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[ MOOS ]
FOR YEARS, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF DOING A DUGGAR FAMILY FARM.
THAT WAS A BIG IDEA. I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT.
OH! [ LAUGHS ]
Jinger: MY DAD CALLED A FAMILY MEETING,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON A FARM.
Woman: MUDDY AND DIRTY
AND I SEE SOME FLIP-FLOPS AND PRETTY TOENAILS
THAT MAY NOT LOOK THAT WAY AT THE END OF THE DAY.
I THINK THE OLDER GIRLS WERE REALLY GROSSED OUT.
THIS IS A HEAVY ONE.
WE GAVE THE CHICKENS WATER.
WE KNOW WE'RE WANTING TO MAYBE DO A DUGGAR FAMILY FARM.
AND I GUESS THIS IS JUST PART OF IT.
Jim Bob: I TELL YOU WHAT.
I WAS ELBOW DEEP INTO THIS FARMING THING.
GRANDMA IS REALLY MISSING MY GRANDBABIES.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING AND PRAYING ABOUT ADOPTION.
I HAVE DREAMS OF MANY BABIES COMING THROUGH HERE.
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 HAVE OUR FIRST GRANDCHILDREN,
MACKYNZIE, MICHAEL, AND MARCUS.
THEN THERE'S...
...AND OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, JOSIE.
IF YOU LOST COUNT, THAT'S A GRAND TOTAL OF 19.
AND 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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Michelle: OUR WHOLE FAMILY IS BACK
FROM HELPING JOSH AND ANNA SETTLE IN IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
AND SO NOW WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS.
GRANDMA IS REALLY MISSING MY GRANDBABIES.
I REALLY ENJOY HAVING MICHAEL AND MACKYNZIE
AND NOW LITTLE MARCUS -- ENJOY HAVING THEM OVER.
BUT I'M NOT TAKING DOWN MY BABY DIAPER CHANGING STATION.
IT WILL STAY WHERE IT'S AT.
I HAVE DREAMS OF MANY BABIES COMING THROUGH HERE
AND NEEDING TO USE THE DIAPER STATION.
I WOULD LOVE MORE LITTLE ONES
IF THE LORD SAW FIT IN A SENSE OF GIVING US MORE.
BUT WE'RE ALSO OPEN TO PRAYING ABOUT ADOPTION.
THAT'S WHY I'M NOT GETTING RID OF THE DIAPER STATION.
OKAY, EVERYBODY. IT IS TIME FOR BREAKFAST.
Jim Bob: WELL, GUYS, TODAY'S GONNA BE A BIG DAY.
WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING.
JASON, YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB
ON GETTING THIS GARDEN PLANTED WITH ALL OF YOUR HELPERS.
SINCE WE'VE BEEN TRAVELING SO MUCH,
THE WEEDS HAVE KIND OF TAKEN OVER OUR GARDEN.
AND JASON'S DONE A GOOD JOB IN THE PAST
KEEPING UP WITH THAT.
BUT I THINK WE NEED OUR WHOLE FAMILY OUT TO HELP TODAY.
OKAY, DON'T PULL ANY OF THE PLANTS
THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GROW FRUIT WITH THERE.
LOOK AT THAT ZUCCHINI. ISN'T THAT SOMETHING?
YEAH.
WHILE THE FAMILY WAS WEEDING THE GARDEN,
I CAME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU. YOU GOT A MINUTE?
UM, SURE. YEAH.
HOP ON THE RTV HERE FOR A SECOND.
WHEN JIM BOB SAYS THAT HE WANTS TO TALK TO ME PRIVATELY,
THAT HE'S GOT THIS GREAT IDEA, I USUALLY FIGURE, HOLD ON.
BECAUSE WE ARE IN FOR A LOT OF WORK OR ACTIVITY --
ONE OR THE OTHER.
UH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'VE GOT THIS BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY.
AND SO, WHAT I WAS THINKING IS
THAT IF WE GO AND FENCE OFF A SECTION OF THIS,
WE COULD GET SOME COWS
WHERE WE COULD GROW OUR OWN MEAT
AND WE COULD HAVE OUR OWN FARM.
FOR YEARS, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF DOING A DUGGAR FAMILY FARM,
WHERE WE'D GROW OUR OWN FOOD, WE'D RAISE OUR OWN LIVESTOCK.
HANG ON.
HOW HARD COULD THAT BE?
OH!
WAIT A MINUTE.
HERE WE GO. I THINK NOW WE'LL MAKE IT UP.
Michelle: JIM BOB THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AWESOME TO HAVE A FARM.
AND I'M LIKE, "WOW."
THAT WAS A BIG IDEA. I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT.
WELL, I REALLY THINK
WE PROBABLY SHOULD CHECK INTO THESE IDEAS ABOUT A FARM
BEFORE WE REALLY DO THAT.
SO, I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO MAYBE FIND OUT
WHAT ALL GOES INTO HAVING COWS AND CHICKENS AND HORSES.
I KNOW WE'VE NEVER BEEN, REALLY, FARMERS,
BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE NEXT PHASE OF OUR LIFE.
DUGGAR FARMS.
PROBABLY ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH MY MARRIAGE,
I'VE REALIZED IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ASK MICHELLE
AND TO GET HER ADVICE AND COUNSEL
BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD ON ANY MAJOR DECISIONS.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I WILL CHECK INTO THIS.
AND THEN I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
I THINK A WISE MAN WILL LISTEN TO THE CAUTIONS OF HIS WIFE.
Jim Bob: WELL, I TOOK MICHELLE'S ADVICE AND GOT ON THE INTERNET,
AND I RAN ACROSS YOUNGBLOOD GRASSFED FARMS.
SO, I PICKED UP THE PHONE
AND I CALLED TRACY YOUNGBLOOD, WHO'S THE MOM,
AND SHE INVITED OUR WHOLE FAMILY
TO COME AND HELP THEM ONE DAY ON THE FARM.
ALL RIGHT. SO, GUYS,
AS WE WERE DOING THE GARDENING THIS MORNING,
I JUST GOT THIS VISION OF -- YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHAT IF OUR FAMILY EXPANDED FROM JUST HAVING A FAMILY GARDEN
TO REALLY HAVING A FAMILY FARM?
DUGGARS SHOULD TOTALLY START A FAMILY FARM.
Mary: AS BUSY AS THE DUGGARS ARE,
I REALLY DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD START A FARM
AT THIS TIME IN THEIR LIFE.
Justin: I THINK THE DUGGARS SHOULD START A FAMILY FARM.
WAIT. I AM A DUGGAR.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, I GOT ONLINE,
AND I FOUND A FAMILY FARM THAT'S NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE.
SO, I THINK WE'LL JUST LOAD UP THE BUS AND HEAD DOWN THERE.
MY DAD CALLED A FAMILY MEETING,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON A FARM.
YAY! WHOO-HOO!
AWESOME!
Jinger: IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A STRETCH
GETTING UP EARLY IN THE MORNING.
[ PIGS SNORTING ]
THE OLDER GIRLS WERE REALLY GROSSED OUT.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN ANYONE WEAR FLIP-FLOPS
TO FEED PIGS.
SO, YOU WANT ME TO DO AN INSPECTION?
YEAH.
IT WAS ONE OF THE GROSSEST THINGS
THAT I'VE EVER BEEN ASKED TO DO IN MY LIFE.
Michelle: THIS AFTERNOON, WE'RE TRAVELING TO MENA, ARKANSAS,
AND WE'RE GONNA MEET THE YOUNGBLOODS AND THE HICKLS.
HELLO.
OH, HI.
AND THEN WE WILL WORK ON THEIR FARM.
Jim Bob: WELL, THANK Y'ALL FOR HAVING US OUT,
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CHECKING OUT YOUR FARM.
Michelle: THE YOUNGBLOODS HAVE TWO CHILDREN,
AND THE HICKLS HAVE THREE.
THEY BOTH HAVE FARMS.
AND THEN COMBINED, THEY HAVE THE MEATWORKS STORE,
WHERE THEY SELL THEIR ORGANIC MEAT.
WE WILL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING AT 6:30 AT THE FARM.
SO, THAT MEANS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LEAVE MENA ABOUT 5:45.
EXACTLY.
I GUESS THE BIGGEST SHOCKER WAS
TRACY SAID WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET UP LIKE AT 5:00 A.M.
BUT SHE SAID THAT'S THE WAY IT IS ON A FARM.
WE WILL SEE YOU THEN, WHEN THE ROOSTERS ARE CROWING.
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
Jinger: IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A STRETCH
GETTING UP EARLY IN THE MORNING TO GO WORK ON THE FARM.
HOW ARE Y'ALL, DUGGARS?
GOOD MORNING.
I'M GLAD Y'ALL MADE IT ALL THE WAY.
YEAH. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY OUT HERE.
Andy: ONE THING WE WANT YOU GUYS TO GET TODAY IS
WE FARM A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
WE SEE THINGS -- WE BELIEVE THE WAY WE PRODUCE FOOD
IS THE WAY IT WAS MEANT TO BE PRODUCED,
AND WE WANTED Y'ALL TO GET A GLIMPSE OF THAT TODAY.
SOME OF IT'S NOT GLAMOROUS WORK. IT'S MUDDY AND DIRTY.
AND I SEE SOME FLIP-FLOPS AND PRETTY TOENAILS
THAT MAY NOT LOOK THAT WAY AT THE END OF THE DAY.
AS WE HEAD OUT, WE'RE GONNA SPLIT UP INTO DIFFERENT GROUPS.
WE'VE GOT GROUPS GOING TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE FARM.
SO, LET'S SPLIT UP AND HEAD OUT.
Michelle: TRACY AND ANDY DECIDED TO SPLIT US UP INTO GROUPS
SO THAT WE COULD WORK ON THE FARM.
OUR FIRST CHORE WAS FEEDING THE PIGS.
[ PIGS SNORTING ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT WAS VERY DIFFERENT.
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, I THINK THE OLDER GIRLS WERE REALLY GROSSED OUT.
Joy Anna: THE PIGS WERE EXTREMELY LOUD,
AND THEY SOUND LIKE KIDS CRYING OR SOMETHING.
AND THEN, WHEN YOU FEED THEM, IT'S LIKE SILENCE.
[ SQUEALING ]
[ SQUEALING STOPS ]
Tracy: OKAY, NOW IT'S QUIETER.
IT'S AMAZING HOW QUIET IT GETS WHEN THEIR MOUTHS ARE FULL.
BUT THEY STILL STINK. THEY STINK REALLY BAD.
PIGS JUST -- UGH.
Tracy: OKAY. LET'S GO FEED OUR BOYS.
Michelle: [ Chuckling ] WATCH WHERE YOU STEP.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN ANYONE WEAR FLIP-FLOPS
TO FEED PIGS.
PROBABLY BE THE LAST TIME,
BETWEEN THE HOOVES AND THE PIG MANURE.
Jinger: WE DIDN'T STEP IN ANYTHING
THAT COULDN'T BE SPRAYED OFF WITH A GARDEN HOSE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THANK YOU.
AS FAR AS DOING WORK IN A SKIRT,
THAT'S JUST THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT.
THERE WE GO.
OKAY.
IT WORKS FINE.
WE KNOW WHICH SKIRTS TO WEAR ON WHICH DAY
IF WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING,
SO WE TRY TO DO IT IN OUR WORK SKIRTS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Jessa: IT WAS FUN TO BE THERE,
BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA BE GETTING PIGS FOR OUR FARM.
Jim Bob: ONE OF THE FIRST TASKS
THAT THE BOYS AND I WERE PUT ON WAS TO FEED THE SHEEP.
Tracy: WE USUALLY CALL THEM AND SAY, "HERE, SHEEP."
HERE, SHEEP.
WOW.
WE DON'T EVER FEED THEM ANY GRAIN.
WE DO FEED THEM ALFALFA PELLETS.
AND HOW ABOUT -- DO THE DOGS STAY WITH THEM ALL THE TIME?
THEY LIKE TO BE IN AMONG THEM
AND PLAY WITH THEM AND KNOCK THEM DOWN.
SO, THEY DEFINITELY KNOW WHAT THEIR JOB IS.
HEY, GUYS. LET'S GO FIND THE MILK COWS.
AFTER WE SAW THE SHEEP, MISS TRACY TOOK US TO SEE SOME MILK COWS.
HOW DO YOU DO IT?
Tracy: SQUEEZE FROM THE TOP DOWN.
THERE YOU GO.
YOU DID IT.
PUT IT IN YOUR HAND AND TASTE IT.
SEE IF YOU GET A DRINK.
Tracy: IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO DRINK THE MILK YET
BECAUSE SHE'S NOT IN MILK,
SO IT'S COLOSTRUM VERSUS THE RAW MILK.
Boy: PRETTY GOOD, JUSTIN.
MISS TRACY SAID THAT THE COW'S MILK HASN'T COME IN YET,
BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE IT A TRY.
THAT IS DISGUSTING!
THAT'S MORE COLOSTRUM THAN MILK. SHE'S NOT IN MILK YET.
EWW!
I GOT TO SPRAY THE MILK OUT OF IT.
IT WAS FUN.
EWW!
THAT STINKS SO BAD!
YOU JUST MAKE YOUR HAND IN THE SHAPE OF A CONE.
THIS IS A TALK I'VE BEEN WANTING TO HAVE WITH YOU GUYS FOR A WHILE.
THIS IS WHERE BABIES COME FROM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Joy Anna: WE ARRIVED HERE LAST NIGHT,
AND WE HAD TO GET UP REALLY EARLY THIS MORNING
BECAUSE WE HAD TO GO TO THE FARM AND HELP WITH THE ANIMALS.
Michelle: WHILE WE WERE WORKING ON DIFFERENT CHORES ON THE FARM,
MATTI TOOK THE LITTLE GIRLS TO GO HELP HER WITH HER CHICKENS.
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
Matti: WE'LL JUST GIVE THEM SOME FEED AND WATER.
THIS IS A HEAVY ONE.
WE GAVE THE CHICKENS WATER BECAUSE...
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
BECAUSE THEY WERE THIRSTY AND BECAUSE --
BECAUSE -- BECAUSE THEY WERE HUNGRY.
EWW!
THAT STINKS SO BAD!
WE WENT IN THEIR HEN HOUSE, AND IT STINKED TO DEATH.
I PLUGGED MY NOSE LIKE THIS.
AND THEY WENT LIKE THIS. DO! DO! DO!
Matti: YOU GUYS WANT TO HELP ME COLLECT EGGS?
[ CHICKENS CLUCKING ]
Johannah: UH, MY FAMILY CAN HANDLE THE FARM LIFE.
THEY CAN, WE CAN.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IN HERE, GUYS,
IS WE'VE GOT A YOUNG HEIFER HERE
THAT I WANT TO GET IN AND DO JUST A LITTLE INSPECTION TO HER.
THE OLDEST BOYS AND I WENT ON TO GO CHECK ON A PREGNANT HEIFER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SO, YOU WANT ME TO DO AN INSPECTION?
YEP.
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S IN THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE?
WE KNOW WE'RE WANTING TO MAYBE DO A DUGGAR FAMILY FARM.
AND I GUESS THIS IS JUST PART OF IT.
THE FIRST THING YOU DO IS YOU GET IN THERE,
AND YOU PUT THIS BIG, LONG GLOVE ON
THAT COMES UP TO ABOUT YOUR SHOULDER.
JUST KIND OF MAKE YOUR HAND IN THE SHAPE OF A CONE.
DO I HAVE TO DO THIS?
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW, JOHN IS MY COW MAN HERE.
HE HAS AN INTEREST IN COWS. YOU NEED THIS EXPERIENCE HERE.
MY DAD WAS TRYING TO PASS OFF THE GIFT TO ME.
I'M STARTING TO SWEAT. I'M BREAKING OUT IN A COLD SWEAT.
John David: BUT NEVER LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH,
OR A HEIFER IN THE REAR, I GUESS, IN THIS CASE.
Jim Bob: YOU'RE A GOOD COW. WHAT'S HER NAME?
MOON PIE, YEAH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH, IT'S -- YEAH.
YEAH. WOW. THAT'S SOMETHING.
OKAY.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL -- YEAH, HOLD STILL.
[ MOOS ]
OKAY, AS YOU GET IN, FLATTEN YOUR HAND.
YEAH? HERE WE GO.
OKAY. OKAY. 1, 2...
3.
YEAH, OKAY. NOW, WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR?
YOU'LL FEEL HER PELVIC REGION, HER PELVIC BONE WILL DROP OFF.
IS THAT WHAT I'M FEELING?
YEAH, HER PELVIC BONE WILL DROP OFF,
AND THAT'S WHERE HER CALF, ALL HER FOUR STOMACHS,
HER RUMENS OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE,
AND HER CALF WILL BE ON THAT SIDE.
OH, THERE, SHE OPENED UP NOW. SHE'S SAYING, "COME ON IN."
Jim Bob: I TELL YOU WHAT.
I WAS ELBOW DEEP INTO THIS FARMING THING.
OH, I FEEL -- THERE IS SOMETHING IN THERE.
IT FEELS LIKE A -- IS THAT THE HEAD?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
MY DAUGHTERS ARE BOTH STUDYING TO BE MIDWIVES.
AND NOW I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH.
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MY WATCH OFF FIRST.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT WAS ONE OF THE GROSSEST THINGS
THAT I'VE EVER BEEN ASKED TO DO IN MY LIFE.
WELL, GUYS, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
THIS IS A TALK I'VE BEEN WANTING TO HAVE WITH YOU GUYS FOR A WHILE.
THIS IS WHERE BABIES COME FROM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THE WHOLE BIRDS-AND-THE-BEES THING
WAS JUST MY DAD, I GUESS, YOU KNOW.
IT TAKES A MALE AND A FEMALE, AND THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENS.
HE'S GONNA TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY HE GETS
TO MAKE IT INTO SOME LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
YEAH, SO, I THINK JIM BOB IS --
HE IS DEFINITELY CUT OUT FOR THIS.
HE IS A TROUPER.
HE HUNG IN THERE, AND HE GOT HER DONE.
NOW THAT I SEE EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO FARMING,
I'M RETHINKING THE WHOLE IDEA.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Michelle: BY THE END OF THIS DAY,
MY LITTLE ONES WERE SLEEPING ACROSS THE TABLE.
OH, I AM SO SORRY.
MOMMIES THAT HAVE WALKED THROUGH THE NICU,
WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
FOR YEARS, I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT DOING A FAMILY FARM
WHERE OUR WHOLE FAMILY COULD WORK TOGETHER.
AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A GRAND IDEA.
BUT THEN ACTUALLY AFTER GOING AND WORKING ON A FARM
AND SEEING ALL THAT GOES INTO IT,
I'VE REALLY HAD SECOND THOUGHTS.
WE'RE ALL FINISHED ON THE FARM.
Man: HELLO.
HEY.
Jim Bob: HEY. GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
AND WHEN WE WALKED IN TO MEATWORKS,
GREG AND LAVONNE HICKL GAVE US THE RUNDOWN
ON WHAT WE WERE GONNA NEED TO DO TO HELP IN THE STORE, MEATWORKS.
SOME OF YOU ARE GONNA BE HELPING IN THE PROCESSING ROOM.
SOME OF YOU ARE GONNA BE HELPING BEHIND THE MEAT CASE.
SOME OF YOU ARE GONNA BE HELPING IN HERE.
Greg: LET'S GO, TEAM.
Michelle: ALL RIGHT.
SO, THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA DO IS
WE'RE JUST GONNA GO AHEAD AND PUT TOGETHER THE SALAD
FOR OUR DINNER TONIGHT.
Jessica: THEY ARE AWESOME.
THEY'RE VERY, VERY GRACIOUS, VERY GOOD HELPERS.
I COULD GET A LOT MORE DONE
HAVING AS MANY HANDS AS WE'VE HAD.
Michelle: WHILE THE LITTLE GIRLS AND I WERE WORKING IN THE KITCHEN
TO HELP PREPARE AN ORGANIC MEAL...
I LIKE THAT KIND.
YOU DO LIKE THAT KIND.
...GRANDMA AND JOY WERE MANNING THE REGISTER.
YOUR TOTAL IS $8.33.
AND JESSA AND JINGER WERE FILLING ORDERS.
AND THEN JASON, JAMES, JUSTIN, AND JACKSON
WERE WORKING AT THE MEAT COUNTER.
OH! THANK YOU.
AND THEN JIM BOB AND THE OLDER BOYS
WERE WORKING IN THE BUTCHER SHOP.
FIRST WE'RE GONNA SEPARATE IT BETWEEN THE FIFTH AND SIXTH RIB.
WE'LL COUNT FIVE RIBS UP.
Jim Bob: I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN AROUND A BUTCHER SHOP,
AND IT'S REALLY AMAZING TO THINK THAT'S WHERE OUR MEAT COMES FROM.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY THOUGHT GOING TO A FARM
WOULD JUST BE FUN AND GAMES.
BUT I REALIZE IT'S A LOT OF WORK
AND THERE'S A LOT OF GROSS THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO
AS PART OF FARMING.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF MY STOMACH IS TOUGH ENOUGH FOR THIS OR NOT.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MUCH BUTCHERING
SINCE MY DAD TRIED TO SPEAK SPANISH.
I THINK THEY DID GOOD. THEY HAVE A LOT OF POTENTIAL.
THEY SHOWED A LOT OF PASSION FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE,
AND I THINK THEY COULD ALL DO IT.
SO, THAT'S GOOD TO SEE.
Michelle: IT WAS REALLY NEAT.
THERE WERE CUSTOMERS COMING IN, AND I ENDED UP MEETING A FRIEND.
HELLO, THERE. GOOD TO MEET YOU.
YES, I AM.
YES, MA'AM.
YOU'VE GOTTEN SO BIG.
I REMEMBER SEEING YOUR SHOW ON TELEVISION WITH HER,
AND YOU REALLY INSPIRED ME A LOT.
AWW. AWW.
I UNDERSTAND SHE WAS PREMIE, AND SHE HAD COMPLICATIONS.
YES.
I LOST A CHILD THAT WEIGHED ABOUT HER SIZE.
SAME EXACT DELIVERY AS YOU.
[ GASPS ] AWW.
HE PASSED AWAY AT TWO HOURS OLD.
BUT SEEING JOSIE INSPIRED ME.
AWW. BLESS YOU.
SHE'S BEEN REALLY AN INSPIRATION,
AND HE'D BE 7 YEARS OLD NOW.
SHE IS...
OH, I AM SO SORRY.
HER SON JAYDEN WEIGHED 1 POUND, 8 OUNCES,
AND HE ONLY LIVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER BIRTH.
AND MY JOSIE, SHE WEIGHED 1 POUND, 6 OUNCES.
AND SO, THERE WAS A LOT OF SIMILARITIES THERE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO JUST LET YOU KNOW
THAT YOU INSPIRE ME SO MUCH.
AND YOU ARE A WONDERFUL MOTHER,
AND YOU GIVE ME HOPE FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE.
SHE WAS JUST TOUCHING HER, AND I'M SURE THINKING,
"THIS WOULD BE WHAT JAYDEN WOULD LOOK LIKE IF HE WERE HERE."
MY HEART GOES OUT TO HER.
I'M SO SORRY. AWW, SWEET MAMA.
AWW.
I WAS REALLY ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THIS OTHER MOMMY.
I FEEL LIKE MOMMIES THAT HAVE WALKED THROUGH THE NICU,
WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
HEY, GUYS, WORKERS.
DINNER IS ON THE SERVING LINE. SO EVERYBODY CAN COME THIS WAY.
Jim Bob: WHEN WE GOT TO THE DINING AREA,
THERE WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL SPREAD
OF ALL KINDS OF DELICIOUS FARM-FRESH FOOD WAITING FOR US.
THAT IS DELISH.
COULDN'T WAIT TILL I GET TO THE TABLE.
BY THE END OF THIS DAY, MY LITTLE ONES WERE VERY TIRED.
SOME OF THEM LITERALLY WERE SLEEPING ACROSS THE TABLE.
I WAS EXHAUSTED.
I WAS REALLY TIRED.
DELICIOUS. IT TASTES GOOD.
Justin: I HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME.
I THINK THE DUGGARS SHOULD START A FAMILY FARM.
I THINK THE DUGGARS SHOULD START A FARM.
IF WE HAD A FARM, I WOULD WANT CHICKENS.
NO PIGS, FOR SURE.
PROBABLY NOT ANY PIGS.
BOY, THIS IS REALLY GOOD, MICHELLE.
IT IS. IT IS.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT A FAMILY FARM NOW
AFTER TODAY'S ADVENTURES?
IT'S A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.
BUT LET'S PRAY ABOUT IT.
OKAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
LOOK WHO'S HERE, JOSE!
Michelle: THERE'S JUST A KINDRED SPIRIT WITH US MAMAS
THAT GO THROUGH THIS NICU
AND PRAY FOR OUR BABIES TO COME THROUGH.
Anna: THIS MOVE HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A BIG ADJUSTMENT.
[ BABY FUSSING ]
I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN IN D.C. TRAFFIC.
[ HORN HONKS ]
SORRY.
I'VE GOT ANOTHER IDEA
THAT I THINK OUR WHOLE FAMILY COULD WORK AT TOGETHER.
OH, MY.
VOILĂ !