My Five Wives star Karlie Jessop’s premature baby still bravely fighting to survive
Karlie Jessop, the 21-year-old eldest daughter of polygamist Brady Williams with the first of his five wives, Paulie, has given birth to a premature baby boy they named Jacob "Huck" Jessop at 2:23 a.m. on October 29, her first son with 23-year-old husband, Jacob.
Brady Williams, his five wives, and their 24 children, including Karlie, all star in My Five Wives, a reality TV series that airs every Sunday at the 10 PM time slot on the TLC network. The TV show documents the real life of a polygamist family living just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. Aside from Paulie, the four other wives of Brady are Robyn, Rosemary, Nonie, and Rhonda.
Huck, the latest addition to Brady's extended household, was born at 25 weeks weighing only 2 pounds 1 ounce. Since birth, Brady's first grandchild has to be kept in the hospital for ongoing monitoring. On December 5, the micro preemie baby was administered surgery to fix intestinal problems. Fortunately, he's now doing fine. According to a report from In Touch Weekly, the Williams family posted an update on their Facebook page saying, "Today has been a big day for #babyHuck! He got extubated and is now breathing more on his own with the help of Nip-V a different less invasive breathing devise."
Barring complications, Brady and the My Five Wives family said they expect to have baby Huck home in two to three weeks time. At their TLC site, the family said: "He has a strong heart, and an even stronger will to live. We are confident that with continued love, many prayers, and attentive hands, our baby Huck will have an amazing homecoming sometime in late February. Please pray for baby Huck."
In an interview, Karlie told US Weekly that her extended family will help her raise her baby. She was quoted as saying: "There's more aunts and uncles to love on him." The first-time granddad added: "I can guarantee that's going to be the most spoiled grandchild there ever was."