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Jon Gosselin's 'Rebirth' Via New Tattoo

RadarOnline.comJon Gosselin has a brand new addition to his life — and it isn't another kid. The reality star debuted a fresh tattoo featuring an enormous Korean dragon that covers most of his back. Jon, who is half-Korean, chose the dragon to represent his maternal heritage.

RadarOnline.com, which first reported the news, says the tattoo took 14 hours to complete, which Jon broke up into two sessions two weeks apart.

"I wanted something that resembled a rebirth or a change in me," Jon said of the new ink.

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The black-and-gray dragon clutches a scroll in each claw that lists the names and birthdates of Gosselin's eight children. (Perhaps so he can keep them straight?) The names under the date "10-8-00" are his twins Cara and Madelyn (aka Maddy); the names under "5-10-04" feature the sextuplets: Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah, and Joel.

There is a mysterious ninth name listed under "4-8-10" on the scroll. According to several Korean translators, it reads "Erin." Since the letters "L" and "R" are similiar in Korean, some have interpreted the ninth name to represent Jon's recent girlfriend, 23-year-old Ellen Ross.

The mythical fire-breathing creature is not Gosselin's first tattoo. He has a Korean flag on one shoulder, and the dragon shares real estate on Jon's back with a yin-yang design.

Jon's ex-wife, Kate, has the kid-friendly Winnie the Pooh inked on her ankle. She's spent her spare time of late not in a tattoo chair, but building a chicken coop with her children.

Gosselin claims his new tat was anything but spur-of-the-moment, telling Radar, "I have planned this tattoo for years now."

The dragon design, containing zodiac elements to represent the circle of life, is the latest chapter in Jon's recent rebirth story. He has hired a new manager and recently began working with a life coach to help him improve his way of living. The TLC star, who recently went through a very public divorce, expressed the desire to work on himself and become a better father.

And how do Jon's 8 rugrats feel about their father's new back tat? According to Gosselin, who showed off his ink right away, "They love it and think it's cool!"

In other multiple-child family news, RadarOnline.com also spotted Nadya Suleman at the beach with the octuplets plus her six other kids.