The Duggar family now has another family member to count.
Sources have confirmed to People Magazine that Jessa Seewald (née Duggar) and husband Ben Seewald have welcomed their first child into the world.
They are officially the proud parents of a baby boy, as also confirmed by Jessica Seewald on Instagram via the message “I’m an Auntie!”
No other details – weight, length, name – have been made available at this time.
Jessa, who had documented every stage of her pregnancy up until birth, just shared a picture this week of herself at “#40Weeks2Days.” She was due to become a first-time mother on November 1.
Having revealed her expecting state in April, Jessa has kept followers abreast of her growing baby bump and her pregnancy cravings (such as tacos and ice cream) on Instagram for the past several months.
In late May, of course, Jessa and sister Jill Duggar (who also gave birth this year, to a boy named Israel) made news for a reason wholly unrelated to being pregnant.
It became public knowledge that the siblings were both molested by older brother Josh Duggar when he was a teenager.
They proceeded to defend their family for the way it covered up Josh’s scandal, lashing out at the media for how it has portrayed them as victims in the time since this unsettling news broke.
TLC, meanwhile, will air a three-part reality show special titled “Counting On” in December that chronicles the lives of Jessa and Jill over the past few months.
It’s safe to assume Jessa’s birth and newborn son will now be a focal point on that program.
It’s also safe to assume we’ll be inundated with plenty of photos and videos of Jessa, Ben and their precious bundle of joy in the coming days.
Let’s just hope they keep him very far away from Uncle Josh.
