Posted on 05/25/2004 9:06:38 PM PDT by projectile
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Michelle Duggar is all smiles after delivering her 15th child, but she may be ready for more, her family says. Mother and child were doing well, although Michelle, 37, was feeling some discomfort because the birth was her second by Caesarean section, said her mother-in-law, Mary Duggar. “She’s a trouper. She’s just all smiles,” Mary Duggar said. Jackson Levi Duggar was born at 10:52 a.m. Sunday, weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces and measuring 20 inches. “She was wanting to do it naturally,” Mary Duggar said. But the delivery was by C-section because one of Jackson’s shoulders was presenting first. “I call him Jumping Jack because he would go in a circle,” she said. More on the way? The baby’s father, former state legislator Jim Bob Duggar, sounded a bit tired but happy after returning home Monday. He said his wife and new son were doing fine. He said he leaves the decision up to Michelle on whether to have more children. “I have always left it up to Michelle because she’s actually the one that carries them and does all the labor,” he said. “But we both love children. Even yesterday, she said she would like to have some more.” Michelle probably will be in Washington Regional Medical Center for three or four days, said her mother-in-law, who is taking care of the 14 other children. Michelle, who home schools her children and is helping to build the family’s new home in Tontitown from the ground up, started having her babies when she was 21, four years after she and Jim Bob married. Her 38-year-old husband is a real estate businessman. Their children include two sets of twins, and the parents have stuck to the letter “J” for their names. There is Joshua, 16; Jana and John-David, 14; Jill, 13; Jessa, 11; Jinger, 10; Joseph, 9; Josiah, 7; Joy-Anna, 6; Jeremiah and Jedidiah, 5; Jason, 4; James, 2; and Justin, 1. © 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Well, as a Catholic, I will ask the question: Is she a Catholic? The article gives little evidence any way.
She looks...much older.
We have a regular customer in the antique store that has 18 children, no twins, and is still going strong!
Someone sure has some funds to be able to support 15 kids.
But wow. Just imagine a household with 15 kids, and possibly more on the way...
Wow, 15 future Wal-mart employees.
Petronski, aren't strict catholics allowed to practice the "rhythm" method? I think this couple is practicing the "never let your wife rest" method. Yeesh!
If she's healthy and they can care for them and that's what they want... more power to them. None of my business.
I don't think the number of children she has given birth to has anything to do with her being Catholic and not using birth control if you that is what you mean
Either that or they are thrifty.
"I like cigars, but I take 'em out of my mouth once in a while."
"We have a regular customer in the antique store that has 18 children, no twins, and is still going strong!"
Big deal! In 10th century, if memory serves, a bishop in Germany had in excess of 120!
No, I'm referring to the proud tradition of very large Catholic families. I'm not busting on her.
But that would be with multiple women, though I see your point (alot of those women must have had double-digit births)
Or Presidents!
children are a blessing but looks like she needs to take some vitamins or something
gotcha.
and I know the tradition somewhat - my family (extended, not nuclear) is quite large, though not 15 large. More power to the couple though if they can support them.
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