6/18/2009

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Josh and Anna from "18 Kids and Counting" are expecting a daughter.

Rebecca Hiatt

The Duggar family just got a little bigger! Josh and Anna Duggar from TLC's "18 Kids and Counting" found out on the "Today" show on Monday morning that they are expecting a girl.  
  
The couple, who are due to become parents in October, both suspected a girl at first, and then switched their guesses to a boy.  
  
"I had a feeling the whole time it's going to be a girl and so now I'm for sure it's going to be a boy," Josh told Meredith Vieira on the "Today" show. Anna added, "I think it's a boy, but a girl would be great."  
  
Then the moment of truth—Josh cut the cake on the show that would reveal either a blue or pink inside. The cake was pink!  
  
"A little granddaughter, what a joy!" said Josh's mother, Michelle Duggar.  
  
As devout Christians, Josh and Anna believe all children are a gift from God, but they may not have as many children as Josh's parents, Jim Bob and Michelle, who have 18 children.  
  
"We'd be happy with two or three; I think children are a blessing, though," Josh said. "So we're just thankful for the one that God has given us, and we'll take 'em one at a time."  
  
Josh and Anna were married in Florida in September of last year. Once the baby arrives, according to the "Today" show, TLC will release a new program called "The Duggars: Next Generation."