With round cheeks and curly hair, it is hard to imagine Josie Duggar as the tiny 1 pound 6 ounce baby she once was. Born at 25 weeks, the youngest baby of the Duggar clan has reached an important milestone in her life- her first birthday! The day of her birth was a traumatic event for then family. Michelle Duggar worried at the time that she would not survive because of her small size. Josie has proven to be a fighter, however, and is growing like a champ.
Because of her prematurity, Josie is still a tiny girl. At only 15 pounds and 12 ounces, she is slightly behind other one-year-olds. However, there is no reason why she shouldn’t catch up easily as she grows.
“She’s waving hello and goodbye,” says Michelle. “She’s saying da-da … Her outlook is so wonderful. It is a miracle.”
“Because of Josie’s circumstances being so different, I’ve had to stop myself from buying too many presents,” says Michelle. “I got her some clothes. And we are probably going to pick out a riding toy too and I am going to let the older kids help pick that out when they return.”
The Duggar family has been made famous by their television reality show that follows the extraordinarily large family as they manage so many children. Despite the complications that came with Josie’s birth, the Duggars have not ruled out having a 20th child in the future. – Summer, staff writer
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Congrats to Josie my daughter was a 22 weeker 1pound 1oz and she is 10 months old stayed in the NICU until she was 8 months and her name is also Josie.
wow my daughter was 3 days late is at 18months she just reached 19.6 pounds but she is advanced for her age ur daughter is very pretty
and she was 6.8 pounds at birth