in between Joshua and Jordyn-Grace, are Jana, 18; John-David, 18; Jill, 17; Jessa, 16; Jinger, 14; Joseph, 13; Josiah, 12; Joy-Anna, 11; Jeremiah, 9; Jedidiah, 9; Jason, 8; James, 7; Justin, 6; Jackson, 4; Johannah, 3; and Jennifer, 1.

"Our whole family is excited about Jordyn's addition to our family," Jim Bob Duggar said. "She's just perfect in every way."

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Sears had the red front load set at the end of the aisle, visible from the Mall entrance and the up escalator. They were shiny, cherry colored beacons...they just sparkled. I’m getting a little verklempt...even though I won’t be in the market again for years...they just caught my eye and I had to stop and look/open them. Pretty sad I know to be that worked up over major appliances...

[Tax-chick]

I wanted a bright metallic silver set, but they were twice as much as the ones I bought. More features, as well as the color.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Oh boy do we fix things here...lol...but sometimes the parts add up and its time to go shopping.

If you do wind up w/a drawer unit dishwasher...check out Consumer Reports or just sites like Sears; Best Buy; Home Depot; Lowes; for consumer ratings. A good friend remodeled her kitchen and had leaking problems her w/stacked drawers (Bosche). A chatty repairman said he had to fix a lot of that style. And she went high end w/everything. Had refridgerator issues too (SubZero).

[PennsylvaniaMom]

I agree...they should have broke with the ‘J’ tradition and named her Mary Ann...

;)

[Tax-chick]

LOL!

[CindyDawg]

Huh.Thanks for the warning...not that I’ll probably be buying a new one anytime soon. I just hate fighting with mine to get back on the track so I can close the door.

[CindyDawg]

You know we are posting like a bunch of Jingers here. lol New cars, clothes for Christmas... no...we are dreaming of shiny colored appliances.:’)

[PennsylvaniaMom]

LOL!!! Isn’t it true...my (dream) wish list...shiny new appliances (I have always wanted double wall ovens and a six burner range) along with new kitchen cabinets (I dream big!)...but...

I shall be painting my kitchen cabinets (ala HGTV) after New Years...

[Tax-chick]

double wall ovens and a six burner range

Pant, pant, drool.

[bootless]

Funny - but they all look like they work at Target!

[CindyDawg]

Yeah and I want a pantry the size of the Duggars ,complete with a raised door so I don’t have to haul groceries in.

[apocalypto]

Yes, Muslims are breeding at a far greater rate and likewise the Mexicans. This is one reason they are sending their criminals and others scum here. And yes, USA is way overpopulated. We don't need the Somalis and MS13 and Cuban criminals that this country is admitting. In my area a historic site was made into a housing development. Traffic jams are enormous. It wasn't like that when my parents were young.

[antiunion person]

In my opinion, they need to explore the world of birth control. 18 kids by the age of 42 relates to being bare foot and pregnant every minute of her life since the age of what 25?? In China, they would have killed 16 of these kids.

[Xenalyte]

Jinger is the one. Mark my words. That girl will go either uber-goth or Japanime-ho. She’ll be wearing red bras under white shirts before we know it.

[Tax-chick]

She’ll be wearing red bras under white shirts before we know it.

And become a very successful saleswoman of high-end home appliances!

[Tax-chick]

Remember the oldest girl in the original “Cheaper By the Dozen” movie? She *cut her hair* and went to the beach in a *bathing suit*!

[Xenalyte]

That was Anne, I think. IIRC, she also scandalized the family by insisting on wearing silk stockings and dating a guy who had slogans painted on his car along the lines of THE MAYFLOWER - MANY A LITTLE PURITAN HAS COME ACROSS IN IT.

I used to know the names of all the kids in order. I know the first four were Anne, Mary, Ernestine, and Martha, and then I think they got a boy.

[Tax-chick]

You’d think Ernestine would be the one to flip out :-).

It’s been quite a while since I’ve seen the movie, but I do remember the oldest daughter going on a date with a boy in his car. Shocking!

[Xenalyte]

One of my favorite moments was when Dad would flip through the convent literature he kept handy and muse whether to send Anne to the one with the twelve-foot-high wall, or the one with only a nine-foot one.

[Tax-chick]

I guess it wasn’t considered appropriate in that time for girls to change their litte brothers’ diapers. Anoreth has a *very* low opinion of the opposite sex’s “attractions,” with five younger brothers.