Mackynzie Duggar, Michael Duggar, Marcus Duggar,
Meredith Duggar, Mason Duggar
Do you remember 10 years ago when Josh and Anna appeared on The Today Show with Meredith Vieira to find out the gender of their first child? They cut into a gender reveal cake, and the inside was pink. According to Anna, the cake was Grandma Duggar's idea, as she had heard about the then-new trend of gender reveal cakes and thought Josh and Anna should try it.
Josh and Anna were able to tell Grandma the exciting news of their sixth child's gender before she went home to be with the Lord almost two weeks ago.
Joy, Lauren, and Kendra are also due in November, so there might just be some more gender reveals coming soon.
Photo courtesy duggarrfamily.com
Awesome! I’m three for three right now with gender guesses. (I guessed all the Duggar girls would be having girls and that Amy would have a boy) We’ll have to wait and see about Joy, Kendra, and Lauren.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice that Josh and Anna will have three boys and three girls. I wonder if they will name her Mary after Josh's grandmother? Jane
ReplyDeleteI was wondering the same thing. It would fit with their theme and be a nice way to honor Grandma Duggar
DeleteWhat a lovely honour that would be, in memory of grandma Duggar, & if not as a first name at least incorporate it somewhere. It’s a very special connection to have for a child to share the name of a departed family member. My son shares my fathers name & my daughter shares my mother’s birthday & I feel it’s a nice way for both my children to feel close to the grandparents they never had the pleasure to meet.
DeleteAnna said she was the last one due in November, so if one of the others has a girl they will probably beat her and use Mary first.
DeleteI think that nevertheless they will use it. Probably more of them will incorporate it in the name somehow.
DeleteIf you think about it, Mason was born in September 2017 and they named him Mason Garrett. Then 9 months later, in June 2018, Joe and Kendra had a baby and they named him Garrett David. Just like Israel is Israel David. So they don't really have a problem repeating names. With Grandma Duggar especially, they will probably repeat it.
I'm excited anyway about this being the year of girls. After having a big disproportion (9 boys and 3 girls), they are evening out the numbers. :)
This may be the "Year of the Girl". It would be fun if Joy, Kendra and Lauren all had girls.
ReplyDeleteTime 4:52PM Thurs 6/20/19
DeleteYES congrats josh & Anna soon to be parents for baby number 6.
I'll take a guess that Mary Michelle Duggar will be her name. :)
ReplyDeleteI already share a birthday with John Webster (Bates family member), maybe this will be the year I get to share a birthday with a Duggar family member.
Congratulations.
I really like the name Mary Michelle. What a great idea! I would definitely do that ☺️
DeleteI don't think they will "waste" 2 M names for just one child. :) They might want to use Michelle for another girl. Josh and Anna don't seem opposed to keep having kids while they can, so they will probably get to 10 kids or so.
DeleteWhat if they have three more girls? :P
A lovely little Mary, in honour of their grandma would be a lovely tribute and carry on the M names.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the lovely little Meri they already have?
DeleteA lovely tribute, yes... But Mary and Meredith sound very similar. So I'm thinking they may opt out of that name option...
DeleteThey call Meredith "Dithy" so they might go with Mary! I think it would be absolutely wonderful if they did.
DeleteYeah Joe, Josh, John, Josie and Joy sound sooo diferent
DeleteMeredith's nickname is Dithie, not Meri.
DeleteThey took a beautiful name like Meredith and turned it to Dithy? Yikes!
DeleteI hope that they let Josh snd Anna come back soon. O really miss them . Anna is quiet and they treat all the sister in laws as their own. Beautiful families
ReplyDeleteI think Josh was one of the pall bearers so maybe they are allowing photographs now.
DeleteI would like to see more of Anna and the kids. However, I think it's appropriate that Josh continues to stay off camera. Just putting Josh back on air as if nothing happened would ignore how incredibly wrong his actions were while discussing his teen years and infidelity would cause his family to have to rehash the past. It's ultimately unfair to those he hurt the most and would cause at lot criticism from the public that his sisters in particular don't deserve.
DeleteAnna is a wonderful mother and devoted wife, it's truly sad she has been through so much due to Josh's actions. I hope she and the kids are doing well. I also hope Josh has gotten the professional help he needs to walk down the right path.
TLC said Josh is never coming back on, Anna is off by choice.
DeleteIt is better for Josh, Anna and their family that they live a quiet, normal live out of the glare of TV Cameras.
DeleteThose who truly care about the family should understand that.
Derick was supposedly never coming back either, or Jill, but you see how long that lasted.
DeleteJill was present at Ivy’s birth.....that does not mean she is back on the show.
DeleteWhen you're featured front and center during filming of an episode, you're back on the show...
DeleteWow 4 Duggar babies in one month! I didn’t know they were all due in November. Good thing they all live close to all the other siblings. I wonder if they will name the baby girl after Grandma Mary.
ReplyDeleteWell I guess they all had a busy I Love You Day!
DeleteAnonymous 6:38, you're probably right! :P
DeleteDear Josh and Anna, Hopefully I will see the gender reveal and arrival on Counting On. I love the name Micaiah Faith. Congratulations on the news of your little girl. Natasha B.
ReplyDeleteJosh and Anna are no longer on counting on, (well at least josh )and for a very valid reason. Please don’t forget that part. And tobyjink he is bringing more daughters in this world, how precious
DeleteCongratulations Josh & Anna yayyy another girl maybe name baby after Grandma Duggar Mary, or Mary Jane, or Margaret!!
ReplyDeletefrom you're Michigan friend Mary G
They can't use Jane - Jessa just did.
Delete6:19- that doesn’t mean they can’t use it. Jessa and Ben don’t own that name. Also, Josh and Anna had Mason Garret on sep 2017 and Joe and Kendra had Garrett David on Jun 2018, so I don’t think they care
DeleteIt's just a middle name, they can still use it. Dont think there are rules about 2 kids in the family with the same middle name...
DeleteThey can find another name beside Jane.. there are many beautiful names out there
DeleteAfter reading all these fan comments I wanted to add my unsolicited 2 cents. I hope they break the M tradition and name her Henrietta.
Deletelol at the notion that cousins can't have the same name. My father's brother had the same first name as 3 cousins - all 4 named after their grandfather. And 2 of them had the same last name, too.
DeleteTheir kids are adorable. But honest question -- how do they expect to support all these children?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they'll figure it out, like the rest of us with bigger families.
DeleteBy working like everyone else
DeleteWith hard work and frugal choices
DeleteBy working...
DeleteJosh has a steady job at the car lot, actually I think he is the only son out of all the sons and son in laws that h has a steady job. Seems to me that Josh and Anna are doing good and their children are absolutely adorable.
DeleteThree of each. This would be a perfect time to "stop".
DeleteWith their jobs like the rest of us.
DeleteJust like the rest of us large families do! We live simply, shop at thrift stores, and thank God for providing our every need! When you have boy stuff and girl stuff, you don't need much else that's new. Cloth diapers save money. And grocery stores like Aldis cut costs! It's really not too hard!
Delete10:21 - Jim Bob owns the car lot. Josh is the same as the sons who work in the family business. Some of the other Duggars work with him at the lot.
DeleteWe don't see enough of Josh and Anna to see how they're really doing. Praying that Josh holds true to his vows to Anna and treats her and their children as they deserves to be treated.
Anon 2:25, do you enjoy living like this?
DeleteCloth nappies may save money but that’s a n awful lot of extra work for the mum who is already busy with a large family. If there is one thing I would put money aside for it would be disposable nappies, they are a god send for people with large families.
DeleteAnd obviously they don't need college accounts for their kids.
DeleteY’all must live where it’s super cheap! I only have 1 child and in central Florida it’s nearly impossible just to find a 2 bedroom we can afford
DeleteReal estate is cheap in central Florida compared to elsewhere! My friends just bought a 3br/2ba house that would have cost double that in most other places.
DeleteUnlike many people, they don't live off the government..they work
DeleteCloth diapers are a godsend for large families. We have 11, and cloth diapered. I mean, we’re already doing laundry, so...
Delete@7:31 Everyone "lives off the government" in one way or the other. Tax breaks, tax deductions, claiming your Social Security and Medicare benefits (when you could deny taking them, leaving that money in the system), etc. In fact, wealthy families like the Duggars take full advantage of every tax break there is, including establishing a farm, a church, a corporation, whatever is the most beneficial at tax time. I'm tired of people claiming the Duggars "don't live off the government." They'd have to move to another planet to get away from interacting with the government's money in any way or benefiting from it somehow. And I guess you've never heard the term "working poor" - people who work but still need assistance. When we were in the military, we qualified for WIC. Now that's something that ought to make you upset, not paying our military men and women enough to keep food on their tables. Hey, I guess we were "living off the government" with our paychecks then too, come to think of it.
Delete5:10- Very well said! All those kids=many tax benefits. That is a form of government assistance!
DeleteCollecting Social Security as a retired person is NOT "living off the government"!! If you have worked all your life you have paid into that all your life! Believe me when I say to you that isn't any prize.
DeleteAs someone who collects survivor benefits off of social security and still working part time I am NOT living off the government. That is money my husband paid into and money I am still paying into. Money I am entitled to. Why would anyone not accept it. It's our money.
DeleteAlso, to add to my above statement except for 6 yrs when I stayed home with my daughter I have worked ALL my adult life.
DeleteNo Lynne, you're mistaken. Over your lifetime, you get paid way more in Social Security checks and Medicare benefits than you will ever pay into them. Where do you think that extra money comes from that you didn't contribute? The government. Yes, others are paying into those programs at the same time, but that only makes up for part of it. Those programs are funded by trust funds, payroll taxes, and other tax revenue that the government collects. Paying into it while you work entitles you to be part of it later. But if people got back only the amount of money they ever paid into these programs, nothing more, they'd all be in big trouble.
Deletehope thhey name her Mary
ReplyDeleteThat would be a nice tribute to Grandma Duggar
DeleteOf course. Meri and Mary after all there are 4 Duggars named Joe/Jo.
DeleteLet’s see. Megan, Marie, Maria, Mia, Madeline, Madison, Morgan or Melissa??
DeleteThey call Meredith “Meri”.
DeleteI bet they will!
DeleteYeah. I know they call Meredith “Meri”, but they could shorten it to Edith to accommodate another Mary.
DeleteHey Duggar Peeps! I get the Mary tribute for Grandma, but Josh and Anna have Meredith AKA Meri. There are a lot of other Duggars pregnant who could use Mary without 2 kids coming running when called.
DeleteI hear they don't even call Meredith "Meri" so..
DeleteI am hoping the same thing. Right after their grandma
ReplyDeleteAlways thought it odd they named Meredith after Meredeth Viera instead of Mary after their Grandmother.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they liked the name Meredith better than Mary.
DeleteWhy does everyone keep saying Mary? I get it’s Grandma Duggars name, but they have Meredith whom they call Meri. That would be weird even by Duggar standards. At least some of the Joe’s/Jo’s go by Siah and Hanni. You can’t have Meri and Mary.
ReplyDeleteThey actually call her Dithy, but I still agree that it would be weird.
DeleteThey call Meredith by Dithy?? That’s awful.
DeleteThey don't call her Meri. There are many nice names that they could choose from. Or use Mary as a middle name
DeleteMeredith and Mary Lee or Mary Anna is no big deal - consider Joy Anna and Johannah. They can do whatever they wish and pick nicknames as they wish.
Delete6:34, yep, I have no clue where they got the idea from
DeleteTime 4:55PM Thurs 6/20/19
ReplyDeleteYES CANT WAIT FOR J&A s baby number 6
Yay! 3 boys and 3 girls! So happy for them! Can't wait to hear all of the other gender reveals! Maybe this will the year of the girls!
ReplyDeleteYay! I am excited for them!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Josh and Anna!! I hope that one of the babies will be born late November ( my birthday is the 28th) ��
ReplyDeleteSince they have the "M" names for their children they should name her Mary.
ReplyDeleteMaryanne or Maryanna would be great in honor of grandma Mary and Anna
ReplyDeleteIt would be neat if they named her after Grandma Duggar......little Mary Duggar. Congratulations on another baby girl!!!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they will name this one after great grandma Mary, I hope one of them do..... Happy for them.....
ReplyDeleteAt what point do you say you're content with what you have and vow to give your attention and energy to the children you already have? Their lives should be more important than setting another motherhood record.
ReplyDeleteDude.. they don't use birth control. They are just fertile :) be happy for them!
DeleteI bet each of their children get a lot more attention and energy than the vast majority of children.
DeleteI’m mean if you think about it they’re homeschooled so they’re with Anna all day long. They get to spend more time with her than children who are in public school get to spend with their parents, and therefore get more of her attention.
Delete@ 7:34 “Dude” how old are you? That is rude.
DeleteEven number of boys and girls!! How sweet! I think 6 is enough!!
ReplyDeleteWell it’s their choice not yours. Anna once said she would like at least 8 kids, so we’ll see.
Delete5:27 If that's how you feel about it I would recommend you not have any more than 6.
DeleteI didn’t !!
DeleteCongratulations on the arrival of a baby girl.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking another boy, only because of the pattern of their family, girl, boy, boy, girl, boy.
Congrats Anna and Josh and family.
Margaret, and call her Maggie.
ReplyDeleteI like that!
DeleteTwo girls this year already! I wonder what other sisters are having. I think maybe Lauren will have a girl, and Joy and Kendra - boys. I hope they all will announce gender.
ReplyDeleteIt will be nice for them to have three of each! Wouldn't it be really interesting if all four of the November babies are girls?!
ReplyDeleteOh, I hope that they name her Mary!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Anna,Josh,Mackynzie,Michael,Marcus,Meredith and Miles on the forth coming baby girl. Mary after Grandma Duggar would fit right in with the M names. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteJoan,Marion and Marilyn
The youngest boy is Mason n=/ Miles. Our mistake.
DeleteJoan,Marion and Marilyn
Mason, not Miles.
DeleteIn 8 or 9 years, Mackynzie could be having babies right along with her mother.
ReplyDeleteHope that you're being sarcastic. That's such a sad statement. This children should all be encouraged to get a higher education and to break this cycle. There's nothing wrong with marriage and children, but when there's so much more out there in the world let them experience life and being wrong first.
DeleteUnfortunately, that's the cycle that happens so often with these families. The girls are pregnant at the same time their mothers are, and nobody encourages them to do it differently.
DeleteGosh let’s hope not. I personally would like to see a break in all these pregnancies with the young women. Maybe Mackenzie will break with this tradition & travel or go to college before she marries & has children, but regardless, just let her be a little girl until then. I know their belief system states to have as many children as god wants but I’m sure not all these girls will all want to go on getting married at 18-19 & having a baby every year. It’s like saying 5 generations of my male family line have all been in the military but my son didn’t want that path. I hope these girls are allowed to grow up & do whatever they want to do & we don’t see all the next generation popping out babies one after the other, it’s starting to wear a bit thin now that it’s all that this show is starting to be about. I keep watching as I’m forever hopeful every season that we will see other interesting things about this family but its becoming all about continual short courtships followed by weddings a few months down the line & a pregnancy announcement another few months in . . . There are so many Duggar children too that this could just go on & on & if it’s all TLC are going to show I think the programme will come to a stop sooner than you think as not everyone wants to watch the same thing series after series. It also starts to make me wonder are some of these courtships deliberately encouraged for the cameras & to keep the show going. It amazes me that these young people all fall in love after just talking to one another for a few short months, it’s no time to get to know each other. It’s possible it can happen once or twice, but it’s been the same with every single courtship, apart from the one Josiah had with Marjorie Jackson that didn’t work out. I for one am desperate to see more to their lives.
DeleteWhat about Melody? Like a sweet song😀
ReplyDeleteThat's a cute name!
DeleteFor everyone saying they should name her Mary, they already have a Meredith, those names are too similar it would sound strange; Mackenzie, Meredith, and Mary.
ReplyDeleteThey should name their new daughter Mary Lee, their grandfather's middle name was Lee. And Grandma's middle name was Leonia.
ReplyDeleteAnyone agree with me?
All good wishes to Anna with her pregnancy and delivery.
Mary Lee, like the great white shark in the east coast a few years back? Not a fan.
DeleteAnna has her family too, I totally get calling the new baby Mary & think it would be a great honour but maybe Anna will want to incorporate someone from her family into the new baby’s name.
DeleteCombine it to make Marilee! Our pastor's wife's name is Marilee. That would be a nice name.
DeleteSweet children and it would be lovely to name this baby girl after Grandma Mary. God Bless Anna; she models such strength and love.
ReplyDeleteI think Marissa would be a great name. How about Marissa Mary Duggar.
ReplyDeleteThat's my deceased Mother's name, I'm the only girl so I get it to use.
DeleteI guessed a baby girl & I'm thinking they'll name her Mary as well. What a sweet tribute that would be. ��
ReplyDeleteCould name her Mary Kristine that's my name but could say it's Mary for Grandma Mary. Just a different middle name to save Michelle for another baby.
ReplyDeleteMy apologies to sweet Anna-that comment was supposed to be a reply to another poster on the Jessa's Baby Girl entry.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Josh and Anna on having a girl for baby 6.
ReplyDeleteCongrats
ReplyDeleteI guessed a girl, sweet. Also "Mary" is a M name so it's a good choice but we shall see...
ReplyDeleteOH yeah I wonder what Sierra Dominguez is having with her 7th pregnancy, if it's a girl or boy?!
I wonder if the others are going to do a gender reveal or like Jessa announce it when they are born,does anyone remember if Garrett and Gideon were announced at birth or earlier their gender that is.
ReplyDeleteKendra and Joe did a gender reveal, Joy Anna and Austin waited until Gideon was born to find out.
DeleteIt's time to knock it off with those crazy gender reveal stunts. There's no need to shoot at something or blow something up to tell the news. "They're having/we're having a girl" - there - I just did a gender reveal. That's all there is to it.
Delete8:35, gender reveals are just fun for some people, and people have fun coming up with new, creative ways to do it. It may not be your cup of tea, but it is for many people.
DeleteSo they did name a child after Meredith Vieria! S.
ReplyDeletelets see in the next ten years anna will have 12 kids. guess if that is what they want go for it.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you Josh and Anna and all your children. Love and hugs to each of you!😊💖
ReplyDeleteMackynzie, In 10 years this will be your life unless you put your foot down and demand to go to college.
ReplyDeleteSo true
DeleteWhat if she chooses for this to be her life? There’s nothing wrong with being a stay at home mom with lots of kids. But who knows, she may decide to go to college.
DeleteI think it will be interesting to see if the grandchildren will follow different paths in life.
DeleteWho knows,maybe she will actually eant this life because she has grown up seeing how happy it's made her mother,aunts and grandmothers,and if she wants a career there is an option for computer college,better than going to regular college and being bullied for being a little different(good different) which her family don't want because they want her to be happy.
DeleteThey have a Meredith, they might shorten it and call her Mary sometimes
ReplyDeleteI think Mary is too close to Meredith but I do hope they honor Grandma Duggar. Maybe they can use Leona as a middle name. I'm pretty sure that's Mary's middle name anyway. Regardless, I'm happy for Josh and Anna! ❤
ReplyDelete(Maybe MaryAnna which is still very close but it's more clear it's not just shortening Meredith and it includes Anna too. ☺)
Mary is the name of choice among the Duggar fans. Maybe Anna and Josh will hear the cry.
ReplyDeleteI hope they wouldn’t base a name based off of what fans want. And Mary is way to close of a name to Meredith.
DeleteMarichelle (Mary and Michelle together)
ReplyDeleteSeriously??
DeleteOh no!
DeleteI’m in the minority here; I think naming the baby Mary would be too close to Meredith. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with you! I'm surprised so many people are suggesting Mary! I get it but waaaaaay too close to Meredith aka "Meri".
DeleteI did suggest MaryAnna before I realized they call Meredith Meri but realizing that, I want to vote for using Grandma's middle name for this baby's middle name OR letting another sibling consider a form of Mary for their little one.
I agree
DeleteWonder if they will name baby girl after grandmother, maybe Maryann for mom too?!?
ReplyDeleteKom
Mary Michelle. “Emmy”
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is called Emma but we call her Emmy & have done since birth. Would not have thought of shortening Mary Michelle to Emmy, I like different takes on names. Don’t know how you thought of shortening it to that but obviously I like it.
DeleteSo happy for this family. I agree with others here: I hope they name the baby Mary. It would be such an honoring of Grandma, plus fit right in, being an M name. God bless them all.
ReplyDeleteMaybe use Maria or Mariah or Marianne if they don’t want Mary alone. Oh course they shouldn’t be forced to use the name either.
ReplyDeleteOh My Goodness, Josh and Anna have such beautiful children!!! Their kids always look so happy!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!! How Mabel or Molly? For your sweet little girl!!
ReplyDeleteNot Mabel!!
DeleteI don't think Mary will fit with other nsmes. They already have Meredith, call her Mer or Meri... and now Mary? It will be confusion. Duggar have sll kids names staring from J, but all have distinctive names. Joy-Anna might sound similar with Johannah, but they call them Joy and Johannah/Hannie. You can't make out much from Mary.
ReplyDeleteMary as a middle name would be fine.
There are tons of nice names starting from M anyway, Megan, Maison, Miriam...
I have a friend who named her daughter Maven
DeleteYou think Mary sounds like Meredith but you don't think Maison sounds like Mason,anywayI I never heard them call her Meri for short not on the show nor the blog.
DeleteOther girls must know their babies genders too then.
ReplyDeleteWhat if it's all girls??
Madeline
ReplyDeleteMay
Mila
Meagan
Molly
Madison
Margaret
So many great names for a girl, so exciting!
While Madison is a lovely name, wouldn't it be kind of strange?
DeleteMelanie is nice too
DeleteHow about switching to another letter??😄
ReplyDeleteThey've already started with M names can't see them changing now.
DeleteWhat if this ends up being their last baby? Then she would be the only one without an M name.
DeleteThey already have 5 Ms. They call them "our 5 Ms". They won't change the letter.
DeleteJosh & Anna don't have M names. Maybe they should change to Mosh & Manna so they don't feel left out?
DeleteCongrats on a sweet baby girl!! How about Mabel or Molly? Mabel's my daughter's name.
ReplyDeleteGoing to be the one dissenting vote likely, but not a fan of the name all the children with the same letter trend. Moms and dads think it's a bonding thing,family identity thing, etc. Most of the children I've known have found it to be more like "I'm part of a matched set-I can't really be my own person" kind of a thing. It may have been cute while they were younger and garnered the family attention (especially the mom and dad), but as the children grew into adulthood they felt like it prevented them from being seen as an individual, with their own distinct likes and dislikes, their own goals/dreams/plans...they were forever going to be perceived by others as just one of many.
ReplyDeleteI think it makes it harder for the parent to yell out a name in a moment of frenzy. "Ma - Mi - Mo - Oh, whoever you are! Come here!" You know how it is when there are lots of kids and a parent stumbles on that.
DeleteAnonymous @9:26- LOL! In our house we call that "roll call". My brother and his wife have six nephews and I hate when relatives refer to them collectively as "the boys". I doubt our nephews appreciate it either. Children and young adults deserve respect to; treating them like they're parts of a whole and trying to shape/mold them in the image of their older siblings is just wrong and pretty harmful to their self-esteem. They end up more like copies (in mannerisms, speech patterns, hobbies, likes/dislikes, clothing choices, life choices, partner choices, etc.), reflecting their siblings, instead of reflecting God's creativity in making them unique.
DeleteI like the name Mary-Grace, as a sweet tribute to Grandma and the grace of God.
ReplyDeleteYou don't name your baby after the grace og God.
DeleteOne of my good friends named their baby Grace, as she came after a miscarriage...everyone who knew her found it quite appropriate as she genuinely loves the Lord and was deeply grateful.
DeleteI hope they will coordinate between 4 girls in case they all have bay girls. They would not want to have 4 cousin girls born in the same month and be named by the same name.
ReplyDeleteI'm so looking forward to finding what other girls are having, girls or boys, and then how they would name their kids. Maybe they will agree to give their babies middle names Mary, if it's girls.
ReplyDeleteSo that’s 3 girls, 3 boys and 1 child molester. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited for their sixth child! I feel so happy that it's going to be a girl! Plus, I have some baby name suggestions for them (Just to keep the M trend going anyway that is!)
ReplyDeleteMalia Alana Kristina "Mia"
Mitzy Elizabeth
Maisy Zoey
Marissa Rosemary & Maizy Zynnya just to name a few!:)