Season four began airing on January 31, 2010, and finished airing on May 25, 2010. The season included nineteen regular episodes. The season's title was officially changed to 19 Kids and Counting at the beginning of this season.
The Duggar family is no stranger to welcoming a new baby to the family. But when complications arise, Jim Bob and Michelle meet baby nineteen, Josie, earlier than expected. Watch as the family welcomes Josie with a Duggar-sized amount of hope and love.
The Duggars have already received an early Christmas present - the nineteenth Duggar, Josie. We'll track her progress and watch as the Duggars recount Christmases past.
It's time to check in with Josh, Anna, and the first GrandDuggar, Mackynzie. The couple packs up baby for her first trip to visit Anna's family in Florida. They also make a special stop to reminisce about how they started their family.
The Duggar family is on the move to Little Rock, AR to be closer to Josie, who remains in the neonatal intensive care unit. But with Jim Bob and Michelle busy with Josie, Grandma Duggar is left to set up the new home and watch over the little kids.
The Duggars are getting back into their routine after their move but it isn't complete without a trip to the grocery store to buy for the family of 21. Watch Josie reach an important milestone in her growth and Jim Bob and the oldest girls give blood.
The Duggars are under water taking a trip to see the USS Razorback submarine. Meanwhile back home, John David and Joseph are left to fix a major water leak at one of Jim Bob's rental properties and progress continues for the newest Duggar, Josie.
The Duggars adjust to life in Little Rock getting back to their school work. The kids explain how they deal with homeschooling while away from home. And, watch the emotional moment when Michelle is able to hold little Josie for the first time.
It's a road trip for the oldest Duggar girls! Jana, Jill, Jessa, and Jinger head back to their house in Springdale to button up some loose ends at home. During their trip they squeeze in a visit with Josh, Anna, and their niece, Mackynzie.
It's all about cars for the Duggars! Joseph and Josiah travel back to Springdale with the TV crew to do some work on the house. While there, the Duggar boys help Josh and Anna at the car lot as Anna sells her first car.
The Duggars are always willing to help a good cause, and, there's no better cause than giving back to the hospital that is taking good care of little Josie. Watch as the Duggars participate in a fund-raising radiothon at Arkansas Children's Hospital.
The Duggars spend the day out and about in Arkansas' capital city, including a trip to the Discovery Museum. And, when Michelle and Jim Bob get sick, Jana and Jill visit their littlest sister, Josie, and hold her for the very first time
The Bates are back! Gil and Kelly, and their 17 children, travel to Little Rock to see the Duggars and meet little Josie. And, while in the capital city, the families visit a new church for a whole new experience.
With Josie still in the hospital, the Duggars keep finding ways to welcome her to the family. Watch as Anna and Cousin Amy take a knitting class and make Josie her first pair of shoes - baby booties!
The Duggars plan a day trip to Pinnacle Mountain complete with hiking, camouflage demonstration, and a picnic. But will the family ruin their appetites when the Pinnacle Mountain Tour Guides ask them to become members of the "I Ate a Bug Club".
The Duggars love heavy metal...no, not the music! Watch as the family visits Stone County Ironworks to learn about the art of blacksmithing, listen to authentic bluegrass music, and make their own ironworking project.
After four months of uncertainty and challenges, Josie Brooklyn is finally released from the hospital and reunited with the rest of the Duggar family. Watch as Jim Bob, Michelle, and Josie's 18 siblings prepare for this emotional homecoming.
Jim Bob and some of the Duggar kids return to their home in Springdale to do some spring cleaning in preparation for Josie's homecoming. However, when she has a setback, the family must reunite in Little Rock once again.
Jim Bob and the children take a trip to the Little Rock Zoo. Also, Jim Bob and Michelle are able to witness another premature baby being treated while they are at the hospital to visit Josie.
It's a rare opportunity to have any alone time when you have 19 kids! Michelle gets just that when Jim Bob takes the kids to the ATI Home School Conference in Big Sandy, Texas.