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Another reason the Caldwells may moved to Arkansas is money. Northern Virginia is becoming more and more expensive.

It's Sarah Maxwell's birthday. Steve wrote her birthday post. No news on Anna Marie or the baby. Probably there will be a post tomorrow.

I agree with this.

Anna Marie Maxwell had the baby tonight! It's a boy. "Baby Boy arrived safely tonight! He’s doing well and so is Anna Marie. More details to follow. We’re praising the Lord for His amazing goodness. Thank you all for your faithful prayers. We’re grateful." This is baby #6 and they now have 3 boys and 3 girls.

The Duggars seem to be less interesting in the public eye. They could use a new storyline. Kate Gosselin's show seems to be cancelled so that may buy them some time.

Maybe. I certainly hope Valerie doesn't feel obligated to buy Felicity most of her clothes. I think it's quite sad that single women are expected to buy tons of clothes for their siblings' children. My sibling has no children, but I still wouldn't be buying more than outfit or two a year if that much. Valerie seems to be living her life. She was visiting recently, but I doubt she sees Jeremy that often. Hopefully JinJer can clothe their own kid.

He has one sister. I doubt his sister buys most of Felicity's clothes.

The baby's less than 3 months old. She's probably not eating anything, but milk/formula.

The Charles Spurgeon neckties/bow ties are more his thing. They also have Charles Spurgeon Trucker Hats for Ben.

We did get this comment from Jill Dillard: "Yay! So excited for y’all! Is this y’all’s first time to visit them?"

As far as I know all the boys from John down have spent time at ALERT. Jeremiah has spent a lot more time as we can tell. He and Josiah have spent the most time at ALERT so far.

Looking at the blog, Daniel Keller remarried and his new wife is named Diana. It's nice David and Priscilla make time for her non-IBLP siblings.

Good news! My conselor is okay! It turns out there was a family emergency and she was with an older relative in the hospital. I probably worried too much, but I'm a worrier. Also the secretary didn't know where she was and she didn't call or leave a message. Usually she's very conscientious about that.

Someone found baby pictures of Ivy's aunt Jordyn and Ivy looks just like her.

@beckie Sorry for your loss. @Nysha Oh I'm so sorry for your loss and the stress of this trial. Hopefully you can take care of yourself as much as possible. I wish you both strength and support in the coming weeks and months, etc. I also want justice for your sister.

It's possible JD published the message since it's a joint account. It's also possible Abbie wrote and reverted back to her childhood since she wanted to get a message out, but is also a busy new mom. She did give birth less than a week ago.

If Anna is planning to be the next Michelle, she'd better step it up. She's 31 and 1/2 and only 6 kids. Michelle had 9 kids at her age. Michelle also pretty much had baby every year, not every other year.

Anna Marie has rarely been sick and has always had homebirths. It might be recommended that she takes a drug that surpresses hormones if this cancer is hormone related. A friend of mine who's a breast cancer survivor takes a drug to reduce her hormones. Of course that might throw her into early menopause and risk her not having more babies, so they may be against that kind of treatment.

They don't have to move? Have we ever heard about him doing any kind of ministry work? (Not just joke, but I'm seriously asking.)

They are running more tests, but the surgeon says it's likely cancer and she should preparing for that possibly. Here's what they actually said. From the Maxwell Family Blog: "Earlier in the pregnancy, a small lump was discovered that could likely have been due to hormone changes and weaning. Our doctor has been monitoring it and we’ve done some imaging. Over the past weeks, it has been growing rapidly and showing concerning characteristics. These past few days, we’ve consulted with a number of physicians and health experts, and are setting up appointments to consult with more. On Wednesday, a surgeon who reviewed our case and imaging said he has no doubt it is breast cancer. While we are still waiting on pathology and would welcome news to the contrary, it seems 99% sure that we are dealing with an urgent and very serious health issue."

I had an appointment with a counselor today. She's usually very reliable. I've known about 11 months. She didn't show up today. It's not like her. I'm worried something is wrong. She's a nice lady whose job is to help people. If you could pray for her, that would be appreciated.

I'm not sure they will go for aviation themed names for boys. It might be joke from the internet. It also might be a joke between them. Until they have a son with an aviation theme name, I'll assume it's a joke or even an internet rumor. I have a feeling the first born son will be something like John James. (Family tradition in the Duggar family to give the son same first name and different middle name. The long line of James Duggars seem to have different middles. Ex. James Lee---James Robert---James Andrew). I also like David Lee Duggar for a boy. John's middle name David plus his grandfather's middle name Lee. Or maybe David Robert, etc.

I don't think what Jill wants has anything to do with her being pregnant. I think Jill R is leaving it up to God. If she gets pregnant, she gets pregnant. Women who don't believe in contraception or family planning don't really control when they get pregnant. I think Jill has been heading towards menopause for a while and her fertility has been going down for a long time. There's almost a three gap year between the last two. If it were up to her, she probably keep having one a year like in her twenties, but she's in her forties now.

Anna Marie Hamilton Maxwell, wife of Christopher Maxwell, has been diagnosed with breast cancer! She has a lump in her breast that the doctors have been monitoring. A surgeon decided it was likely cancer. She is currently 36 weeks pregnant with baby #6. She will probably be induced soon so she can fight cancer sooner. She and Chris are asking for prayers. In this case, I can't blame them.