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Baby No. 19, Josie Brooklyn Duggar, is welcomed into the family a little earlier than expected.
The Duggars have already received an early Christmas present - the nineteenth Duggar, Josie. We'll track her progress and watch as the Duggars recount Christmases past. See what it's like to celebrate with (and buy for) over 20 immediate family members!
Josh, Anna and Mackynzie take a trip to Florida to visit Anna's family for the first time since Mackynzie was born, and they make a special stop to reminisce about how they started their family.
With Josie still in the neonatal intensive care unit, the Duggar family make the decision to move to Little Rock, Arkansas to be closer to her. However, with with Jim Bob and Michelle busy with Josie, it's up to Grandma Duggar to set up the new home and watch over the little kids.
The Duggars are getting back into their routine after their move, but it isn't complete without a trip to the grocery store to buy for the family of 21. Also, Josie reaches an important milestone in her growth and Jim Bob and the oldest girls give blood.
The Duggar family takes a trip to see the USS Razorback submarine, but back home, John-David and Joseph have to fix a major water leak in one of their father's rental properties. Also, baby Josie continues to makes progress.
The Duggars adjust to life in Little Rock getting back to their school work. The kids explain how they deal with homeschooling while away from home. Also, Michelle is able to hold little Josie for the first time.
Josh, Anna, and Mackynzie get a visit from the older Duggar daughters, as they head back to Springdale, Arkansas, to tie up some loose ends.
Joseph and Josiah return to their home in Springdale to do some work on it. They also help out at the car lot with Josh and Anna as Anna sells her first vehicle.
The Duggars participate in a radio fundraiser in an effort to give back to the Arkansas Children's Hospital, which has been taking care of Josie.
The Duggars spend the day out and about in Little Rock, which includes a trip to the Discovery Museum. When Michelle and Jim Bob get sick, Jana and Jill visit Josie.
Gil and Kelly Bates, along with their 17 children, travel to Little Rock to meet Josie for the first time. The families also visit a new church.
With Josie still in the hospital, the Duggars keep finding ways to welcome her to the family. Anna and Amy take a knitting class and make Josie her first pair of baby booties.
The Duggars plan a day trip to Pinnacle Mountain complete with hiking, camouflage demonstration, and a picnic, which becomes unappetising when the Pinnacle Mountain tour guides ask them to become members of the "I Ate a Bug Club".
The Duggars go to Mountain View, Arkansas to visit Stone County Ironworks to learn about the art of being a blacksmith. They also get to make their own ironworking project and listen to bluegrass music.
Josie finally reunites with the rest of the family in the Little Rock home after four months in the hospital.
Jim Bob and some of the Duggar kids return to their home in Springdale to do some spring cleaning in preparation for Josie's homecoming. However, when she has a setback, the family must reunite in Little Rock once again.
Jim Bob and the children take a trip to the Little Rock Zoo. Also, Jim Bob and Michelle are able to witness another premature baby being treated while they are at the hospital to visit Josie.
Jim Bob takes the children on a trip to Sandy, Texas to attend the ATI Home School Conference, while Michelle gets to spend some rare alone time at home and visits Josie at the hospital. :-)
While doctors struggle to determine what's wrong with Josie's digestive system, Michelle and Jim Bob decide it's time for the other children to return to their home in Tontitown, Arkansas.
Doctors make a breakthrough with Josie when they determine the cause of her digestive problems. With the discovery comes relief when Michelle is finally able to bring Josie back home. Meanwhile, Jana and John David take off on their trip to Asia.
The Duggars visit the set of the new film, Courageous. Meanwhile, Michelle continues to learn how to take care of Josie on her own back in Little Rock. This episodes features Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick, and Harris Malcolm.
It's no secret that the Duggar and Bates families find sanctuary in each other's company! But they take it a step further when the two families visit a parrot sanctuary in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
The Duggars trip back to their home in Tontitown, Arkansas is delayed when 12 of the kids come down with chicken pox.
The Duggars adjust to life with a preemie, and Josie gets a new doctor, who tests her development and growth.
The Duggars are planning on having a dinner party and they invite two other large families to join in for a fun, and crowded, evening. And get an update on the three youngest Duggars - Jordyn, Josie, and first GrandDuggar, Mackynzie. It is also announced that Michelle is expecting number 20, but no, a crewman (Jon Boyle) and his wife are expecting first child.
The Duggars decide it's time to take new family photos now that Josie is home. But after the pictures are taken, Josie is off to a check-up where she gets another type of shot.
Now that everyone is back in Tontitown, Jim Bob and Michelle, along with their kids, settle back into their daily routine. Also, Josh and Anna, along with Mackynzie, show us what their daily life is like for their smaller family.
The Duggars embark on a media tour with appearances on NBC's Today show and a photo shoot with People magazine, but the photo shoot ends up being cut short when Johannah has to take an emergency trip to the doctor after a bike accident.
Jessa, Jinger, and two of their closest friends, Michaela and Erin Bates, travel to Chicago, to attend a music seminar, as well as to tour the city. Meanwhile, back at home in Arkansas, Jim Bob organizes the kids to wash the family cars.
It's a bittersweet time for the Duggars as Michelle finds out that her gallbladder, an initial cause of Josie's premature birth, may need more medical attention than originally thought.
Anna takes a few of her sisters-in-law for a girls day out—complete with ice cream and shopping. Josh is hard at work at the car lot.
Anna tries her hand at fashion when she makes "fire skirts" for the girls to wear when they volunteer at the local fire department.
The Duggar kids take a swimming lesson and have some fun in the water. Michelle visits a Mother's Morning Out Program, to share her child-raising tips.
While Michelle and Josie pay a visit to the pediatrician, Jim Bob takes Josiah out on the open road to practice driving before his driver's test. Later, Jim Bob is on daddy-duty all by himself looking after both Jordyn and Josie.
Jim Bob and the kids take in the sights of Louisville, Kentucky, which includes a stop at the famous Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. Back home, Michelle takes care of Josie and prepares to leave her with a babysitter so she can reunite with the family.
Still in Kentucky, the Duggars have a speaking engagement in front of the largest audience they have ever had.
