Michelle Duggar, known for the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting,” is expecting her twentieth child with her husband, Jim Bob.

The mother announced the pregnancy on TODAY Moms, expressing her surprise at having a child at age 45. She said “I was not thinking that God would give us another one, and we are just so grateful.”  The couple doesn’t use any form of contraception, saying they leave their family matters up to God.

Jim Bob declared his joy at the prospect of a twentieth child, saying “Michelle and I both feel like some of the most blessed parents in the world. Our children are so sweet… we are so grateful to God”.

The couple’s nineteen other children include Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn-Grace, and Josie. The family won’t know the sex of their new addition until December.

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