Duggar family Christmas 2020
A couple weeks ago, we wrote a post on our Bates Family Blog about the ever-changing family statistics. With a few babies and some potential engagements on the horizon, the Bates are very close to reaching 50 members. So how do the Duggars compare?
Including in-laws, the Duggars are currently at 30 members. When you add the 19 grandchildren, that total comes to 49. But after Kendra delivers her baby girl in the next few weeks and Justin marries Claire Spivey (date unannounced, but sure to be soon), Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their clan will number 51 people!
Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com
I absolutely love your blog! I would love to see y'all post more often though. Can your next post be about Kendra and how she's doing? Thanks.
ReplyDelete50 members is quite a milestone.
ReplyDeleteMom always said it's quality not quantity.
ReplyDeleteExactly, it does not matter if you have 100 members or just 5 members in a family. Spending quality time with your kids and grandkids is what counts.
DeleteThe two are not mutually exclusive.
DeleteYes. And no doubt there will be a few more pregnancy announcements in the coming months.
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DeleteYes. Anna then probably Jessa and Lauren.
DeleteI agree. Many people think Anna is pregnant, then I'm sure John and Abbie would want to have more kids sooner than later. Josiah and Lauren, and probably Jessa as well (Ivy will be 2 in May). I'm sure Justin and Claire will have a honeymoon baby. They might have 5 pregnancies soon or already happenning. Who knows, maybe they will have 25 grandkinds in 2021 :).
DeleteI would bet on Josh and Anna and Josiah and Lauren.
DeleteNext year probably Jill, Jessa and Jonathan.
Who is Jonathan?
DeleteYep Anna, she already looks pregnant! I’m hoping Jill will be pregnant soon too!
DeleteWho is Jonathan?
Delete8:59 5:13 - maybe they meant to say John and Abbie?
Delete12:01 - Jill already stated she’s on birth control. She clearly doesn’t want another kid at the moment and we should respect that.
DeleteNot Jonathan. Meant to say Johanna.
DeleteJill uses birth control methods but she is not on birth control pills.
Delete9:38---Why did you mean Johanna??? Why would she be pregnant she is not even married?!!!?
DeleteSometimes I think it's a race between the bates family & the duggar family but I know it's not it's the timing of the children and ages. I can't wait for bringing up bates season 10 & counting on season 12. Natasha b
ReplyDeleteWho posted, this does not sound like you?
DeleteI agree
DeleteNah, the last sentence definitely sounds like her lol
DeleteWhat I meant was there is no competition between the bates and the duggar's or anyone for that matter at all. I always look forward to the next season. Natasha b
DeleteWow!!!! That's already, a huge group of people!!!!! Imagine how big this family could end up being if the 10 unmarried Duggar children: Jana, Jeremiah, Jedidiah, Jason, James, and when they are old enough: Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn, and Josie, all end up getting marred, and having children.
ReplyDeleteDoes Arkansas have a mask mandate? If they do They better have their wedding outside or wait until the summer if they don’t want masks at their wedding?
ReplyDeleteJim Bob, Michelle + 19 kids + 8 in-laws = 29, not 30. 29+19 grandkids = 48, plus Joe + Kendra's = 49 + Claire when she marries Justin will be 50. Not 51
ReplyDeleteAnna's pregnant, so I think they were counting that baby too. Jill
DeleteYou’re forgetting Tyler. He is most definitely a member of the family.
DeleteThey already have 9 in-laws.
DeleteDon’t forget about Tyler
DeleteThey are most likely counting their nephew, Tyler, who lives with them. I am not sure if he is officially adopted...
DeleteThey are including Tyler in the duggar count and then the in laws so that's 30.
DeleteThey are probably counting in Tyler
DeleteI think Tyler is included in the total. So, yes, 30 in the family before in-laws and grandkids is correct.
DeleteThey probably included Tyler
Delete@11:14: Anna did not announce that she is pregnant, so maybe she just gained weight.
DeleteI think they count Tyler as kid #20, then all numbers come together.
He is not a son. He is a nephew or grandnephew. I can't remember which.
DeleteI agree, with 8:18pm, since Josh & Anna, have not made an official announcement, we have no way of confirming, whether Anna is in fact pregnant, or if Anna is still carrying some weight, from being pregnant, with MaryElla.
Delete5:01 AM: Anna probably finished breastfeeding Maryella around the time she turned 1 in November, so some women gain or lose weight when they stop breasfeeding, hormones. Could be just that.
DeleteDon't forget to count Tyler, Michelle's neices boy who they have adopted. That makes 51.
DeleteNieces and nephews shouldn't count.
DeleteJust so we are clear nieces and nephews do count they are FAMILY
DeleteNieces and nephews don't count, as they are not immediate family (offspring of the parents=children or descendants of the parents= grandchildren). Tyler has a family; He is blessed to to have Michelle and Jim Bob as his second family, being his custodians right now. It's very sweet if they're including Tyler, as I would too (he lives with them and is considered part of the family).
DeleteTyler counts when he is being raised by them....
DeleteThat’s awesome!! So wonderful a family coming together & cherishing what memories they can make with each other. What a blessing to have a large family<3
ReplyDeleteInteresting to read the difference between the two family friends. Thanks for posting this info!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure the families are still friends...
DeleteAnon 4:41. Of course the families are still friedns. Joy just went to TN for a visit.
DeleteThat is a blessing! I've always wanted a big family! I have 2 childern, 1 older brother/sisNlaw & 1 niece.🙏
ReplyDeleteYou can’t force people to have more children
DeleteI don’t think, in these families, that there is any force needed.
Delete9:06 didn't say anything about forcing anyone to have more children.
DeleteWow! Thank ladies for this most requested post. Not surprised that the Duggars have already beaten the 50 mark. They have had the great marriage and baby boom for almost 6 years now since "19 Kids and Counting" ended and "Counting On" began. In 10 years (2031) bet you that the number will reach 100+ (by that time the baby of the family Josie will be all grown up and age 22 years old and probably married). What do you all think?
ReplyDeleteMost likely Josie will be married and her niece Mackenzie as well with children of their own.
Delete9:57 What do you mean probably married…
DeleteYes, in ten years definitely over a hundred,there's only eight married and that's not even half of the children, and they all marry young and I'd say most of them will have large families.
Delete3:11PM: Jana isn't married yet, Jill wasn't married by 22, and neither was John, so the word "probably" for Josie is fair.
Delete6:22 PM: Jill actually married at 23, but she was the "first pancake". Joy married at 19, and both Kendra and Lauren married into the family at 19 as well. I would think that younger sisters will be also marrying young.
DeleteSo happy that Israel and Sam have a brand new baby cousin on their Dillard side!
ReplyDeleteYeah? Boy or girl?
DeleteBut, his name is brady
Deleteboy!
DeleteHeard its boy
DeleteDerick's brother and his wife had another little boy
Deleteif you Cousin Amy, her husband, and son it will equal 54 people
ReplyDeleteI don't think you should "count" Amy and her family in this. They are not under JB's span of control.
DeleteAmy is their niece, not daughter
DeleteThey aren't under JB and Michelle in the family tree. That's why they shouldn't be counted.
DeleteAm I the only one who thought this was going to be another pregnancy announcement?
ReplyDeleteNope, me as well!😅🙈
DeleteNo. I guess they're holding off on that until Justin marries and Kendra has her baby.
DeleteYes, I did too!!!!!
DeleteI did
DeleteAnd there ended up being a pregnancy announcement this week!
DeleteI can't wait to see who enters a courtship next.
ReplyDeleteI really hope it will be Jana.
DeleteWow. Quite the voting block. I think that’s the intent…
ReplyDeleteCreating future voters is no reason to have children.
Delete12:23-yup and Christian soldiers for Christ is how Jim Bob stated it at one time (I think).
DeleteNah, they just have traditional views about the importance of marriage and family.
Delete@9:02- don’t be so certain!
DeleteI will donate $100 to the Republican party the day a single Duggar shown here votes for a Democrat.
Delete@5:10 I think your $100 is safe.
DeleteLet's NOT be mean for a change ok?
DeleteI think it will be more and more Duggars :). In 5 years Johannah will be 20, she might be married with a kid already. And definitely the twin brothers, then jason, James. They all will be married, with kids. And already existing couples will each have at least 2 kids. There can be like 80 Duggars in 5 years. Maybe even more if someone has twins, or has babies back to back. And in 10 years We might even see great-grandchildren - Mackynzie will be 21 and can have family on her own!
ReplyDeleteBates family now have 19 children, 7 spouses and 15 grandkids. So it's 43 only, not 50. Yes, they expect 3 babies in June, and 3 couring couples, but so far it's only 7 who are married and 15 grandkids. Duggar have 8 spouses plus Justing who is getting married in March, and 20th grandchild can be born any day now. So it's truly 9 spouses and 20 grandkids, plus Tyler, gives 51 family members. Duggars are ahead! And I'm sure since they know about 3 uncoming Bates babies, Duggars will soon announce more grandkids as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure it's actually a competition, but it sure seems like one. lol
DeleteThe Duggars will probably announce a courtship as well.
DeleteTo those who so admire or envy these huge reality TV families, it's important to consider the actual reality of it. While there may be certain advantages to being in a large family, there can also be some serious disadvantages. I think "grass is always greener" applies here. If you are a believer in the God's will theory, your family size was determined by Him in the first place, so you should just embrace and accept your circumstances instead of yearning for what you don't have.
ReplyDelete50 family members can mean 50 differences of opinion too
DeleteThe truth is that larger families can also mean more dysfunction, because there are so many more members dealing with human nature at the same time, in and through different stages of human development. Between the parents, the children, the spouses, the in-laws, the siblings, the cousins, the aunts/uncles, and the spouses' extended families, all of those up the potential for conflict, misunderstandings, etc. (some of which we've already seen, some not so readily visible). Human nature is the same, whether it's two people or 50+.
DeleteI think this year several Duggars might have more babies or announce pregnancies. Justin is getting married. Maybe some of the brothers will announce courtships and get married.
ReplyDeleteYes. One of Justin's older brothers might start courting Lauren Caldwell. She seems to be "around" a lot now that her engagement didn't work out.
DeleteTime for another group photo of pregnant Duggars again.
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