For weeks now, rumors that Jill Duggar is pregnant with her second child have been circulating throughout the more Duggar-obsessed corners of the Internet.
Much of the speculation is based on the photo above, which many believe shows Jill hiding a baby bump.
Not exactly ironclad evidence, but it does appear that some sort of change has recently taken place in Jill’s life, as the 24-year-old has been uncharacteristically quiet on social media lately.
In fact, Jill hasn’t posted anything on Instagram in over a week.
That may not seem all that unusual, but it’s unlike Jill to let an occasion like Mother’s Day come and go without giving her mom a shoutout online.
Adding to the mystery is the fact that Derick didn’t mark the holiday with a post in honor of Jill.
His only social media activity in the past few days is a photo of an outdoor party (with Jill nowhere to be seen) that he posted on Friday night.
The image confirms that despite reports that Jill and Derick had cut their mission trip short (again), they are in fact still in El Salvador.
But as you can see, it does little to quash rumors that Jill is secretly knocked up.
And why would a family that’s as big on procreation as the Duggars keep a pregnancy under wraps?
Well, Jill and Derick have spent the last several months living in one of the world’s worst Zika virus hotspots.
Rumors that Jill got pregnant despite Zika concerns have resulted in tense debates on Duggar fan pages, and the family can hardly afford another controversy at the moment.
The fact that Jill seems to have stepped away from her beloved Instagram page could be an indication that she’s hoping to avoid the scandal for as long as possible.
