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COMING UP ON "19 KIDS AND COUNTING"...
DROP YOUR HIPS, DROP YOUR HIPS!
PUSH, LIFT!
STEVE IS OUR PROFESSIONAL TRAINER.
IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?
Children: AAH.
JORDYN NEEDS HER TONSILS REMOVED.
Jim Bob: THEY'RE GONNA TAKE THOSE LITTLE BAGS OUT,
THEN YOU'RE GONNA WAKE UP,
AND YOU'RE GONNA EAT SOME ICE CREAM.
TODAY'S OUR ULTRASOUND
AND WHERE SOMEONE IS GONNA FIND OUT THE GENDER OF OUR BABY.
OKAY, EVERYBODY HAS TO TURN THEIR EYES,
BECAUSE I'M KIND OF IN THE AREA.
I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY CHOSE ME.
HE'S DEFINITELY THE PRIME CANDIDATE THAT WE CAN TRUST.
IN YOUR HANDS.
GONNA FIND OUT IF THERE'S A STEM ON THE APPLE.
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 FINALLY, OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, 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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A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, JOSH AND I DECIDED TO HAVE A CONTEST
TO SEE WHO COULD LOSE THE MOST WEIGHT.
IT'S A DEAL.
WE HIRED A TRAINER.
HE USED TO BE A LINEBACKER,
AND EVERY TIME,
HE COMES UP WITH THESE CREATIVE WAYS TO INFLICT PAIN ON US.
[ HEROIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
JOSH AND I THOUGHT WE MIGHT NEED SOME PROTEIN,
BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS COMING UP WITH THESE IDEAS
THAT ARE JUST WEARING US OUT.
I CAN'T DO IT.
[ Laughing ] I CAN'T DO IT.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
I STUCK TO MY DIET ABOUT THREE-FOURTHS OF THE TIME.
AND MY EXERCISE -- I TRY TO DO IT EVERY DAY,
BUT ENDS UP USUALLY BEING ABOUT HALF THE TIME.
I'M DOING BETTER THAN I'VE EVER DONE,
BUT I STILL GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO.
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
WHOO-HOO!
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
OH. UH-OH.
ENOUGH OF THIS NONSENSE!
LET'S GET DOWN THIS HILL AND GET TO WORK!
HE'S GOT US JUST DOING ALL THIS INSANE, CRAZY STUFF.
DROP YOUR HIPS, DROP YOUR HIPS!
PUSH, LIFT! LET'S GO!
DROP YOUR HIPS, JOSH. DROP YOUR HIPS.
Anna: IF SOMEONE THAT WAS 6'7" TOLD ME TO PUSH A TIRE UP A HILL --
I DON'T KNOW -- I PROBABLY WOULD JUST BECAUSE HE'S SO HUGE.
COME ON! COME ON!
COME ON! NO FATIGUE, NO FATIGUE.
MEN CAN REALLY MAKE OTHER MEN DO CRAZY THINGS.
ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.
I MEAN, TO SEE STEVE OUT THERE
PUSHING JOSH AND JIM BOB TO DO THINGS
THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY NEVER DO OTHERWISE,
I DON'T GET IT.
WALK BACK. STEP BACK.
Michelle: BUT WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT STEVE,
YOU'LL PROBABLY DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU TO.
Jim Bob: I THINK MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF THE WORKOUT
WAS WHEN WE HAD TO PULL A TRUCK UP A SLIGHT GRADE.
LITTLE BIT MORE EFFORT, PLEASE!
[ GRUNTING ]
I FELT LIKE I HAVE DIED AND GONE ON.
WATCH OUT FOR THE WATER.
DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT WATER.
THAT WATER AIN'T NEVER HURT NOBODY!
OH. UGH.
HE JUST ABOUT WIPED US OUT.
GET LOWER, GET LOWER, GET LOWER.
Michelle: JIM BOB HASN'T BEEN PERFECT IN ALL OF IT,
BUT I TELL MY KIDS, WHEN THEY'RE DOING PRACTICE IN SCHOOL,
WHATEVER IT IS, PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS.
STEP RIGHT, HEAD UP, HEAD UP.
LITTLE DEEPER, JIM BOB. COME ON.
IT'S NEAT TO SEE, LIKE, THE CHANGE IN JOSH
AND JUST HOW MUCH HEALTHIER AND HOW MUCH MORE ENERGY HE HAS.
[ GRUNTING ]
I THINK JOSH DEFINITELY NEEDED A MOTIVATION LIKE STEVE.
COME ON. YOU GOT THIS, YOU GOT THIS. COME ON.
HE IS...LIKE A NIGHTMARE, ALMOST.
YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO THROW UP NOW.
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF THE ENTIRE WORKOUT
WAS REALLY THE ENTIRE WORKOUT.
Michelle: I'M JUST EXCITED THAT OUR WHOLE FAMILY IS MOVING
IN A HEALTHIER DIRECTION.
FELLAS, GREAT JOB TODAY.
YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO HANDLE
EVERY WORKOUT PUT IN FRONT OF YOU.
NOT ONLY DID YOU HANDLE IT,
YOU DID IT WITH GREAT EXCELLENCE
AND YOU DID IT WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
THAT PART, I'M VERY PROUD OF -- VERY PROUD OF YOU.
LET'S GO GET US SOME HOT CHOCOLATE.
SOUNDS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
Children: AAH.
OPEN.
AAH.
AAH.
WELL, MY SWEET LITTLE JORDYN NEEDS HER TONSILS REMOVED.
IT'S VERY OBVIOUS THAT SHE SOUNDS
LIKE SHE'S GOT COTTON BALLS IN THE BACK OF HER THROAT.
NOW WE GOT IT. THAT'S -- OH, BOY.
THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
THAT IS IMPRESSIVE.
WHOA, JORDYN, LOOK AT THOSE TONSILS!
AND SHE SNORES AND THRASHES IN HER SLEEP,
SO WE FEEL LIKE THE BEST THING FOR JORDYN AT THIS POINT IS
TO HAVE THOSE HUGE TONSILS REMOVED
SO THAT SHE CAN BREATHE BETTER.
WE REALLY HAVEN'T TOLD JORDYN YET,
SO, DEPENDING ON HOW WE PRESENT IT TO HER,
SHE'LL PROBABLY TAKE IT WELL IF SHE DOESN'T REALLY KNOW
ALL OF THE PAIN THAT'S GONNA BE INVOLVED AFTER THE SURGERY.
YOU REMEMBER THE PICTURE WE TOOK...
MM-HMM.
...THAT SHOWED US WHAT YOUR TONSILS LOOK LIKE?
THOSE ARE BIG. WHOA!
LOOK AT HOW BIG THEY ARE.
AND THEY'RE REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE REALLY SMALL LIKE THIS.
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP HER, ON THE FRONT END,
TO NOT BE FEARFUL
AND KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR HER TO HAVE THIS DONE
BECAUSE IT'LL HELP HER BREATHE BETTER AND SHE'LL FEEL BETTER.
OUR BEDROOM ENDS UP BEING LIKE THE FAMILY HOSPITAL ROOM.
THEY SAID THAT I BUSTED A BLOOD VESSEL.
HERE'S THE ICE CREAM.
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THIS WAS THE SURGERY PARTY FOR JORDYN.
Michelle: JORDYN NEEDS HER TONSILS REMOVED.
WE'RE GONNA WAKE YOU UP, LIKE, WHEN IT'S STILL DARK,
AND WE'RE GOING TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.
WE GET TO GO VISIT DR. JOHNSON.
AND WHAT'LL HAPPEN IS,
IT'S GONNA BE SO EARLY IN THE MORNING,
YOU'RE JUST GONNA GO BACK TO SLEEP.
AND THEN, WHILE YOU'RE SLEEPING, THEY'RE GONNA TAKE THOSE --
THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE LITTLE BAGS, I GUESS, AREN'T THEY?
YEAH.
THEY'RE GONNA TAKE THOSE LITTLE BAGS OUT,
THEN YOU'RE GONNA WAKE UP,
AND YOU'RE GONNA EAT SOME ICE CREAM.
AND A POPSICLE.
NOW, WHERE DID MY LITTLE INJURED FELLOW GO?
YEAH.
HOW YOU FEELING, JUSTIN?
SICK.
WE WERE PLAYING OUTSIDE WITH A ROPE,
AND I GOT HIT IN THE EYE.
THAT ROPE -- IT ACCIDENTALLY BROKE
WHEN WE WERE PLAYING WITH IT,
AND IT CAME BACK AND HIT HIM RIGHT IN THE EYE.
AND WE TOOK HIM TO THE EYE DOCTOR
AND SAID THAT IT DID CAUSE IT TO GET BRUISED SOME.
THEY SAID THAT I BUSTED A BLOOD VESSEL.
AND SO THEY GAVE HIM AN EYE PATCH,
AND THEY SAID HE SHOULD BE GETTING
TO FEELING BETTER HERE IN JUST A FEW DAYS.
OUR BEDROOM ENDS UP BEING LIKE THE FAMILY HOSPITAL ROOM,
WHERE ANYTIME SOMEBODY'S SICK OR INJURED,
THEY COME TO OUR ROOM, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY HEAL UP.
[ RETCHING ]
YES, SHE WAS COUGHING.
[ COUGHING ]
Michelle: WITH A NUMBER OF YOUNG CHILDREN,
IT'S OFTEN THAT I HAVE ONE OR MORE
THAT ARE HURT, SICK, OR DEALING WITH SOME AILMENT,
AND SO I'M USUALLY HELPING MANY.
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL.
SO TO HAVE TWO THAT HAVE SOME KIND OF A MEDICAL ISSUE,
I JUST HAVE MY CHART GOING,
AND I'LL KEEP UP WITH IT THAT WAY.
SEE, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS
WE'RE GONNA LET JUSTIN SLEEP THERE,
'CAUSE HE'S GOT TO KIND OF SLEEP RECLINING.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA PUT A TALLER BED BACK THERE --
JORDYN'S LITTLE BED.
IT WAS A BIT SQUISHY IN THERE.
[ CHUCKLES ] OH, BROTHER.
OH, MY.
HONEY, THEY'LL HEAL UP QUICKLY.
YES.
NOW THAT WE'VE TOLD JORDYN ABOUT HER SURGERY,
SHE AND I ARE GONNA GET TO GO GET SOME TREATS FOR HER
SO THAT SHE'LL HAVE SOME SOFT FOOD TO EAT AFTER HER SURGERY.
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO TAKE ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH THE CHILDREN.
AND SO, IN THIS SITUATION, WE'RE JUST GONNA TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GRAB IT WHILE I CAN.
FOR FOOD.
THAT. THERE WE GO.
WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR SOFT FOODS AND NOT ALL SWEETS.
I REALLY AM HOPING TO FIND, YOU KNOW,
POTATOES AND MAYBE EGGS
AND THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE SOFT
BUT HAVE PROTEIN AND SOME MORE NOURISHMENT.
THIS IS THE WAY TO GO. THESE MAKE YUMMY POPSICLES.
I GOT ICE CREAM, POPSICLES,
MASHED POTATOES.
Michelle: WE DON'T JUST GO AND BUY THIS KIND OF STUFF.
LET'S SEE, HERE'S THE ICE CREAM.
IT MIGHT BE AN OCCASIONAL SPECIAL TREAT,
LIKE FOR A PARTY OR SOMETHING.
BANANA SPLIT. OH, BOY.
BUT I GUESS YOU COULD SAY
THIS WAS THE SURGERY PARTY FOR JORDYN.
HERE'S SOME.
AND, HOPEFULLY, SHE'LL FORGET ALL THE PAIN.
WE GOT TO HURRY 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT YOUR POPSICLES TO MELT.
OH, THAT'S SO SWEET OF YOU GUYS.
SHE HAD HER BALLOON AND HER LITTLE STUFFED ANIMAL.
SHE WOULD SAY, "GET ME THIS, GET ME THAT."
SOON AS JOSIE REALIZED JORDYN WAS GETTING POPSICLES,
SHE'S LAYING RIGHT NEXT TO JORDYN.
I WANT SOME POPSICLE.
TODAY'S OUR ULTRASOUND,
WHERE SOMEONE IS GONNA FIND OUT THE GENDER OF OUR BABY.
Michelle: THIS MORNING,
JORDYN'S GONNA HAVE SURGERY ON HER TONSILS.
SINCE JUSTIN'S EYE WAS INJURED, THEY'RE BOTH IN OUR ROOM NOW.
SO WE HAVE JUSTIN AND JORDYN CAMPING OUT
IN MOM AND DADDY'S ROOM FOR THE LAST FEW NIGHTS.
HER THROAT'S ALMOST COMPLETELY RESTRICTED.
[ SNORING ]
SHE'S SLEEPING TILL THE LAST MINUTE
UNTIL WE'RE READY TO WALK OUT.
GOOD MORNING, JORDYN. WE GET TO GO BYE-BYE.
SHE DOESN'T REALLY GET IT, AND WE REALLY WERE HOPING
THAT SHE WOULDN'T REALLY GET IT UNTIL AFTER THE FACT.
IT'S TIME, JORDYN. WE GET TO GO SEE DR. JOHNSON.
WAKE UP.
OKAY.
OKAY.
MY HOPE IS THAT WE'VE PREPARED HER SOMEWHAT
FOR THE FACT THAT SHE'S GONNA GO SEE DR. JOHNSON
AND HAVE A SURGERY
BUT NOT ENOUGH WHERE SHE'S GONNA BE FEARFUL.
JORDYN IS A DADDY'S GIRL.
[ SMOOCHES, LAUGHS ]
SHE IS THE SWEETEST PERSONALITY.
WHEE. WHEE.
SHE HAS A SPLIT PERSONALITY,
SO WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT?
[ CRYING ]
SHE'S USUALLY A HAPPY KID.
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE'S VERY OUTGOING SOMETIMES.
HI.
SHE DOES NOT LIKE GERMS.
[ AIR HISSING ]
SHE HAS HER MOMENTS.
NO!
"REALLY? I'M NOT IN THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE?"
HI.
YEAH.
I MEAN, SHE'S JUST A KID, YOU KNOW.
THE SURGERY WENT GREAT. JORDYN DID WONDERFUL.
Girl: HEY, JORDYN!
HERE SHE IS.
ARE YOU TIRED, JORDYN?
YEAH, LOOK WHO'S HERE. IT'S YOUR BUDDY.
HEY, JORDYN.
Michelle: ANYTIME YOU'RE PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO ONE CHILD,
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ONE THAT COMES ALONG
AND WANTS TO JUMP IN ON ALL OF THAT.
JOSIE.
THEY'RE ALL GONNA WANT TO HAVE
A PART IN "HELPING" JORDYN.
JORDYN IS THE ONLY ONE
WHO GOT HER TONSILS TOOKEN OUT IN OUR FAMILY.
YES.
OH, THAT'S SO SWEET OF YOU GUYS.
Girl: IT SAYS "GET WELL."
I GOT IT FOR HER. I LOVE YOU, JORDYN.
JORDYN.
SHE HAD HER BALLOON AND HER LITTLE STUFFED ANIMAL
AND ALL OF HER SIBLINGS JUST RIGHT THERE
AT YOUR BECKONING CALL.
IT WAS KIND OF LIKE, "WOW, OKAY.
"I'M GETTING ALL THIS ROYAL TREATMENT.
EVERYBODY'S WAITING ON ME HAND AND FOOT."
SHE'D SAY, "GET ME THIS, GET ME THAT,
GET ME THIS, GET ME THAT."
AS SOON AS JOSIE REALIZED
THAT JORDYN WAS GETTING POPSICLES BECAUSE OF HER OWIE,
SHE'S LIKE, "OH, I GOT A BOO-BOO, I GOT AN OWIE."
AND SHE'S LAYING RIGHT NEXT TO JORDYN,
LOOKING FOR THE POPSICLES.
THEY ASKED ME IF THEY COULD HAVE SOME, BUT THEY COULDN'T.
SHE SAID, "YOU CAN HAVE SOME LATER."
AND THEN SHE DIDN'T GIVE ME ANY.
AND THEY ASKED MAMA, AND THEN MOMMY SAID NO.
I WANT SOME POPSICLE.
I KNOW YOU WANT ONE. IT'S JORDYN'S.
"IT'S MINE."
JORDYN SHARED HER POPSICLES AND ICE CREAM WITH ME --
JUST A FEW, BUT SHE'S A GOOD BUDDY.
Michelle: ONCE WE GOT JORDYN SETTLED IN,
IT WAS, YOU KNOW, LIFE AS USUAL GOING ON IN OUR HOME,
AND SO WE HAD TO GET LUNCH.
AND SO, WHILE JORDYN IS RESTING,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME TURKEY SANDWICHES.
JACKSON AND HANNY ARE VERY GOOD HELPERS.
THEY ARE VERY EFFICIENT,
AND THEY'RE ALWAYS WANTING TO TRY NEW THINGS AND LEARN.
I WANT THEM TO BE EFFICIENT WHEREVER THEY'RE AT.
IT'S TIME TO EAT. EVERYBODY COME DOWNSTAIRS.
COME ON IN. COME ON, JAMES.
Jim Bob: ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE QUICK.
WOW. LOOK AT THAT.
Michelle: SO, TURKEY'S A FAVORITE IN OUR FAMILY,
AND IT'S FAST AND EASY.
WOW. I LIKE THAT.
I LIKE PEPPER!
Michelle: WE HAD A BUSY MORNING.
THAT'S JUST THE LIFE OF MOM.
YOU'RE BUSY, AND YOU GOT TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY.
Anna: IT WAS SO EXCITING GETTING TO SEE
THE LITTLE HANDS, THE LITTLE FEET,
JUST REALIZING THAT THERE'S A NEW LIFE FORMING.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE SEX OF THE BABY?
WE HAVE APPOINTED MR. JIM TO REVEAL THE GENDER.
Anna: I WANTED TO PEEK SO BAD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
GOOD MORNING, KYNZIE. DID YOU WAKE UP?
THE DUGGARS ARE NOT MORNING PEOPLE.
I'M NOT SURE WHERE HE GETS THE PROBLEM
OF NOT WANTING TO GET AROUND IN THE MORNING,
BUT I'M GUESSING IT RUNS IN HIS FAMILY.
TODAY'S OUR ULTRASOUND,
AND THIS ISN'T JUST ANY ULTRASOUND.
THIS IS THE ULTRASOUND
WHERE SOMEONE IS GONNA FIND OUT THE GENDER OF OUR BABY.
UH-HUH.
WE'RE NOT GONNA FIND OUT WHAT THE BABY IS TODAY, THOUGH.
JIM IS GONNA FIND OUT AND PLAN A SURPRISE FOR THE FAMILY.
I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY CHOSE ME.
MAYBE THEY THOUGHT I WOULD KEEP A SECRET
'CAUSE MAYBE I WOULD FORGET, BUT...
JANA AND JILL ARE COMING ALONG WITH US FOR OUR ULTRASOUND.
WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE JANA AND JILL THERE
AS A PART OF OUR BIRTH TEAM.
Jill: I'VE HELPED WITH ANNA'S BIRTHS BEFORE,
BUT I WASN'T PURSUING MIDWIFERY AT THE TIME,
SO I WAS JUST ASSISTING HER.
AND SO THIS IS MY FIRST TIME AND JANA'S FIRST TIME
TO GET TO BE ON A FAMILY MEMBER'S BIRTH TEAM.
Josh: FORT SMITH IS AN HOUR AWAY FROM WHERE WE LIVE,
BUT OUR MIDWIFE, SHELLEY WASSON, IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET,
AND SO IT'S THE MOST CONVENIENT PLACE
FOR US TO HAVE OUR ULTRASOUND.
THIS IS MACKYNZIE. CAN YOU SAY HI TO MISS SHELLEY?
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE'S BEEN JUST A GREAT FRIEND OF OUR FAMILY,
AND SHE'S VERY EXPERIENCED AT WHAT SHE DOES.
SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW,
AND WE JUST FEEL VERY CONFIDENT
THAT SHE IS GONNA DO A GREAT JOB.
ANNA DUGGAR?
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THE TWO LITTLE ONES OUT HERE IN THIS ROOM,
AND WE'LL COME BACK LATER
AND LET THEM COME BACK IN AT THE END OF THE EXAM.
I CAN STAY OUT HERE.
OKAY.
WHAT I'M DOING IS JUST KIND OF TAKING A QUICK PEEK HERE
JUST TO LOOK FOR PRESENTATION,
SHOW THAT THERE'S AN ACTIVE HEART BEATING RIGHT THERE.
[ HEART BEATING ]
THERE WE GO. THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.
Anna: IT WAS SO EXCITING GETTING TO SEE
THE LITTLE HANDS AND LITTLE FEET,
THE EYES, THE NOSE,
AND JUST ALL THE PARTS OF OUR BABY,
AND JUST REALIZING THAT, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S A NEW LIFE FORMING.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE SEX OF THE BABY?
JIM'S GONNA FIND OUT.
WE'RE GONNA LET OUR SOUND GUY, JIM, FIND OUT OVER HERE.
OKAY, NOT A PROBLEM.
SO, WITH MACKYNZIE, WE CUT THE CAKE ON THE "TODAY" SHOW.
PINK IS FOR A GIRL. YOU GOT A GIRL.
Josh: AND WITH MICHAEL, WE HAD SKYWRITING DONE,
WHERE THEY FLEW AROUND IN AIRPLANES AND WROTE THE GENDER.
Woman: OKAY, EVERYBODY HAS TO TURN THEIR EYES
BECAUSE I'M KIND OF IN THE AREA.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I HAVE A COUPLE OF IDEAS
ON HOW TO CONVEY THE NEWS TO JOSH AND ANNA.
BUT I WANT IT TO BE SOMETHING THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE COMING.
IT'LL JUST BE LIKE, "WHAT? REALLY?"
Anna: I WANTED TO PEEK SO BAD,
BUT I KNEW IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT.
Josh: EVENTUALLY, THE ULTRASOUND TECH
WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE GENDER.
OOH. OKAY.
OH, YES. THERE YOU GO.
AND SHE SAID, "WE GOT IT. I THINK THIS'LL WORK."
Anna: YAY.
SOMEBODY KNOWS WHAT WE'RE HAVING,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S LIKE,
BUT I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE HAVING.
SHE GOT THE RESULTS,
AND SHE WROTE THEM DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER.
THEN SHE FOLDED THAT PIECE OF PAPER
AND HANDED IT TO MR. JIM.
GONNA FIND OUT IF THERE'S A STEM ON THE APPLE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HE'S VERY WITTY, AND HE ALWAYS HAS VERY CREATIVE IDEAS,
AND SO I THINK THAT HE'S DEFINITELY THE PRIME CANDIDATE
THAT WE CAN TRUST TO BE CREATIVE
AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT'LL BE UNIQUE.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT IT BE A COMPLETE SURPRISE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
WE GET TO SEE PICTURES OF THE BABY.
THE NOSE, THE EAR.
LOOK. LOOK. THERE IT IS.
Woman: IT'S THE BABY.
MAMA.
Shelley: EVERYTHING'S HEALTHY.
SHE CONFIRMED OUR DATES THAT WE WERE SUSPECTING,
AND THAT'S A REAL PLUS.
THEY EVEN HIT IT JUST A DAY OR TWO
FROM WHAT WE WERE THINKING,
AND MIDWIVES LIKE THAT.
THE CURIOSITY LEVELS ARE DEFINITELY HIGH
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, I'VE JUST SEEN MY BABY.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS.
BUT JIM KNOWS WHAT IT IS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Josh: I'M REALLY WANTING TO KEEP IT A SECRET,
BUT I KNOW THAT ANNA'S KIND OF --
YEAH, I'M JUST LIKE, "OKAY, WHAT DOES MR. JIM LIKE?"
THEY TRIED TO GET IT OUT OF ME,
BUT I'M JUST TOO OLD AND CRAFTY FOR THEM.
DEFINITELY, IT WAS GREAT KNOWING
THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY AND THAT OUR BABY'S HEALTHY,
AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ARRIVAL.
Both: NEXT TIME ON "19 KIDS AND COUNTING"...
Michelle: JOSEPH HAS BEEN AWAY FOR NINE WEEKS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE
ONE OF THE BIGGEST DECISIONS OF Y'ALL'S LIVES.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, WE GOT A CALL,
AND WE NOTICED THAT THERE'S SOMETHING NOT RIGHT.
SOMEBODY CALL 911.
WHAT'S THIS?
AAH! DADDY, STOP!
WHENEVER I GET IN THE KITCHEN, I USUALLY MAKE A MESS.
Anna: WE'RE HEADED TO FLORIDA TO SEE MY FAMILY.
NOW FOR THE REAL DEAL.
I WENT TO GIVE JOSH HIS HUG, AND [CLEARS THROAT] HE TRIPPED.