May 25, 2004 / 22:00 pm
When Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar married almost 20 years ago, they used birth control pills. Four years into their marriage, they had their first child and decided on “giving this area of our life up to God,” said Jim Bob. Fifteen children later, they are glad they did.
Michelle Duggar gave birth to her 15th child Sunday. Both mother and baby are doing well.
At birth, the baby boy, Jackson Levi, weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and was 20 inches long.
Father and former state legislator Jim Bob, 38, said he leaves the decision of having more children up to Michelle. He said Michelle, while still in hospital, has already expressed a desire to have more.