Posted on October 13, 2009

TLC’s Duggar Reality Family Welcomes First Grandchild

Yahoo!, October 9, 2009

TV’s biggest reality family just got a little bigger.

Joshua and Anna Duggar–from TLC’s “18 Kids and Counting”–welcomed daughter Mackynzie Renee Duggar on Thursday, according to People.

Meredith Vieira also announced the news on Friday’s “Today” show on NBC, noting the baby weighed in at 8 pounds and was 19.5 inches long.

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Although she is the first child for the young couple, both 21, she certainly has a lot of family who were anxious to meet her, with 17 aunts and uncles in the Duggar clan.

In fact, the brood is about to grow again in 2010, as Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are expecting their 19th child in the spring.

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Mackynzie Duggar’s birth will be featured on an “18 Kids and Counting” special, titled “First Grandduggar”, airing Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 9 PM on TLC.

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, TLC will change the name of the Duggars’ reality show to “19 Kids and Counting,” following Mackynzie’s birth.