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Josh and Anna Duggar Expecting Second Child
Filed under: Bump Watch, In The News, Celeb News & Interviews
Josh and Anna are expecting baby no. 2! Credit: Scott Enlow, TLC
When the Duggars, one of America's most beloved supersized families, expands, the news is well, huge.
Today Josh Duggar and his wife Anna announced that they are expecting their second child. The young couple stars with Josh's parents, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, and his 18 siblings, on TLC's reality show "19 Kids and Counting."
Josh and Anna chatted with ParentDish about their big news. Also, check out TLC's "19 Kids and Counting: GrandDuggar First Birthday" this Sunday at 8 pm EST/7 pm CT.
ParentDish: Congratulations on your big announcement! How far along are you, Anna?
Anna Duggar: Ten weeks.
PD: What made you decide to share the news so early on?
AD: When you have good news, it's hard to keep it in!
PD: Josh, since you and your 18 siblings all have names that start with "J," are you going to continue the tradition and give your kids "M" names like your daughter Mackynzie?
Josh Duggar: Everybody asks us that, but we're not sure. We'll have to wait and see what happens after we have an ultrasound to find out if we're having a boy or a girl.
PD: You just celebrated Mackynzie's birthday, which will air this Sunday on TLC's "19 Kids and Counting: GrandDuggar First Birthday." How is she doing?
AD: She's doing great! She's walking everywhere.
PD: Now that you have been married for a few years, how do you keep things romantic?
AD: Josh is amazing. He still opens the door for me.
PD: How do you find time to focus on your relationship?
AD: One thing is having a date night once a week. It doesn't always mean that we have to go to dinner -- sometimes we can just go for a drive. And Josh is a night owl, so we have time to talk after Mackynzie goes to bed.
PD: Anna, you recently revealed that you had a miscarriage last summer. How are you dealing with that?
AD: It was not an easy thing to go through. You experience so many emotions so fast. One thing that someone shared with me that helped was to thank God. I was so thankful to God when I found out I was pregnant, but it was hard to be thankful when I found out I miscarried.
PD: Anna, since you and Josh come from such big families (Anna is one of eight children), do you feel any pressure to have a lot of kids?
AD: No, I do not in any way feel pressure at all.
PD: Since Josh's youngest sister Josie was a preemie and experienced a lot of health issues, can you tell us how she's doing now?
AD: She's doing great -- rolling over, trying to scoot. It's amazing. She's developing so well for being a preemie baby.
PD: What's it like parenting in front of TV cameras?
JD: it's been a lot of fun! People will write with advice about what worked for them when their kids went through the same things. We've definitely been able to learn a lot.
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ReaderComments (Page 3 of 11)
11-12-2010 @ 6:17AM
cc said...You are the only one here that made sense. I agree with you .
11-11-2010 @ 7:06PM
Chris said...The Duggars are amazing and beautiful the way they all work and play together. I am completely uplifted watching them.
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11-11-2010 @ 7:07PM
MotorCityMama said...I'm not a mathematician but if I had to add it all up, if every one of the Duggar children had 19 children, who had 19 children, who had 19 children etc, it would mean that at some point, half the US will be related to these rabbits. Absolutely frightening!
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11-11-2010 @ 7:26PM
Wiscats said...In response to MotorCityMama - not half as frightening as the overpopulation of other people in this country! The Duggars take complete care of themselves. They are not on the dole from anyone, or as ERMAL said, they are not leeches!! I would never want as many kids, but since they do and they raise them to be decent people, then I'm fine with them.
11-11-2010 @ 7:50PM
MotorCityMama said...Wiscats-why is it frightening for other people to overpopulate but not the Duggars? Methinks you are a born again Christian trying to rationalize that it's ok to breed like an animal. And who says the Duggar children are "decent people?" By whose standards? Yours? Do you know them? Fact 1: it is NOT ok to have 19 children. Fact 2: it is NOT ok to make all your children dress alike. Fact 3: it is NOT ok to make the female children subserviant and submissive to the boys. Fact 4: it is NOT ok to cloister your children so they don't know a thing about the outside world. Fact 5: if is NOT ok to make your wife have so many children because you have no self-control. Fact 6: it is NOT ok to have so many children the mother can't take care of them, but rather the older girls are burdened with that task.
11-11-2010 @ 7:58PM
dugandob said...I'd like to know where your getting your "fact" fact1, fact 2,...how many facts do you have I think your pulling your facts out of your bottom. FACT THAT
11-11-2010 @ 8:16PM
TucsonMom said...Fact #1: You are a very angry individual - angry at people you do not know. That says a lot more about you than about them. Maybe some counseling might me in order, but I am guessing that someone else in our life has probably already suggested that....
11-11-2010 @ 8:15PM
Posy said...Motor city mama must get her facts out of her head or brain. Obvious no education in her background. I would ask her where on earth she gets the idea that her word should be considered correct and gospel. It means crap to me and many others...
11-11-2010 @ 11:08PM
suse said...lmao . . . they seem nice enough, but it seems their clothes are garage sale (and had their beginning at wal*mart) . . . can't they buy a decent outfit -- OR MAKE ONE, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! my mother made my clothes . . . it's possible to be stylish from the sewing machine!
11-12-2010 @ 8:29PM
falling said...Why is it not OK to have 19 children? I would rather see the Duggars support their 19 children that see a welfare mom getting handouts for one! Why is it not OK to have your children dress in a similar manner? They always appear clean and healthy and their bodies are properly covered...what else is needed? I hardly see the Duggar girls as either subservient or submissive...they just seem like very nice young ladies to me. Perhaps you are bit too pushy and overbearing and are unable to recognize modesty as a good thing? The Duggars are hardly cloistered! They go to college, have lots of friends, appear on television, work, shop, vacation...all the things any other family does...they just prefer to do a lot of it in the company of their family members. When has Michelle ever said she was forced to have children? In fact, she loves her children and would happily welcome more. As for burdening the older children (not just the girls BTW) by having them help out with household chores, including taking care of their younger siblings, every responsible parent gives their child household chores...the Duggar chores just happen to include caring for their younger siblings. This certainly won't hurt them and will definitely help them when they prepare to have their own families. All of your "facts" sound like nothing more than whining to me!
11-11-2010 @ 7:11PM
Noreen said...That's what is so great about this country...we are all free to do what we want.
Who says you are paying for this family? Did you think just once that maybe they CAN afford this many kids? Not everybody is trailer trash.
While I would not want that many children myself, I'm glad they live in the U.S. where they have the choice.
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11-11-2010 @ 9:21PM
Janette said...These people arent going to give up until they have a special needs kid. You would think they would heed the warning.
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11-11-2010 @ 7:17PM
JohnA said...I'm not a mathematician either...but it costs around $250,000 to raise one child from birth until 18 years old. So multiple that by 18...of what the heck, multiple it by 19... 'cause you KNOW it's gonna happen.
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11-11-2010 @ 7:19PM
B. G. Shapp said...Well, Gail, you just told the world you are not a Bible scholar. Please take a moment and read Genesis 1:28. (That is not the only reference to children but it is a nice start.) For those inquiring about their finances, they have told us that they own several pieces of large commercial property which supports the family. Young Josh owns a car business which takes care of his wife and (currently) one child. Folks, why are there so many negative comments -- no matter what the subject?
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11-12-2010 @ 8:04PM
rabbit hunter said...Because in a world where the resources will be scarce and the pollution is mounting , any common sense couple will have 2 or 3 kids, at most, and will give them an excellent education like I did to my 3 kids at Columbia , I assure you that all the Duggar girls will marry young , will only have a High school education and will start to have kids like their mother did, and will stay home . And the cycle will start again !
11-11-2010 @ 7:25PM
Judy Bowley said...These people are nuts - enough is enough
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11-11-2010 @ 7:26PM
kat said...jim bob and michelle fully support thier children with NO outside financial help. Early in their marriage they began buying commercial property. they both worked several jobs early on, saved money and prepared for what they believe life should be about. they carry no debt, purchase what they need outright, and provide quite well for their family. while they do get money for doing the show they in no way rely on it. Simply put they're devout christians who live life the best way they know how.
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11-12-2010 @ 10:09PM
E said...They make millions on tv, books, DVDs etc. No way could they support themselves on their commercial properties.
11-12-2010 @ 8:07PM
NYC guy said...Jim Bob should be neutered like my cat Zachary, he was the Jim Bob of the feline specie here in Spanish Harlem and the patriarch of all the cats in my neighborhood, till my neighbor Manuel caught him and took it to the Vet . I can't imaging if Jim Bob gets impotent, will he accepts Gods fate for his reproduction tool ?
11-11-2010 @ 7:27PM
tammy said...This is one of the only cleanest show's on tv...Love the show, that many childern is not for me, but if that is their desire, I'm happy for them, and "WE ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS FAMILY"..THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES!!...Stop with the haters.
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