1st grandchild arrives for Duggars of TLC’s ‘18 Kids and Counting’ as grandma expects No. 19

1st grandchild arrives for TLC’s Duggars

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — The next generation of Duggars has arrived.

According to The Learning Channel, Mackynzie Renee Duggar was born at 6:39 p.m. Thursday. Mackynzie is the first child of Josh and Anna Duggar and the first grandchild for Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, stars of TLC’s “18 Kids and Counting.”

Mackynzie’s birth comes as Michelle Duggar is pregnant with her 19th child. She is due in March.

Josh, the eldest of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar’s children, is 21. He and Anna married last fall.

The network says Anna Duggar and Mackynzie are doing well. The baby weighed 8 pounds and was 19.5 inches long.

On the Net:

tlc.discovery.com/tv/18-kids-and-counting/duggar-family.html