TLC Duggar Reality Family Welcomes First
Grandchild
TV's biggest reality family
just got a little bigger.
Joshua and Anna Duggar -
from TLC's "18 Kids and Counting" -- welcomed daughter Mackynzie
Renee Duggar on Thursday, according to People.
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Meredith Vieira also
announced the news on Friday's "Today" show on NBC, noting the baby
weighed in at 8 pounds and was 19.5 inches long.
The newest Duggar was born
at Joshua and Anna's home, with a midwife and doula assisting in the birth.
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"Josh was excited to
participate in the birth as well," a family friend told People. "They
are both so happy."
Although she is the first
child for the young couple, both 21, she certainly has a lot of family who were
anxious to meet her, with 17 aunts and uncles in the Duggar clan.
In fact, the brood is about
to grow again in 2010, as Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are expecting their 19th
child in the spring.
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Joshua is the
Mackynzie Duggar's birth
will be featured on an "18 Kids and Counting" special, titled
"First Grandduggar", airing Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 9 PM on TLC.
As previously reported on
AccessHollywood.com, TLC
will change the name of the Duggars' reality show to "19 Kids
and Counting," following Mackynzie's birth.
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