ROGERS, Ark. — An Arkansas woman has given birth to her 18th child.

Michelle Duggar delivered the baby girl by Caesarean section Thursday at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers. The baby, named Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar, weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20 inches long.

"The ultimate Christmas gift from God," said Jim Bob Duggar, the father of the 18 children. "She's just absolutely beautiful, like her mom and her sisters."

The Duggars now have 10 sons and eight daughters.

Jim Bob Duggar said Michelle started having contractions Wednesday night. She needed the C-section, her third, because the baby was lying sideways. Jim Bob said both baby and mother were doing well Thursday night.

"We both would love to have more," he said.

The cable network TLC broadcasts a weekly show about the Duggars, called "Seventeen and Counting." Chris Finnegan of TLC — which handles public relations for the Duggar family — said the show's name would be updated to account for the latest addition to the family. He said TLC also will air a show Monday on the baby's delivery.

Jim Bob Duggar is 43, a year older than his wife. Their oldest child, Joshua, is 20.

The other Duggar children, in between Joshua and Jordyn-Grace, are Jana, 18; John-David, 18; Jill, 17; Jessa, 16; Jinger, 14; Joseph, 13; Josiah, 12; Joy-Anna, 11; Jeremiah, 9; Jedidiah, 9; Jason, 8; James, 7; Justin, 6; Jackson, 4; Johannah, 3; and Jennifer, 1.

"Our whole family is excited about Jordyn's addition to our family," Jim Bob Duggar said. "She's just perfect in every way."

Unbelievable. I hope they quit now.

I have watched their show. They seem nice enough. My daughter likes it and they other one with the couple that had quads and 2 other children. The woman in that one is a mean lil B.....

Congratulations to the Duggars.

Yay, another baby for the brothers and sisters to raise.

They do seem nice. But..give that woman's body a rest.

NOOOO keep her busy, every time she rests she ends up pregnant

I'll bet...that her husbands " pet "...name for that time of the month is " The Blessing "... ...gulp !!

well after having 3 c-cections i would say she shouldnt have any more kids, for any doc wouldnt allow the woman to have no more than 3 c-sections. for it can be very dangerious on the body

I had three children...that was excessive.

I doubt that would stop them. It's a religous thing. I'm surprised she had a C section at all, where was God when the baby presented wrong? Shouldn't she have put her trust in Him to deliver her baby safely?

They're catching up to my grandmother lol she had 21 kids

Yikes! My grandmother used to brag about her 30 grandkids.

It's about time they added a jordyn to the mix. how about a jasper?

Humm maybe her uterus has super powers?

Maybe there should be a comic book about it?

my mom came from a family of 16 plus 5step =21 total

I have 4 sisters. I always thought we were a big family..Do you know how hard it was to get the bathroon growing up!!