Happy 11th birthday to Josie Duggar! During the months she spent in the hospital after being born premature at 1 lb 6 oz, there were moments when Jim Bob and Michelle wondered if their little girl would make it. But look at her 11 years later! God sure has shown his faithfulness through Josie's life.
Photos courtesy duggarfamily.com
Hi My name is Erika
ReplyDeleteI was born just like Josie. I was born on May 16 1997 at 28 weeks and I weighed 1lb and 11oz. I am now 22 years old and I am 4 feet and 11 inches. I have a learning disability
Josie seems fine! I heard her make a logical argument for money from the tooth fairy. She was sharp.
DeleteErika, that's amazing that you were so tiny when you were born, yet you made it! That's wonderful.
DeleteHi Erika,
DeleteIt’s nice to hear your story. My name is Nina. I also have disabilities. Your story makes me feel more connected to others.
Erica, you are a miracle!!
DeleteErika -- Praise God for YOU! Thanks for telling your story.
DeleteJosie could eventually get a learning disability when she get older it usually doesn't happen right away.
DeleteIf she had a Disability it would have shown by now. That’s what happened to me. I was diagnosed when I was 11, but I had signs that had been showing for years prior to being diagnosed. It started with bowed pinky fingers, then went on to a cleft palate, hearing loss, and an intellectual disability. I am now 20 years old.
DeleteHappy Birthday Josie 🎂 🥳 🎉
ReplyDelete😀 Happy 11th birthday Josie Brooklyn Duggar🎂 I'm glad your having a great day. I love the pictures above. I also have a lot of things in common with you. I was also premature at birth weighed 1 lb & 10 ozs. My parents said I had my up & downs as well. I spent 4 months in the hospital. May God bless your day today Josie. Natasha b
ReplyDeleteNatasha, I enjoy your comments. You keep on being the joyful person that you are!
DeleteHappy 11th Birthday to Josie. She's come a long way, that's for sure. A miracle, a true miracle.
ReplyDeleteJosie is sure growing up fast and it seems not so long ago we watched her early arrival into the world. She is such a cutie!!!
ReplyDeleteShe is truly a miracle! Happy Birthday Josie!
ReplyDeleteDear Josie, I hope that you are having a fantastic 11th Birthday!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a year of happiness and blessings. You are a beautiful young lady. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY 11th BIRTHDAY JOSIE
Joan.Marion and Marilyn
Happy 11th Birthday Josie! Hard to believe it's been 11 years since you arrived 4 months early from your original March 2010 due date. Your so sweet and have the most beautiful blond natural curls. I will never forget the day after your arrival on Sunday December 11,when my parents showed me and my two younger sisters(then ages 10,8,and 5,now ages 21,19,and 16) the article in our local newspaper The Denver Post that announced your arrival. It was very sad and two months later when the new season of "19 Kids and Counting" premiered on TLC,me and my mom cried to see a tiny fragile you in the NICU. It also was mine and my two younger sisters first time ever seeing a preemie in our lives. I too was a NICU baby for about one month(I got sick with pneumonia 1 month after I was born and was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis after that)You share a birthday with a friend of mine(she's 22 years old today). Have a great birthday and a Happy Holiday season. Haley P. from Colorado
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday �� Josie I remember you being born. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!!! Wow I can’t believe your already 11, I remember watching the episode of your birth!!! Ok, I feel old lol 😂
ReplyDeleteShe is a bright light. Hope she had a good one.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Josie!! Can't believe you are 11!
ReplyDeleteWOW I remember when they though she would not last 11 days, WOW, now Josie is 11 years old!!!! I watch her birth, from back then, so I know, and I can't believe it, U are 11!!!! U are a very powerful,and amazing little girl!!! I am proud of U!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow 11 already. Seven years until the last Duggar is legal. Time flies.
ReplyDeleteI often wonder what Jubilee would have looked like if she were alive.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Josie and Happy Remembrance Jubilee!
That's kind of morbid.
DeleteJosie, you certainly are a gift from God to all of us but mainly your family! Happy and blessed 11th Birthday 🎂
ReplyDeleteShe's also a testament to the skill of a whole lot of doctors and nurses. She wouldn't be here without them and their knowledge and training.
DeleteBut doctors and nurses also take care of babies who don't make it. Does that make them less skilled or knowledgeable? There were many people praying for Josie, and God answered those prayers.
DeleteMany prayed for Jubilee. But those prayers were not answered.
Delete11:20 I don't believe God is picking winners and losers by answering some prayers and not others. It simply makes no sense at all if he operates that way.
DeleteGod answers prayer, the answer is just not always what we want to hear, but we're also not omniscient like He is. Our version of what's best isn't always truly best, because we don't see the whole picture.
DeleteHappy birthday Josie!
ReplyDeleteI think Josie's birth changed a lot for Duggar family. They had to move to Little Rock, it brought them all more together, Jill also got to see how nurses work and decided to become a midwife herself. I think they all became more aware of how much they have, family, kids.
Give it 6 years and she’s be married off then only jana will be left I wonder if she will move out then when all her sisters were safe..
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