Former 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar made international headlines when he was **rested
on April 29 for receipt and possession of *h#ld pornography. Although now released on
bail, the disgraced star faces up to 20 years of imprisonment and fines of $250,000 on each
count if convicted. Josh’s recent arrest is not his first brush with the law. In the
past, he has faced various scandals from his time in a rehab facility to his admittance
of sexually abusing many of his own sisters.
His arrest came less than a week after his wife Anna announced that she is pregnant with
the couple’s seventh child. “It’s a GIRL!” Anna, captioned the video announcing
the news at the baby’s gender reveal on Instagram. In the video, the couple can be
seen standing under a clear umbrella, and when Josh pops the umbrella open, pink confetti
flies out revealing the baby to be a girl.
The infamous couple got married in 2008 and celebrated 12 years of marriage in October
last year with Anna posting a tribute to Josh on Instagram to mark the milestone. They are
yet to announce the name of their seventh child but are expected to continue the tradition
of giving names with the ‘M’ initial.
After his bail, Josh has been granted ‘unlimited contact’ with his children but only in his
wife’s presence. Now that he is wild and free, many of Counting On fans are concerned
about the safety of his 6 little ones.
---- Without further ado, let’s take an up close
look at the couple’s 6 children in 2021! ---
Mackynzie Renee Duggar: The first child of Josh and Anna, Mackynzie Renee, was born on
October 9, 2009. She weighed 8 pounds and was 19 and 1/2 inches long. Three weeks before
Mackynzie’s birth, her grandparents Jim Bob and Michelle also announced they were
expecting their 19th and final child. Anna had initially planned on having a hospital
delivery, but changed her mind after learning her Dr. Amy Sarver was out of town. Viewers
got to see the baby’s birth at the couple’s home assisted by a midwife and surrounded
by few close family members.
Michael James Duggar: Anna gave birth to her second child and first son Michael James on
June 15, 2011. Like his elder sister, he was also born in his parents’ home. He weighed
8 pounds and 5 ounces. Michael was the subject of numerous episodes on season 5 of 19 Kids
and Counting. The episodes featured his parents announcing Anna’s pregnancy, his gender
reveal, and other pregnancy updates. A special episode titled First Grandson featuring Michael’s
birth aired on June 19, 2011.
Marcus Anthony Duggar: Josh and Anna’s third child, Marcus Anthony, was born on June 2,
2013. He weighed 9 pounds and 3 ounces. His birth was featured on the GrandDuggar Makes
3 episode.
Meredith Grace Duggar: Meredith Grace was born in Arkansas on July 16, 2015, the same
day TLC officially cancelled 19 Kids and Counting in the wake of her father’s scandals. Meredith
weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces. She became the first of Josh’s children and the second
Duggar kid to not have her birth documented by a TLC film crew due to the show’s termination.
Mason Garrett Duggar: Mason is the fifth child of Josh and Anna. He was born on September
12, 2017. Mason weighed 9 pounds and 1 ounce and was 22 inches long. When he was barely
two weeks old, he started having reactions to an unknown allergy. His mother was advised
to stop breastfeeding him and the newborn was temporarily switched to formula instead.
Anna also removed several common allergens from her diet. Later it was discovered that
Mason had had a milk protein allergy. Since then, he has lived a healthy life without
any complications.
Maryella Hope Duggar: Anna gave birth to the couple’s sixth child, little Maryella Hope,
just before Thanksgiving 2019. She weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces and measured 20.5 inches.
Before Maryella’s birth, Anna had suffered a miscarriage at 20 weeks to a daughter named
Annabelle Elise. Maryella’s name was a tribute to her paternal great-grandmother, Mary Duggar,
who passed away in June 2019.