Jessa Duggar is pregnant with baby number four.
The 28-year-old star, Counting On, and her husband, Ben Seewald, shared that they were expecting another child this summer, while revealing that Jessa had suffered a miscarriage in 2020.
“After the heartbreaking loss of a baby last year, we are thrilled to share that another little Seewald is on his way,” the couple said.
Ta-da! Jessa Duggar is pregnant with baby number four
Family: Jessa and Ben, who married in 2014, already have three children: four-year-old Spurgeon, three-year-old Henry and a one-and-a-half-year-old Ivy.
“The pregnancy is going smoothly, and both the baby and Jessa are doing well,” they added.
“We are so grateful to God for the precious gift of a new life! The children are delighted and we can hardly wait to welcome this little one this arm this summer ”.
In a video for TLC, Jessa said, “I feel really good. I was glad I came out of the first trimester, I was bad. But I feel good now and have more energy.”
Jessa and Ben, who married in 2014, already have three children: four-year-old Spurgeon, three-year-old Henry and a one-and-a-half-year-old Ivy.
In the TLC video, the couple said their children are “very excited” to get a new little brother.
Spurgeon and Henry are very excited. They understand that, ”he said. “We have small pregnancy apps on my phone that we examine and can see updates on the baby’s progress and growth.”
Ivy, who turns two in May, still doesn’t understand it and Jessa thinks it will be a “shock” when the baby arrives.
News: The 28-year-old star, Counting On, and her husband, Ben Seewald, shared the news in an announcement today, while revealing that Jessa had suffered a miscarriage in 2020
The couple intends to keep the sex of their baby a secret, as they did with previous pregnancies.
“In a way, being this fourth baby, I think we feel a little more prepared. At least we know what to expect, Jessa said. “But in other ways, it seems to me that you will never feel ready for the next transition of life.”
“We’re very excited to see Ivy get into her big sister role. I think she’ll be great at that,” she said.
Although they are already experts in baby care, Jessa admitted that all the new ones are a surprise.
“In a way, being this fourth baby, I think we feel a little more prepared. “At least we know what to expect,” Jessa added. “But in other ways, it seems to me that you will never feel ready for the next transition of life.”
As for whether they are expecting a boy or a girl, they don’t tell.
“Our tradition has been to get to know the genre, and Ben and I do it in secret, we surprise the family when the baby is born,” Jessa said.
‘I think we’ll probably do it again this time. But we haven’t decided for sure, because Sprugeon and Henry have been interested in knowing, so it makes us assume.
“But if we tell them, it won’t be a surprise anymore, because they’re sure to make it out.”
Jessa also made an update on Ivy’s progress, saying, ‘Ivy is talking, saying new words all the time. She loves to sing and sings pretty long songs. Unless he always surprises us with his vocabulary. It’s very broad. “
Historically, Jessa has had home births with her children, although she has had to be taken to hospital due to complications after the incident.
In 2019 she gave birth in her living room while TLC cameras rolled, working on the family’s brown suede sofa.
“While waiting for a pregnancy to get to know your baby, it seems like you have to arrive forever for the baby to arrive,” Jessa said at the time. “So the first few moments right after the baby is born are the sweetest moments of your life.”
But shortly after Ivy Jane arrived in the world, Jessa’s midwife called 911 and an ambulance came to pick up the new mother who was still bleeding and took her to the hospital.
It wasn’t the first time Jessa had experienced excessive bleeding after giving birth: when she gave birth to her first child, Spurgeon, she lost enough blood that her mother called 911 and Jessa had to give her a blood transfusion in hospital.
Flashback: in 2019 she gave birth in her living room while TLC cameras rolled, working on the family’s brown suede sofa
Ready to go! When the time came, he sat down on a badly absorbent pad that came out on the couch and pushed
Urgency: But shortly after Ivy Jane arrived in the world, Jessa’s midwife called 911 and an ambulance came to pick up the new mother who was still bleeding and took her to the hospital.
Lately, there has been a bit of calm in the announcement of Duggar’s pregnancy.
Currently, the only other family member who has confirmed she is waiting is Joe’s wife, 22-year-old Kendra, who will have to give birth to her third this month.
Meanwhile, Jessa’s sister Jinger, 26, welcomed a daughter, Evangeline Jo, on Nov. 22. She was the second child of Jinger and her husband, Jeremy Vuolo.
Announcing her pregnancy last year, Jinger also opened up about a miscarriage she suffered.
‘We went in and they tried to check if there was a heartbeat and they didn’t find any heartbeat. And they did an ultrasound and said we had lost the baby, ”he said later.
“It was very difficult for us,” Jeremy intervened. “Just the moment was sudden. And we had just announced it to our family and it hit us hard.”
Currently, the only family member who has confirmed she is waiting is Joe’s wife, Kendra, 22, who will have to give birth to her third this month.
Although Jessa will have the second child of the Duggar family, she is still two of her older brother, the sexual plague Josh.
The 32-year-old and his wife Anna have six children.
Jill, 29, and her husband Derick Dillard have two children, while Joy Anna, 23, and her husband Austin Forsyth also have two.
John David, 31, and his wife Abbie have one, as does Josiah, 24, and his wife Lauren.
If Duggar’s previous temporary indications are any indication, Brother Justin, 18, will be a father shortly after announcing his engagement to Claire Spivey in the fall.