Tammy Duckworth & husband expecting first child in December

[Triana]

Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois congresswoman and Iraq War amputee, announced Monday that she is pregnant and is due in early December.

Duckworth, 46, a Democrat from Hoffman Estates running for her second term in the House, is expecting a girl, according to spokesman Anton Becker, who said the lawmaker told her staff about a month ago.

In a statement, Duckworth said: "My husband Bryan and I are thrilled to announce that we are expecting our first child later this year. We are overwhelmed by the support of our family, friends and neighbors. I look forward to continuing my work in Congress to make sure that all my constituents have the opportunity to achieve the American dream."

Her husband, Army Maj. Bryan Bowlsbey, serves at the National Guard Bureau.

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[madokie]

1. I love this woman

I love her for what she stands for, for what she has done for what that has been done to her. She is one of my life's hero's even though I've never met her and probably never will.

You go Tammy, may your life be filled with much love and happiness.

[Triana]

4. She's AMAZING...

Duckworth is the first female Iraq combat veteran to be elected to Congress. She also is the first Thai-American elected to Congress. Her late father was a U.S. military veteran and her mother is from Thailand.

After being injured, Duckworth learned to fly a fixed-wing plane, took up scuba diving and sky diving, and twice completed the Chicago Marathon in an adaptive bike.

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Pregnancy after age 35 and high blood pressure are considered risk factors for expectant mothers.

I hope she does OK with this pregnancy. Wishing her the best.

[Ilsa]

2. Congratulations to the Congresswoman and her husband!

I hope everything goes well. 46 is tough for a first child, but if anyone can do it, she can!

[FarPoint]

3. I can feel her amazing joy.

Congratulations Tammy and husband. I now pray for a safe delivery... Definitely high risk pregnancy on many levels..hypertension, age....I'll be holding my breath with worry.

[fadedrose]

5. Very very best wishes to Tammy and her Major . . .nt

[Stellar]

6. Congratz to the happy couple.

...and lots of luck!

[Thinkingabout]

7. Best wishes for this family. She has impressed me, another wonderful upcoming product the DNC

can be very proud of and we look forward to seeing more of Tammy in the future.

[shenmue]

8. Mazel tov

[longship]

9. What a fucking incredible person!

I love Tammy Duckworth.

Here's her memorable 2012 Democratic Convention speech:

She is a real gem.

And Biden's reaction to her speech says it all.

[Ninga]

10. She is a stellar reminder that "mind over matter" is the backbone to

living rather than existing.....May Mother Earth and our heavenly mother shine brightly on Tammy..

[mopinko]

11. oh damn you beat me to it.

hoooray for tammy and her hubby.
and for her sisters in arms.

does anyone remember another pregnant congresswoman?

&sns=tw

[NYC_SKP]

15. I'd love to see more injured vets and more women in congress.

I love this!

[mopinko]

16. she's a real good one. i didnt like her when she first ran.

honestly, that loss was prolly the best thing that ever happened to her. not for il 6th, of course, which was screwed thanks to the dccc stuffing her into a race the progressive candidate WOULD HAVE WON.

but all that aside, tammy ended up taking a really great path to congress. she is doing a great job.
love her.

[riderinthestorm]

24. I worked on Tammy Duckworths first campaign in IL 6

And I'm not at all convinced Christine Cegelis would have won. Pete Roskam is a younger Henry Hyde ideologically and had Hyde's blessing for the seat. Dupage is so damn red, running Tammy as a moderate war vet Dem wasn't a bad choice. She almost pulled it off too.

Its interesting how many DUers have forgotten it was Rahm Emmanuel who "found" her...

[mopinko]

25. it was dick durbin.

true rahm was the head of dccc. but she was durbin's project.

she just came out of the gate lame. i think christine would have shown what we know now, that show leather wins. and she wore out a couple pairs of shoes. it was stupid to piss off dems instead of helping christine raise money.

but but.

happy to see tammy now. and happy about that baby. saw elsewhere that it took some serious doing to accomplish this. on top of everything else she does, including her guard duty.....
the woman is made of iron.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Wow & Congrats to her & her hubby!

Was so glad to see her defeat the douche bag Joe Walsh 2 years ago and this is icing on the cake.

[sarge43]

13. A courageous, remarkable woman.

Congratulations and may all go well.

[mopinko]

14. hey, i posted this link to her facebook page.

so, rec it up.

[oldandhappy]

17. wow

Thank you for the post and thank you to the response with the speech and whooppee for the baby!

[rurallib]

18. all of our best wishes

what can I say that hasn't been said?
Wonderful news.

[Jack Rabbit]

19. Congratulations is in order

[Gothmog]

20. Mazel Tov

[brer cat]

21. Best wishes for a smooth pregnancy

and healthy baby girl. She is a wonderful lady!

[Skittles]

22. huge Ms. Duckworth fan here

I find her very inspiring and wish her and her husband the best!

[Buddyblazon]

23. So happy for them..

gives my wife and I hope.

We wanted kids. Got married in our mid 30's. Were talking about it strongly...and then shortly after getting married, the economy tanked.

Would've loved to just have kids, but both the business we worked for cut wages. We literally would've gone homeless if we had added another mouth to the household. So it became, "We just have to wait until the economy recovers.".

It became obvious quickly that neither of the companies we worked for had any interest in helping us in our lives. So last year, in our early 40's we started our own business.

The business hasn't started making enough income that we don't make enough money yet for another mouth (we should be there in 12-18 months...business is growing fast). The other factor is how busy we are to make bills (aw yes...the glory of owning your own business). It would be tough to throw a child in the mix. The good news is we just added our first employee and he's beginning to take some of that off our plate.

As it is, we should both be about 44 when we have our next shot at having a child. Oh please let the stars align. We'd really like a child.

[madinmaryland]

26. Wow!! Congratulations to Representative Duckworth and her husband on their announcement!!

[Gothmog]

27. Mazel Tov