The show was renamed 18 Kids And Counting when Jordyn-Grace Duggar was born on December 18, 2008, then renamed 19 Kids And Counting with the premature birth of Josie-Brooklyn Duggar in December 2009. Discovery and the Duggars pounced on the publicity of Josie's difficulties, airing a special for the emergency C-section birth. Originally due in March 2010, Josie weighed less than two pounds at her December 2009 birth, but is now healthy except for febrile seizures if she runs a fever.
Despite the difficulties with Josie's premature birth, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar were overjoyed to have more children, announcing her 20th pregnancy on the Today show on Nov. 8, 2011. Sadly, on December 2011, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar announced on Today that daughter Jubilee was stillborn, leading to some backlash against the family for their seemingly constant pregnancies despite recent health issues.
Amid the Duggars' televised tragedies and triumphs, the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian lobbying group, hired Josh Duggar as their political action committee's executive director on June 18, 2013.
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