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All: COMING UP NEXT ON "19 KIDS AND COUNTING"...
I'M GOING TO CHINA!
[ LAUGHS ]
NI HAO!
NI HAO!
GO. GO. GO. GO. GO. GO.
Michelle: I WAS THINKING, "OH, MY.
HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THIS?"
WHO DID WE LEAVE? DID WE LEAVE ANY CHILD BEHIND?
WE MADE IT TO THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
Michelle: IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
I THOUGHT, "OH, WOW.
"WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR ANNIVERSARY.
THAT'S A GREAT TIME TO FIND OUT YOU'RE EXPECTING."
AND SO, THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF ANTICIPATION.
OKAY, LET'S SEE.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Jim Bob: WHO WANTS TO TRY A SCORPION?
SHOW US HOW TO DO IT.
[ ALL SCREAMING ]
MR. JIM, THAT WAS GROSS.
Jana: COURTNEY AND SCOTT ARE A PART OF OUR PRODUCTION TEAM.
Jessa: SHE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING A BABY
FOR ANOTHER MONTH AND A HALF.
WE WERE PRETTY CONCERNED.
Michelle: ANY TIME THAT WE GO WHERE THERE ARE CHILDREN
THAT DON'T HAVE A FAMILY AND PARENTS,
THAT HAS OPENED UP OUR EYES TO THE WHOLE ADOPTION WORLD.
WHEN WE GOT HOME FROM CHINA,
JOSH AND I GOT A VERY SPECIAL SURPRISE.
Michelle: THIS IS THE STORY OF MY FAMILY.
Young woman: WE'RE THE DUGGARS.
Michelle: THAT'S ME. I'M MICHELLE.
THERE'S JIM BOB, MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND.
AND OUR CHILDREN. JOSH IS OUR OLDEST.
HE MARRIED ANNA,
AND THEY HAD OUR FIRST GRANDCHILDREN,
MACKYNZIE AND MICHAEL.
THEN THERE'S...
AND OUR LATEST PRECIOUS ADDITION, JOSIE.
IF YOU LOST COUNT, THAT'S A GRAND TOTAL OF 19.
AND, YES, I DELIVERED EVERY ONE OF THEM.
Boy: OF COURSE, WITH THIS MANY KIDS,
WE DO THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST FAMILIES.
Girl: IT ISN'T ALWAYS EASY.
BUT, SOMEHOW, WE MAKE IT ALL WORK.
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Jim Bob: LET'S ROLL. HURRY.
HEY, LET'S GO, GUYS. GET YOUR STUFF.
YOU GOT TO GET YOUR CAMERA AND EVERYTHING. LET'S ROLL.
YAY.
OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN ON A TRIP TO ASIA.
Anna: ARE YOU READY TO GO TO CHINA?
YEAH. OKAY.
WE HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME IN JAPAN,
AND NOW WE'RE HEADED TO CHINA.
AND WE GO BYE-BYE.
Jim Bob: THE MORNING WE'RE GETTING READY
TO LEAVE THE HOTEL IN KYOTO,
I TOLD ALL THE KIDS TO BRING THEIR LUGGAGE
AND TO PUT THEM DOWN IN THE HALLWAY
IN FRONT OF OUR ROOM.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH, THE KIDS' STUFF DOES TEND TO GET SCATTERED
ALL OVER THE HOTEL ROOM.
WE HAD ABOUT 30 CHECK-ON LUGGAGE PIECES,
AND THEN PLUS ALL OF OUR CARRY-ONS.
ALL RIGHT. YOU GIRLS HELPING?
WE LIKE TO JUMP OVER THEM, AND WE LIKE TO JUMP ON THEM.
AND WE LIKE TO SIT ON THEM.
AND WE LIKE TO PLAY ON THEM.
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.
SAY, "I'M GOING TO CHINA."
I'M GOING TO CHINA!
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Jim Bob: AFTER SPENDING 10 DAYS IN JAPAN,
WE TOOK A 3½-HOUR FLIGHT FROM KYOTO TO BEIJING, CHINA.
GUYS, I THINK WE GOT EVERYBODY.
I THINK WE'RE GOOD. 24.
WE MADE IT.
WE'RE AT CHINA.
CHINA, HERE, AT THE AIRPORT, LOOKS JUST AS MODERN AS JAPAN.
AND EVERYBODY'S BEEN VERY NICE.
I STILL DON'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE,
BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET ALONG REALLY WELL.
WE FLEW INTO BEIJING LAST NIGHT, AND WE HAVE A BIG DAY PLANNED.
Jim Bob: WE'RE GONNA BE GOING AND SIGHTSEEING TODAY,
AND IT'S GONNA BE VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP EVERYBODY TOGETHER.
Anna: OUR FIRST DAY IN CHINA, WE DECIDED TO RIDE THE SUBWAY.
AND SO JIM BOB CALLED A FAMILY MEETING
JUST TO GO OVER THE RULES,
KIND OF THE DOs AND DON'Ts OF A SUBWAY.
Jim Bob: AND SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE
THE BUDDY TEAM ON STEROIDS, OKAY?
THIS SUBWAY IS GONNA BE MUCH MORE CROWDED
THAN ANY OF THE SUBWAYS WE'VE EVER EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE KIND OF LIKE A TOURIST ATTRACTION.
AND SO PEOPLE MAY COME UP
AND WANT TO TOUCH THE LITTLE KIDS
AND FEEL THEIR BLOND HAIR
'CAUSE THEY'VE NEVER SEEN BLOND HAIR BEFORE.
ALWAYS SMILE. BE VERY GRACIOUS.
AND LITTLE ONES, LISTEN.
YOU GUYS BE VERY POLITE AND YOU SMILE AND YOU SAY, "HI."
CAN YOU DO THAT? SAY, "HI."
Josh: MICHAEL, CAN YOU SAY, "HI?"
HI.
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MIGHT SAY,
THEY UNDERSTAND A SMILE.
I THINK ANY TIME YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR NORMAL WALK OF LIFE...
I GUESS WE'LL GO THIS WAY.
...YOU'RE MORE AWARE OF THE DANGERS AROUND YOU.
THIS IS THE WAY TO THE SUBWAY RIGHT OVER HERE.
AND SO AS WE WERE TRAVELING,
WE WERE ALWAYS CONSTANTLY DOING HEAD COUNTS,
MAKING SURE WE HAD EVERYBODY,
TRYING TO ENCOURAGE ALL THE KIDS
TO STAY ONE OLDER ONE WITH YOUNGER ONE.
AND IT'S A LITTLE SCARY TRAVELING,
BUT YET IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND SPECIAL MEMORIES.
Woman: HELLO.
HEY.
Michelle: WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO TIANANMEN SQUARE,
BUT FIRST, WE HAD TO FIND THE RIGHT SUBWAY TRAIN
TO GET US THERE.
OH, LET'S LIFT HER UP, JEDIDIAH, PLEASE.
Jim Bob: OKAY, GUYS. COME ON THROUGH.
WE NEED TO GET SOME TICKETS REAL QUICK.
OKAY, GUYS.
UM...
DOES ANYBODY SEE WHERE WE'RE AT HERE?
DOES IT SAY, "YOU ARE HERE"?
Michelle: YOU ARE HERE.
WEST.
ARE WE GOING TO THE WEST TIANANMEN
OR THE EAST TIANANMEN?
WE JUST NEED TO GO EAST.
SO, WE JUST NEED TO GO THE RED LINE EAST.
THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY RED, JIM BOB.
HERE'S RED. IT'S BROWN.
LINE ONE.
I THINK WE'RE GOING THIS WAY.
I THINK THIS IS THE WAY. ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
DID YOU SEE A CONTROL BOOTH SOMEWHERE HERE?
DID ANYBODY SEE A CONTROL BOOTH?
HEY, DO YOU SPEAK ANY ENGLISH?
A LITTLE BIT?
HEY, WE'RE WANTING TO GET SOME TICKETS
TO GO DOWN THE NEXT LINE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?
A LITTLE BIT?
SORRY.
IS THERE A TICKET BOOTH? IS THAT A TICKET BOOTH THERE?
YES.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEED TO GET 24...TICKETS
TO GO DOWN TO THE TIANANMEN SQUARE.
YOU DO THAT? OKAY?
IT'S SO DIFFICULT NOT KNOWING THE LANGUAGE.
GRACIAS.
BUT THE GOOD THING IS,
WE KIND OF STAND OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB
'CAUSE WE'RE A LOT TALLER AND DIFFERENT COLOR SKIN.
FAIRER SKIN.
AND HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY WOULD HOOK US UP.
WE GO DOWN HERE?
YEAH.
OKAY, SO WE JUST GIVE EVERYBODY ONE.
OKAY, GUYS. COME ON THROUGH HERE.
I THINK WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE RIGHT SUBWAY PLATFORM.
BUT NOW THE CHALLENGE WILL BE GETTING EVERYBODY ON THE TRAIN.
Jim Bob: THIS CAR'S GONNA COME IN JUST A MINUTE OR SO,
AND WE'RE ALL GONNA NEED TO GET ON REAL FAST.
AND THEN THE DOORS ARE GONNA CLOSE.
AND IF YOU DON'T GET ON, YOU GET LEFT.
SO MAKE SURE YOU GET ON.
AND THEN ONCE YOU GET ON,
YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET OFF. OKAY?
HERE IT COMES.
IT'S PRETTY FULL.
LET'S GO FOR IT.
LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
I WAS THINKING, "OH, MY. HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THIS?"
LET'S DO IT! LET'S DO IT!
Michelle: NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
[ WHISTLING ]
DON'T? OH, LET'S NOT.
NO. THERE'S NO SPACE. SHE SAID NO.
THERE'S NO SPACE.
YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN EMPTIER TRAIN.
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET ON THIS NEXT ONE.
NO, ONLY IF SHE SAYS.
Jessa: I THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVE GONE ON THE FIRST ONE.
THEY'RE LIKE, "NO, LET'S WAIT FOR AN EMPTY ONE.
LET'S WAIT FOR ONE THAT HAS LESS PEOPLE."
WELL, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN EMPTY SUBWAY IN CHINA.
YOU READY, KIDS?
James: THEN THE NEXT ONE CAME, AND HE'S LIKE, "UH-OH.
IT'S TOO PACKED."
IT'S EVEN MORE PACKED THAN THE FIRST ONE,
'CAUSE IT WAS, LIKE, REALLY, REALLY PACKED.
Michelle: [ WHISTLES ]
LET'S WAIT. DON'T GET ON.
THERE IS NO WAY.
THE CARS ARE ALREADY FULL TO CAPACITY,
AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET 25 MORE PEOPLE ALL IN THE SAME CAR.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA NEED TO SPLIT UP EVERYBODY
IN ABOUT THREE TEAMS OR FOUR TEAMS.
WE REALIZED, "NO WAY. WE CAN'T CRAM ALL OF US ON ONE TRAIN."
SO, THEN JIM BOB GOT THIS IDEA TO SPLIT US UP.
GET ON YOUR APPROPRIATE COMPARTMENTS HERE --
1, 2, 3, 4.
EVERYBODY GET ON.
Jim Bob: WHEN THE THIRD CAR FINALLY CAME UP
AND IT WAS STILL PACKED,
WE ALL JUST YELLED,
"GO! EVERYBODY GET ON! JUST FIND A CAR! GET ON!"
AND YOU HAD JUST A FEW SECONDS FOR EVERYBODY TO GET ON
OR SOMEBODY WAS GONNA GET LEFT.
GO. GO. GO. GO. GO. GO.
AND THEN WE SAID, "ALL RIGHT. GET ON THIS ONE."
AND SMASH-O!
I'LL NEVER GET OFF.
YOU JUST SQUISH IN, AND THEY MAKE SPACE.
IT WAS AMAZING.
I WAS LIKE, "WOW."
I WAS, LIKE, SANDWICHED UP IN BETWEEN ALL THESE PEOPLE,
AND I WAS TRYING NOT TO LOOK THEM IN THE EYE, YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE IT'S JUST AWKWARD.
YOU'RE RIGHT THERE IN THEIR FACE AND YOU DON'T KNOW THE PERSON.
IT'S A LITTLE UNIQUE.
Man: IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE NEW YORK.
IT'S JUST LIKE NEW YORK, YOU KNOW?
NEW YORK ON STEROIDS.
JACKSON, IS IT CROWDED IN HERE?
I WASN'T SCARED BECAUSE I WASN'T GONNA GET SQUASHED
'CAUSE THE PERSON THAT WAS GONNA SQUASH ME,
I WAS GONNA SQUASH THEM BACK.
[ LAUGHS ]
Jim Bob: DID WE MAKE IT?
THAT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE.
DID WE ALL GET ON AND ALL GET OFF?
THERE'S GRANDMA.
WHO DID WE LEAVE? DID WE LEAVE ANY CHILD BEHIND?
I DIDN'T GET LOST ON THE SUBWAY.
Jill: WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THEM
THAT WE'RE ALL ONE FAMILY,
THEY'RE LIKE, "NO. NO."
LET'S SEE. OHH.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Jim Bob: THIS WAY OUT.
Michelle: IT'S OUT FIRST DAY IN BEIJING, CHINA,
AND SO TODAY WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO VISIT TIANANMEN SQUARE.
WE HAVE TO GO THAT WAY.
JUST FOLLOW THE CROWD.
Girl: HI, GUYS.
Jill: I THINK THAT THE CHINESE PEOPLE
ARE VERY, I DON'T KNOW, INTERESTED IN OUR FAMILY
BECAUSE OF THE SIZE, THE LARGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN.
Michelle: 1, 2, 3. YEAH.
THEN WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THEM
THAT WE'RE ALL ONE FAMILY, THEY'RE LIKE, "NO. NO."
YEAH, THEY WERE, LIKE, CIRCLING AROUND,
AND THEY'RE, LIKE, STARING AT US.
LIKE...
I DON'T KNOW.
WE WERE JUST AN ATTRACTION THERE, I GUESS.
Jim Bob: OKAY, GUYS.
THIS IS LIKE THE WASHINGTON, D.C., OF CHINA.
THIS IS WHERE ALL THE GOVERNMENT MEETS IN THAT BUILDING,
MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE LAWS OF THE LAND.
SO, THIS IS LIKE BEING IN FRONT OF OUR U.S. CAPITOL.
Michelle: GETTING TO TIANANMEN SQUARE WAS AMAZING.
ALL OF THE PEOPLE AND THE BUILDINGS,
IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
YES, IT WAS WORTH THE SUBWAY RIDE THERE.
CAN SHE HOLD YOU FOR A PICTURE?
[ SPEAKING CHINESE ]
SMILE. SMILE FOR MAMA.
WOW, IT IS REALLY AMAZING. THEY'RE VERY, VERY OUTGOING.
THEY WANT TO COME UP AND TALK -- OR, WELL, TOUCH.
[ LAUGHS ] 'CAUSE WE CAN'T REALLY TALK.
AND THEY'RE VERY CURIOUS, I GUESS,
BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEE
MANY WHITE-HAIRED, BLOND-HEADED CHILDREN.
SO IT'S REALLY BEEN MAKING LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS HERE IN CHINA.
IT'S REALLY AMAZING.
Jim Bob: YEAH.
MOST PEOPLE DID NOT THINK WE WERE ONE FAMILY.
THEY HAD NO IDEA.
THEY THOUGHT WE WERE SOME KIND OF A TOURIST GROUP
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT ONCE IT GOT OUT THAT WE WERE ALL ONE FAMILY
AND WE HAD 19 CHILDREN, THEY WERE JUST IN SHOCK.
HEY, GUYS. WHILE WE'RE HERE IN CHINA,
I THOUGHT IT'D BE GOOD FOR US
TO LEARN SOME OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
SO WE COULD COMMUNICATE.
HEY, FRANK.
Michelle: TEACH US HOW TO SAY "HI."
YEAH. HEY, WHY DON'T YOU COME AND TEACH US?
FRANK'S BEEN OUR CAMERA GUY FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
AND YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.
BUT YOU'VE NEVER TAUGHT US MUCH CHINESE,
BUT WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED RIGHT NOW.
CAN YOU TEACH US HOW TO SAY, LIKE, "HELLO. THANK YOU"?
YEAH. YEAH. YEAH.
Michelle: FRANK IS ON OUR FILM CREW.
AND HE IS FROM CHINA,
AND HE CAN SPEAK CHINESE AND WRITE CHINESE.
MAYBE IT'D BE GOOD TO LEARN SOME ETIQUETTE.
HE WAS A GREAT HELP WHILE WE WERE HERE.
SO WE CAN START WITH "HELLO."
SO, A GOOD WAY TO REMEMBER THIS ONE IS IT'S "NI HAO."
SO, IT'S LIKE, "KNEE, HOW."
NI HAO.
SO, YOU GUYS WANT TO REPEAT IT AFTER ME?
YES.
ALL RIGHT, 1, 2, 3.
Duggars: NI HAO.
YES, ONE MORE TIME. 1, 2, 3.
NI HAO!
NI HAO!
NI HAO!
[ Laughing ] NI HAO!
[ LAUGHS ]
NOW, WE CAN SAY "GOODBYE," WHICH IS ZàI JIàN.
ZAY.
ZàI.
ZàI.
BEING IN CHINA WITHOUT HAVING SOMEBODY
THAT CAN TRANSLATE FOR YOU IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT.
SO FRANK IS JUST AN ADDED BONUS.
Michelle: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. XIè XIE.
XIè XIE.
IF I HAD A TEACHER,
I WOULD PROBABLY WANT HIM TO BE MY TEACHER
IF I WAS GONNA LEARN CHINESE.
Duggars: XIè XIE, FRANK.
Michelle: WE'RE HEADED TO THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
Jill: SOME OF THE STONES ARE, LIKE, WOBBLY OR COMING OFF.
YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE HANGING ON
TO THE LITTLE KID'S HAND REAL TIGHT OR THEY COULD FALL OFF.
Jessa: SHE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING A BABY
FOR ANOTHER MONTH AND A HALF.
WE WERE PRETTY CONCERNED.
Jim Bob: LET'S GO TO THE GREAT WALL.
GUYS, YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR SNACKS WITH YOU?
Jessa: OUR SECOND DAY IN CHINA,
WE HEADED OFF TO SEE THE GREAT WALL
AND SPEND THE NIGHT IN A SMALL VILLAGE.
WE'RE ON OUR BUS,
AND WE ARE TRAVELING TO THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
AND THIS IS GONNA BE REALLY NEAT,
SEEING THE HISTORY OF ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS
THE CHINESE PEOPLE HAVE EVER BUILT.
AND IT JUST TELLS A LOT ABOUT THE HISTORY,
HOW THEY USED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES
AGAINST PEOPLE COMING AND ATTACKING THEM.
Jennifer: I SEE IT, THE GREATEST WALL.
WHEN I SAW THE GREAT WALL, I WAS SUPER EXCITED.
Jim Bob: GUYS, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE STAYING.
HELLO.
HI, MAMA. HEY, I'M JIM BOB.
GOOD TO MEET YOU. HI.
HELLO. GOOD TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS THE MOTHER OF ALL MOTHERS RIGHT HERE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US, FOR WELCOMING US.
THANK YOU.
[ SPEAKING CHINESE ]
SHE SAYS, "YOU LOOK SO YOUNG.
YOU HAVE SO MANY KIDS, BUT YOU LOOK YOUNG."
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ SPEAKING CHINESE ]
Michelle: OH, THANK YOU.
SHE SAYS THEY ARE PRETTY, BEAUTIFUL.
OH, THANK YOU.
Michelle: WELL, TERRENCE WAS OUR TOUR GUIDE,
AND HE WAS THE ONE
THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRANGING OUR STAY
WITH THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THERE IN THE VILLAGE.
[ HORN HONKING ]
IT WAS VERY NEAT TO GO INTO THIS LITTLE VILLAGE
AND ACTUALLY SPEND THE NIGHT.
Jill: IT WAS KIND OF NEAT TO SEE JUST THE WAY THAT THEY LIVE...
THANK YOU.
...AND SLEEP AND JUST FUNCTION.
COME HERE, HANNIE.
Jim Bob: WATCH YOUR HEAD, GUYS.
WE REALLY WANTED TO HAVE THE AUTHENTIC CHINESE EXPERIENCE.
OH, THESE ARE NICE ROOMS.
INSTEAD OF JUST STAYING
AT A REALLY NICE HOTEL ALL THE TIME,
WE WANTED TO ACTUALLY GO OUT AND BE AMONG THE PEOPLE
AND SEE HOW THE AVERAGE PEOPLE IN CHINA LIVE.
HUGE POTS.
THEY MAKE THEIR MEALS IN HERE.
THEY WERE COOKING OUR FOOD, I GUESS, OUT THERE AND IN HERE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE AUTHENTIC CHINESE FOOD,
STAY IN AUTHENTIC, RURAL CHINESE HOUSES.
AND ANYWAY, THIS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR OUR FAMILY.
HEY, GUYS.
THIS IS GONNA BE AN AMAZING COUPLE DAYS
HERE AT THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
AND WE'D LIKE TO THANK OUR GRANDMAS FOR LUNCH HERE.
THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
DIG IN, OKAY?
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
Jill: USE YOUR FINGERS.
I THINK WE'RE FIGURING OUT THE CHOPSTICKS, SORT OF.
IT'S GOING PRETTY WELL.
SOME OF THEM DO IT DIFFERENTLY, AS YOU CAN SEE.
JUST STAB YOUR FOOD.
IT'S REALLY GOOD, MAMA.
Michelle: YUMMY.
AFTER LUNCH, WE ALL LOADED BACK ONTO THE BUS
AND HEADED OVER TO CHECK OUT THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
WE MADE IT, GUYS.
WE MADE IT TO THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Jessa: THIS IS AMAZING.
JUST...GOES ON FOR FOREVER.
YOU CAN SEE IT JUST AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE.
IT'S JUST THIS WALL.
GIANT.
Jim Bob: THAT IS AMAZING.
Jessa: I THINK THE THING THAT SCARED ME THE MOST
WAS THOSE STAIRS.
THEY WERE REALLY TALL AND NARROW STEPS.
AND I WAS SURE THAT SOMEBODY WAS GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM.
THAT'S PRETTY HIGH STEPS.
Jennifer: IT WAS SO BIG.
YOU WOULD FALL DOWN,
AND YOU WOULD NEVER SEE YOUR MOM AND DAD AGAIN.
YEAH. AND NEVER SEE YOUR MOM AND DAD.
AND IT WOULD HURT YOU.
Jim Bob: OVER THE YEARS,
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PICTURES OF THE GREAT WALL.
BUT ACTUALLY SEEING IT IN PERSON AND SEEING THE MAGNITUDE OF IT,
IT IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE TO THINK ABOUT HOW ALL OF THIS WAS BUILT.
Josh: IT WAS REALLY SURREAL
TO ACTUALLY BE AT THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE EXPERIENCES
YOU CAN'T PUT INTO WORDS.
IT WAS BIG. IT WAS STONY.
IT WAS NICE AND WARM, BUT IT WAS COLD.
YEAH.
IT WAS WET.
IT WAS A DIFFERENT KIND OF ATMOSPHERE
THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
BYE-BYE.
[ SIGHS ]
Jim Bob: OKAY, GUYS. COME ON IN FOR SUPPER.
[ LAUGHS ]
AWW, YOU'RE SO PRECIOUS.
Anna: AFTER WE GOT BACK TO THE VILLAGE,
JOSH AND I DECIDED TO SNEAK AWAY DURING DINNER
TO FINALLY TAKE THE PREGNANCY TEST I BOUGHT IN JAPAN.
I THOUGHT, "OH, WOW.
"WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR ANNIVERSARY.
THAT'S A GREAT TIME TO FIND OUT YOU'RE EXPECTING."
SO, WHY NOT?
WE'LL BE BACK IN A FEW.
Anna: OH, MY GOODNESS.
Man: HOW DO YOU USE THAT?
IT'S A SQUATTY.
WOW.
THE TOILETS IN THE VILLAGE
ARE NOT, LIKE, THE MOST SANITARY.
AND, SO, USING THEM
IS NOT, LIKE, THE MOST AWESOME EXPERIENCE.
LET'S SEE THE VERDICT.
THERE WAS DEFINITELY A LOT OF ANTICIPATION.
OKAY, LET'S SEE.
OHH.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
IT'S REALLY, REALLY HARD TO SEE,
AND WE'RE LIKE,
"UM, YEAH, LET'S SEE. IS THAT," YOU KNOW?
WE'RE LIKE, "WE ALREADY TOOK IT.
MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT TILL DAYLIGHT TO FIGURE THIS OUT."
OHH, THAT IS SO WRONG.
'CAUSE THERE IS A FAINT LINE ON THAT ONE.
I DON'T KNOW.
SO, YOU GO WITH NO?
OH, WELL. YEAH.
I WAS KIND OF CONFUSED, BECAUSE I WAS SO FOR SURE
THAT EVERYTHING WAS LINING UP TO SAY WE'RE EXPECTING,
AND THEN DIDN'T GET A POSITIVE TEST.
[ SNIFFLES ]
OH, WELL.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, THERE WAS KIND OF LIKE, "AWW, THAT'S TOO BAD."
BUT THEN, AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS LIKE,
"YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M THANKFUL.
"WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN, AND THEY'RE HEALTHY.
AND WE ARE SO BLESSED."
AND SO JUST REALIZING THAT GOD KNOWS HOW TO PLAN A FAMILY,
AND WE'LL JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HE HAS IN STORE.
MOM AND I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.
Jim Bob: I HAD A FLASHBACK
OF JUST WHAT WE HAD GONE THROUGH WITH JOSIE,
AND I KNEW THAT SCOTT AND COURTNEY
HAD JUST EMBARKED ON A VERY SIMILAR JOURNEY.
Anna: YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE AT ONE OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD,
GOING BACK FOR A SECOND LOOK ISN'T A BAD THING.
Jim Bob: WELL, IN OUR FAMILY, FLEXIBILITY IS A MUST.
AND HERE WE GOT TO THE GREAT WALL
AND ENDED UP IT'S RAINING.
WE'RE STILL GONNA TRY TO GO UP
AND SEE THIS SECTION OF THE GREAT WALL,
AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE GETTING A FEW SOUVENIRS.
100.
100.
FOR THREE. FOR THREE.
40. 40 MORE.
NO, NO. 100.
I'VE SEEN HIGH-PRESSURE SALES, BUT NEVER THAT HIGH-PRESSURE.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF MOUTHS TO FEED.
40 MORE. 40 MORE.
Jim Bob: YOU KNOW, I LOVE BARGAINING, AND I LOVE NEGOTIATING.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO NEGOTIATE.
THE PROBLEM WAS, WITH THE CURRENCY EXCHANGE,
I WASN'T REALLY SURE IF I WAS GETTING A GOOD DEAL OR NOT.
30 MORE.
OH, NO. NO. NO. HERE, WE'LL PUT IT BACK.
OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
AND WHENEVER WE START LEAVING OUT,
THEY SAY, "OKAY. OKAY. OKAY.
WE'LL LET YOU HAVE IT FOR THAT PRICE."
[ LAUGHS ] SO FUNNY.
OKAY.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
I THINK AFTER ALL OF OUR NEGOTIATING THERE,
SOMEBODY GOT A GOOD DEAL.
[ LAUGHS ]
Michelle: AFTER OUR TRIP TO THE GREAT WALL,
WE HEADED BACK TO OUR HOTEL IN BEIJING
WHERE WE RECEIVED SOME VERY UNEXPECTED NEWS.
Jim Bob: HEY, GUYS.
HEY, EVERYBODY COME IN HERE REAL QUICK.
MOM AND I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.
EVERYBODY LISTEN. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
OKAY. HEY, GUYS.
WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT COURTNEY'S WATER BROKE.
WHAT?
OH.
Jim Bob: AND IT PROBABLY MEANS
THAT SHE'S GONNA BE DELIVERING THE BABY HERE IN CHINA.
IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT SCENARIO
THAN WHAT THEY THOUGHT.
SHE WASN'T DUE FOR ANOTHER, LIKE, 5 WEEKS.
AND SO LET'S STOP AND PRAY FOR THEM, OKAY?
Jill: COURTNEY AND SCOTT, TO US,
ARE MORE LIKE AUNT AND UNCLES NOW.
THEY'RE PART OF OUR PRODUCTION TEAM
AND HAVE BEEN WITH US
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF STARTING THE SHOW.
WELL, SCOTT HAS BEEN OUR CAMERA GUY FOR LIKE EIGHT YEARS,
AND HIS WIFE IS THE COORDINATING PRODUCER.
Scott: EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP,
IT'S PERSONAL, AS WELL,
BECAUSE WE LITERALLY DO JUST POP IN ON THEIR LIVES.
AND WE'VE COVERED BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
AND WE'VE BEEN THERE WITH THEM THROUGH THICK AND THIN.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE WATCHED THOSE KIDS GROW UP.
Jim Bob: SO, SCOTT TOOK HER OVER TO THE HOSPITAL
THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE HOTEL.
AND THEY'RE OVER THERE RIGHT NOW GETTING CHECKED OUT.
IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR JANA AND JILL
TO MAYBE GO OVER THERE, TOO.
WHY DON'T YOU GIRLS GET WHATEVER YOU NEED TOGETHER?
WE DON'T KNOW WHEN OR WHAT OR WHATEVER.
BUT JUST BE AVAILABLE, OKAY?
COURTNEY HAD HAD AN ULTRASOUND
AND A CHECKUP RIGHT BEFORE WE LEFT FOR THE TRIP,
AND SHE WAS GOOD TO GO.
WE WERE ALL VERY SHOCKED TO HEAR THAT COURTNEY'S WATER BROKE.
I MEAN, SHE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING A BABY
FOR ANOTHER MONTH AND A HALF.
AND SO, LIKE, WHAT?
Jana: DEEP BELLY BREATH.
2...
Jill: WE WERE PRETTY CONCERNED FOR COURTNEY AND SCOTT
AND THE DECISIONS THAT THEY'D HAVE TO MAKE NOW.
YOU MUST STAY IN BED, OKAY?
OKAY. AND THEN, WHEN I GET CLOSER,
I CAN WALK AROUND WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THE BABY TO COME?
NO. DON'T WALK AROUND. JUST HERE.
JUST ALL THE UNKNOWNS.
THERE'S THE LANGUAGE BARRIER, THEN THERE'S, LIKE,
OKAY, HOW DO THEY PRACTICE MEDICINE HERE?
[ WOMEN CONVERSING IN CHINESE ]
WE WERE PRETTY CONCERNED.
Jim Bob: I HAD A FLASHBACK
OF JUST WHAT WE HAD GONE THROUGH WITH JOSIE.
AND IT WAS JUST --
I REMEMBER THE FEAR AND EVERYTHING
OF MICHELLE GETTING AIR-EVACED TO LITTLE ROCK
AND JUST ALL THE TRAUMATIC SURROUNDINGS OF THAT SITUATION.
AND I KNEW THAT SCOTT AND COURTNEY
HAD JUST EMBARKED ON A VERY SIMILAR JOURNEY.
[ GROANS ]
20 MINUTES LATER, SHE'S IN FULL-ON LABOR.
Scott: I'M THE DAD.
Woman: YES, I SEE.
I WANT TO BE HERE WHEN THE BABY'S BORN.
I KNOW AS A MAMA THAT FEELING
OF THINGS NOT GOING THE WAY THAT YOU'D PLANNED THEM TO GO.
[ COURTNEY GROANING ]
GOOD JOB, COURTNEY. YOU'RE DOING AMAZING.
THE BABY'S ALMOST HERE.
Michelle: WHEN COURTNEY WAS IN LABOR,
OUR GIRLS WERE KEEPING US IN TUNE WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET INFORMATION FROM OUR DAUGHTERS
ON HOW SHE WAS DOING.
OKAY?
SO, WHEN YOU FEEL THAT PUSHING...
Jessa: JANA AND JILL HAVE BEEN STUDYING MIDWIFERY
FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
SO THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED.
WELL, IT WAS KIND OF SAD, YOU KNOW,
'CAUSE SHE WAS PLANNING ON HAVING THE BABY
BACK IN THE U.S.,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY WERE EXCITED
'CAUSE THEY WERE GONNA BE THERE
AND HELP OUT HOWEVER MUCH THEY COULD.
IT WAS KIND OF HAPPY AND SAD AT THE SAME TIME.
JUST GIVE A LITTLE "UNH," BUT DON'T PUSH FULL FORCE, OKAY?
[ GROANING ]
I THINK IT MAY BE VERY QUICKLY.
SO, DON'T PUSH IT OUT. RELAX.
20 MINUTES LATER, SHE'S IN FULL-ON LABOR.
[ GROANING ]
Scott: AND JILL LITERALLY PUSHED COURTNEY
THROUGH THE HALLS OF THE HOSPITAL,
ON AND OFF ELEVATORS.
Woman: IF YOU'LL JUST WAIT RIGHT THERE, PLEASE.
Scott: I'M THE DAD.
A NURSE WILL HELP HER.
I'M THE DAD.
YES, I SEE.
I WANT TO BE HERE WHEN THE BABY'S BORN.
YES. LATER.
AND I'M TRYING TO TELL THEM, "NO, I'M THE DAD.
I'M THE DAD. I'M THE DAD."
THEY'RE LIKE, "NO. OUT OF HERE."
ARE THEY HERE? CAN THEY COME?
WE HEAR COURTNEY DOWN THE HALL.
[ GROANS ]
AND IT'S GETTING CLOSE.
SO FINALLY, I JUST TOLD JILL, "I'M GOING IN."
[ GROANING ]
SHE'S COMING, BABY.
JUST THE FACT THAT SHE WAS IN A STRANGE PLACE
HAVING HER BABY,
MY HEART WENT OUT TO HER.
I KNOW AS A MAMA THAT FEELING OF THINGS NOT GOING
THE WAY THAT YOU'D PLANNED THEM TO GO AT A BIRTH.
AND SO I WAS DEFINITELY PRAYING FOR HER.
[ GROANING ]
Scott: YOU'RE DOING GREAT, BABY.
KEEP PUSHING. KEEP PUSHING.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
[ GROANING ]
HER HEAD'S OUT! HER HEAD'S OUT!
THERE -- THERE SHE IS!
[ SIGHS ]
[ BABY CRYING ]
OH, SHE'S CRYING.
SHE'S CRYING.
Jill: SO, FROM THE TIME
THAT COURTNEY STARTED HAVING RECOGNIZABLE CONTRACTIONS
TO THE TIME THE BABY WAS OUT
WAS, LIKE, WITHIN LESS THAN AN HOUR.
Scott: WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HOLD LEAH IN THE DELIVERY ROOM.
THEY IMMEDIATELY SET ABOUT WORKING ON HER.
I WAS TOLD THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE BABY
FOR OBSERVATION IN THE NICU.
SO THEY LITERALLY JUST WALKED OVER THERE,
HELD UP THE BABY FOR JUST A MOMENT,
AND TURNED AROUND AND WALKED OUT.
OKAY. OKAY.
DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH SHE WEIGHS?
AND ONCE SHE WENT THROUGH THAT DOOR,
THAT'S THE LAST WE SAW OF HER FOR THREE DAYS.
[ WHISPERING ]
WHAT? OH.
[ Crying ] NO. IT'S OKAY.
SHE'S STILL NOT SURE.
GOOD NEWS?
YEAH. SHE'S FINE.
SO, THEY SAID THEY'RE GONNA KEEP HER
FOR AT LEAST THREE DAYS.
OKAY.
WHERE WE CAN'T SEE HER.
Scott: INITIALLY, WHEN THEY TOLD ME
IT WAS GONNA BE ABOUT THREE DAYS,
IT WAS BECAUSE SHE HAD A HIGHER RESPIRATION RATE
THAN FULL-TERM BABIES.
AND SO THEY WERE GONNA JUST KEEP HER IN THE NICU,
PUT HER ON OXYGEN.
IT WAS A DIFFICULT TIME FOR COURTNEY AND I.
YEAH.
Man: DID YOU GUYS MAKE A CARD FOR BABY LEAH?
YEAH.
MM-HMM.
AND THEN JILL GAVE IT TO HER,
AND SHE WAS GOING TO GIVE IT TO HER MOM.
Courtney: "TELL THE DOCTOR TO LET YOU SEE THE BABY."
Michelle: ONCE WE KNEW THAT COURTNEY AND THE BABY
WERE BOTH DOING WELL,
WE DECIDED TO VENTURE BACK OUT
AND SEE MORE OF WHAT BEIJING HAS TO OFFER.
WE DECIDED THAT WE WERE GONNA TRY SOMETHING
THAT BEIJING IS FAMOUS FOR --
PEKING DUCK.
QUACK, QUACK, QUACK.
I THINK OUR LITTLE ONES FIGURED
THAT THEY WERE GONNA GET TO SEE LIVE DUCKS.
MNH-MNH.
UH-HUH.
Michelle: IT WAS DEFINITELY A RUDE AWAKENING FOR MY CHILDREN
WHEN WE ENTERED THE RESTAURANT
AND THEY SAW ALL OF THOSE DUCKIES HANGING THERE.
IT WASN'T WHAT THEY WERE EXPECTING.
Boy: EWW.
Jennifer: IT'S GROSS TO US.
WE WOULD NEVER EAT THOSE.
YEAH.
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE MAIN COURSE GET HERE.
Jessa: THEY HAD TONS OF OPTIONS OF STUFF OUT THERE.
SO IF SOMEBODY DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO HAVE DUCK,
THEY COULD EAT ANYTHING ELSE.
Jim Bob: SOME OF THEM MAY NOT LOOK THAT GREAT,
AND THEN THEY TASTE REALLY GOOD.
AND OTHER THINGS LOOK REALLY GOOD,
AND THEY MAY NOT TASTE VERY GREAT.
SO, UH, LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING.
Josh: THEY BROUGHT THIS FULLY PREPARED DUCK,
AND THEY SAT IT ON THIS PLATTER ON THIS TRAY.
AND THEY'RE, LIKE, RIGHT THERE BY THE TABLE
SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE.
AND THEY BRING OUT THIS MONSTROUS PIECE OF METAL
THAT IS ABOUT THAT THICK.
AND THEY'RE LIKE, "ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GONNA START THIS."
AND THEY JUST START HACKING INTO IT.
CHOP, CHOP, CHOP.
I THINK THAT THEY HAD DEFINITELY MADE IT
MORE OF AN EDIBLE-LOOKING CREATURE.
HERE YOU GO, JOSIE. HERE YOU GO.
THERE WE GO. THERE'S SOME DUCK FOR YOU.
Jana: THE DUCK WAS AMAZING.
IT TASTED SO GOOD.
THAT IS DELICIOUS.
EAT THIS, DADDY.
EAT THIS?
MMM.
Man: DO YOU LIKE THE SKIN, JACKSON?
UNH-UNH. IT'S GROSS.
I JUST LIKE THE MEAT.
Michelle: WELL, A BIG PART OF TRAVELING
IS JUST GETTING TO EXPERIENCE AND TRY
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOOD.
JOSE. JOSE, TELL THEM.
DID YOU LIKE THE DUCK? DID YOU LIKE THAT DUCK?
IS IT YUM, YUM, YUM?
I EAT THE DUCK!
WHEW!
Jill: LATER THAT EVENING,
WE CONTINUED OUR DAY OF ADVENTUROUS EATING
WITH A PLACE CALLED "SNACK STREET."
Jim Bob: THEY'VE GOT SOME SNACKS OUT OF THIS WORLD!
WHAT IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD IS THAT?
UGH! OKAY.
YOU SEE THE SCORPIONS, GUYS?
THE SCORPIONS ARE STILL ALIVE!
THAT IS DISGUSTING.
THAT IS NASTY.
OH, THANK YOU. YEAH.
OKAY.
HEY, GUYS? WHO WANTS TO TRY A SCORPION?
Michelle: JIM BOB, DON'T DO IT.
THEY SAY IT'S REALLY GOOD. IT'S ALMOST LIKE BARBECUE.
MR. JIM USED TO EAT THIS IN KOREA GROWING UP.
JIM, SHOW US HOW TO DO IT.
DON'T DO IT.
[ ALL SCREAMING ]
MR. JIM, THAT WAS GROSS.
OHH!
YUCK!
IS IT SALTY?
SALTY.
IT'S GOOD?
I DON'T THINK I CAN DO IT.
Michelle: DON'T DO IT.
I'VE TRIED A LOT OF THINGS, BUT...
DON'T DO IT! JIM BOB, DON'T DO IT.
YOU WANT TO TRY ONE, JACKSON?
HERE YOU GO.
WANT ONE? HERE WE GO.
COME ON, DADDY! EAT IT!
THAT ONE'S STILL MOVING.
LOOK. THAT ONE'S STILL MOVING A LITTLE BIT.
LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THIS.
Boy: RAWR!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Michelle: I WASN'T TOO THRILLED ABOUT THE SNACK STREET AT ALL.
HEY, MICHELLE. YOU WANT A LITTLE SNACK?
IT LOOKS LIKE -- IS THAT CHICKEN?
I THINK THAT'S BABY CHICKENS.
OH, SPARROWS. OH, YEAH.
HOW MUCH ARE THEY?
Jana: THE SMELLS ON SNACK STREET...
CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE THEM, REALLY.
EWW.
WHAT KIND OF SNAKE IS THAT?
TRY ONE?
HUH?
YOU TRY ONE?
WHAT KIND IS IT?
IS IT KIND OF CRUNCHY?
RATTLESNAKE?
OH, FRIED SNAKE. OKAY. IT'S FRIED SNAKE.
FRIED RATTLESNAKE?
YEAH.
FRIED RATTLESNAKE.
Josh: OH, IT'S YUM.
DO YOU WANT SOME CHICKEN?
IT'S NOT CHICKEN. IT'S SPARROWS.
IT'S LITTLE SPARROWS.
Jill: I'M JUST GLAD WE DIDN'T COME HERE ON OUR FIRST DAY,
'CAUSE IT WOULD HAVE REALLY SHOCKED US.
WE GOT TO STICK TOGETHER HERE, GUYS.
YAY!
ANY TIME WE GO WHERE THERE ARE CHILDREN
THAT DON'T HAVE A FAMILY AND PARENTS,
THAT HAS OPENED UP OUR EYES TO THE WHOLE ADOPTION WORLD.
SO, WE WILL JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT GOD HAS IN STORE.
Michelle: OUR FAMILY'S MOTTO IS TO SERVE OTHERS.
AND SO TODAY WE ARE VISITING AN ORPHANAGE OUTSIDE OF BEIJING
CALLED SUN VILLAGE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
ONE WOMAN SAW THE VISION OF HELPING CHILDREN,
AND MADAM ZHANG HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB
WITH THE HELP OF MANY VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE YEARS, AS WELL.
Josie: CAN I GO TO PLAYGROUND?
Michelle: THE PLAYGROUND. THEY HAVE A PLAYGROUND.
NI HAO.
Jinger: I THINK THAT THE KIDS AT THE ORPHANAGE
REALLY ENJOYED THE INTERACTION
THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE WITH THEM.
EVEN FOR THAT SHORT TIME,
JUST BEING ABLE TO SHOW THEM LOVE
AND INVEST IN THEIR LIVES.
HIGH FIVE.
YAY!
AGAIN?
OH, YAY!
Jinger: I THINK THEY LIKE THE CAMERA.
[ LAUGHS ]
GETTING TO INTERACT WITH THE CHILDREN, THAT'S A JOY.
[ LAUGHS ]
LITERALLY.
SO, THIS IS JUST A FUN THING TO BE WITH THE CHILDREN HERE.
[ CHILD SCREAMING ]
AND YET MY HEART ACHES FOR THEM,
BEING SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS.
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN SPREAD A LITTLE SUNSHINE AND JOY
IN THEIR HEARTS TODAY.
[ SPEAKING CHINESE ]
YEAH, I THINK LOVE IS UNIVERSAL, AND HAPPINESS IS UNIVERSAL.
AND SO EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A LANGUAGE BARRIER,
JUST BEING ABLE TO SHOW THAT I REALLY DO LOVE THESE KIDS.
[ Voice breaking ] AND ESPECIALLY, LIKE,
THESE CHILDREN ARE MY CHILDREN'S AGE.
AND, SO, IT'S REALLY SPECIAL TO BE HERE.
Woman: OH.
SO, YEAH.
MAMA, YOU CAN KIND OF HELP HERE. LET'S GO OUT IN THE CENTER.
YESTERDAY, WE WENT TO THE MARKET
AND WE BOUGHT SOME BACKPACKS
FOR ALL THE CHILDREN HERE IN THE ORPHANAGE.
AND THEN WE ALSO BOUGHT SHOES FOR ALL THE CHILDREN,
BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW FAST CHILDREN GO THROUGH SHOES.
WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING PRACTICAL.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
OH, HERE'S ONE FOR THE BOYS.
♪ THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO 'ROUND AND 'ROUND ♪
♪ 'ROUND AND 'ROUND ♪
♪ 'ROUND AND 'ROUND ♪
Michelle: OUR DESIRE HAS BEEN
TO TRAIN OUR CHILDREN TO HAVE A SERVANT'S HEART,
TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO SHOW LOVE AND REACH OUT TO OTHERS.
VISITING THE ORPHANAGE
DEFINITELY WAS A PRACTICAL APPLICATION
OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN
ALL OF THEIR LIVES.
IT JUST REALLY MADE ALL OF US JUST REALIZE
HOW MUCH WE HAVE
AND NOT TAKING THAT FOR GRANTED.
AND I THINK OUR HEARTS JUST REALLY WENT OUT TO THOSE KIDS
AND HOPING THAT WE COULD ENCOURAGE THEM.
WE ONLY HAVE A FEW RIBBONS.
Jim Bob: ONE OF THE LAST THINGS WE DID
WAS WRITE OUT A BLESSING ON RIBBONS
AND HUNG THEM ON A FRUIT TREE AS A BLESSING FOR THE ORPHANAGE.
YOU OLDER ONES CAN TAKE DICTATION FROM THE LITTLE ONES.
ASK THEM WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY.
LET ME DO IT! I CAN DO BY MYSELF!
OH, YOU'RE GONNA DO IT BY YOURSELF.
HERE. WAIT A MINUTE.
Anna: IT WAS HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE CHILDREN AND WALK AWAY
AFTER BEING WITH THEM AND INTERACTING WITH THEM.
AND JUST THE LOVE, THE CONNECTION THAT WAS THERE,
IT WAS HARD TO JUST LEAVE THEM.
Michelle: YOU'RE TRIPPING. HONEY, YOU KEEP TRIPPING.
I THINK ANY TIME THAT WE GO WHERE THERE ARE CHILDREN
THAT DON'T HAVE A FAMILY
AND PARENTS THAT ARE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM,
IT TUGS AT OUR HEART.
THERE'S MAMA'S.
WE HAVE HAD FRIENDS THAT EMBRACED ADOPTION,
AND THAT HAS OPENED UP OUR EYES
TO THE WHOLE ADOPTION WORLD OUT THERE.
SO, WE HAVE BEEN PRAYING ABOUT THAT AS A HUSBAND AND WIFE,
AND THEN AS A FAMILY IN GENERAL.
AND SO OUR HEARTS ARE OPEN
TO WHATEVER THE LORD WOULD HAVE FOR US.
AND MOST DEFINITELY BEING WHERE THERE ARE CHILDREN
THAT AREN'T ABLE TO BE WITH THEIR FAMILY
MAKES IT EVEN ALL THAT MUCH MORE OF A STRONG PULL.
SO, WE WILL JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT GOD HAS IN STORE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Jill: WHENEVER WE HEARD THAT LEAH WAS RELEASED,
WE WERE JUST WAITING AND ANTICIPATING SEEING HER.
Jim Bob: OH! OH!
[ APPLAUSE STARTS ]
MICHELLE: Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.
SHE CAME OUT, SHE WAS HEALTHY.
[ Chuckling ] OH.
Jill: I THINK EMOTION OVER ALL OF US WAS GREAT
BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST LIKE,
"WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR FOREVER," YOU KNOW?
I THINK ALL OF US PRETTY MUCH WERE JUST CRYING
AND SO HAPPY TO SEE LITTLE LEAH
AND TO SEE HER WITH HER MOM AND DADDY.
Michelle: [ Voice breaking ] OH, SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.
Jim Bob: WE'RE SO HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS.
I CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST HAVE FELT LIKE
FOR COURTNEY TO HOLD LEAH FOR THE FIRST TIME
AFTER 3½ DAYS.
I WOULD IMAGINE HER HEART WAS JUST ABOUT TO BURST WITH JOY.
I KNOW IT WAS A PRECIOUS MOMENT FOR HER.
WE'RE SO GLAD TO MEET HER.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE JOY OF GETTING TO MEET HER.
WE'RE GLAD TO MEET HER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SCOTT WAS LIKE, "I AM NOT LETTING GO OF MY BABY.
I AM NOT GONNA GIVE HER UP."
AND THEY WERE JUST BEAMING. AND I DON'T KNOW.
IT WAS SO SWEET TO SEE THEM TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
OH.
Jim Bob: WE LOVE YOU GUYS.
WE LOVE YOU GUYS.
WE'RE SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
BYE-BYE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
DON'T CRY. YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY.
IT'S EXCITING.
I KNOW.
THERE WAS SO MUCH TO REMEMBER FROM OUR ENTIRE ASIA EXPERIENCE.
BUT I THINK DEFINITELY GOING TO THE ORPHANAGE
WILL STICK WITH ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
AND BABY LEAH. I CAN'T PICK OUT ONE THING.
BOTH WERE VERY SPECIAL, VERY DRAMATIC.
I THINK WE GOT EVERYBODY. I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
YOU READY?
I HAD A LOT OF FUN,
EVERYTHING FROM DRESSING UP IN OUR KIMONOS,
EXPERIENCING THE MARKETS,
AND GETTING TO SEE THE GREAT WALL
AND GO TO THE ORPHANAGE,
LIVE LIKE THE CHINESE PEOPLE FOR ONE NIGHT.
PLUS, PROBABLY MY HIGHLIGHT OF THE WHOLE TIME
WAS THE BIRTH OF LEAH.
Michelle: OUR TRIP TO JAPAN AND CHINA HAS BEEN AMAZING.
BUT AFTER THREE WEEKS AWAY,
WE WILL ALL BE VERY HAPPY TO GET HOME.
WHEN WE GOT HOME FROM CHINA, I TOOK ANOTHER PREGNANCY TEST.
AND WE'RE PREGNANT!
BUT Shh. I HAVEN'T TOLD THE FAMILY YET.