It’s official:
The world’s already-considerable Duggar population is soon to increase by one!
Following weeks of rumors that Jessa Duggar is pregnant with her second child, she and husband Ben Seewald made the news official in a statement issued to People magazine this morning:
“We are overjoyed to announce that Spurgeon has a new title in life as ‘big brother!"” Jessa and Ben told the mag.
“We are so thankful that God is adding to our family.”
They added that their forthcoming bundle of joy is due in February.
As fans of the family’s reality shows know, Jessa and Ben married in November of 2014 following the usual chaste, Duggar-approved courtship.
(The couple shared their first kiss only after they were announced as man and wife.)
Almost exactly a year after their wedding, the Seewalds welcomed baby Spurgeon into the world.
The name’s a bit strange, but there’s no denying the kid is cute:
Spurgeon is just shy of nine months old, so it’s safe to say that Jessa plans to keep the Duggar tradition alive by raising LOTS of little ones.
As for rumors that Jessa and Ben planned to adopt, the couple hasn’t taken that option off the table.
In a recent interview with Us Weekly, Jessa stated that she and her husband would like to explore the possibility of adoption – while she contines to birth a small army the old-fashioned way:
“We have many friends who have walked this road, so we have seen firsthand the amazing power of adoption,” Jessa said at the time.
“There are so many kids out there who are longing for the love of a family, and we feel strongly about opening our hearts and our home to welcome them in.
“We don’t know what the future holds, but as the Bible says, ‘Man plans his way, and God directs his steps,"” she continued.
“So we want to move forward with paperwork and a home study, and just be ready for however God opens those doors.”
So yeah, it’s safe to say you’ll be seeing a whole lot of little Seewalds entering the world one way or another in the coming years.
Our sincere congrats go out to Jessa and Ben.
Now quit slacking, Jill and Derick!
We know you’ve been out of the country, but there’s baby-makin’ to be done!
Watch Counting On online for more of the ever-expanding Duggar clan.
The show’s second season premieres tonight on TLC.
We’re sure the network welcomes this last-minute burst of publicity!
The show wrapped filming several months ago, so Jessa’s pregnancy will probably get significant screentime.
In fact, don’t be surprised if the moment that Mrs. Seewald learns she’s knocked up is featured in tonight’s installment.
