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LITTLEROCK,Ark.-It'sahappyMother'sDayforanArkansaswoman--she'spregnantwithher18thchild.MichelleDuggar,41,isdueonNewYear'sDay,andthelatestadditionwilljoinsevensistersand10brothers.Therearetwosetsoftwins.
•"We'vehadthreeinJanuary,threeinDecember.Thosetwomonthsareabusytimeforus,"shesaid,laughing.
•TheDuggars'oldestchild,Josh,is20,andtheyoungest,Jennifer,isninemonthsold.
Thefast-growingfamilylivesinTontitowninnorthwestArkansasina7,000-square-foothome.Allthechildren--whosenamesstartwiththeletterJ--arehome-schooled.
Duggarhasbeenbeenpregnantformorethan11yearsofherlife,andthefamilyisintheprocessoffilminganotherseriesforDiscoveryHealth.
ThenewshowlooksatlifeinsidetheDuggarhome,wherechores--or"jurisdictions"--areassignedtoeachchild.Oneepisodeofthenewshowinvolvesa"jurisdictionswap,"wheretheboysdochorestraditionallyassignedtothegirls,andviceversa,Duggarsaid.
"Thegirlsswappedjurisdictions,changingtires,workinginthegarages,mowingthegrass,"shesaid."Theboysgottocooksupperfromstarttofinish,cleanthebathrooms,"amongotherchores.
Duggarsaidshe'ssixweeksalongandthepregnancyisgoingwell.Sheandherhusband,JimBobDuggar,saidthey'llkeephavingchildrenaslongasGodwillsit.
"Thesuccessinafamilyisfirstoff,aloveforGod,andsecondly,treatingeachotherlikeyouwanttobetreated,"JimBobDuggarsaid."Ourgoalisforeachoneofourchildrentobebestfriendsandeverybodyworkingtogethertoserveeachothermakesthathappen."
TheotherDuggarchildren,inbetweenJoshuaandJennifer,areJana,18;John-David,18;Jill,16;Jessa,15;Jinger,14;Joseph,13;Josiah,11;Joy-Anna,10;Jeremiah,9;Jedidiah,9;Jason,7;James,6;Justin,5;Jackson,3;andJohannah,2.