The Duggar family might be growing! Speculation is increasing that Joy-Anna Duggar is pregnant with her second child. The rumors have been swirling for a while now, but they gained fire yesterday after Jim Bob and Michelle shared a photo of their daughters Joy-Anna Forsyth, Jinger Vuolo, Jessa Seewald, Jill Dillard, and Jana Duggar.
The photo is pretty straightforward, and the happy parents simply captioned it, "There were never such devoted sisters!"
However, eagle-eyed fans of the family noticed that it looks like Joy-Anna has a baby bump in the photo. If she is pregnant, it would be happy news for the family and its fans. Joy-Anna and her husband, Austin, suffered a pregnancy loss last year.
The two were devastated when they lost their daughter at 20 weeks. Joy-Anna shared a photo of her and Austin holding their stillborn baby. "We only had her for 20 weeks, Life is fragile and precious. So thankful the Lord gave her to us for that short time! She will be in our hearts forever! ."
The photo of the five sisters probably wasn't meant to be anything that was too big of a deal, but fans have run with the idea that Joy-Anna could be trying to hide a baby bump with her sweater. One fan wrote, "Joy Anna looks pregnant in this pic. Maybe?" while another added, "I thought it looks possible, too. I wish her happiness no matter what!"
However, other fans quickly cautioned everyone not to speculate on whether or not the pregnancy is real. "For the love of God, never speculate about the status of a woman's pregnancy. If she's pregnant, you'll eventually know."
It seems that fans are hoping to protect Joy-Anna after the loss of her baby last year. Another said, "She's had a really rough year, let's not speculate. Besides, saying someone looks pregnant is a big no no."
Joy-Anna and Austin were devastated by the loss of their daughter in 2019. They are also parents to their son, Gideon, and had picked out the name Annabell Elise for their daughter. Joy-Anna shared, "Annabell means 'God has favored me,' and Elise means 'God satisfies.' What a precious thing to know that when our daughter opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the face of Jesus."
They also wrote, "Although we don't understand why, God has given us unexplainable peace and comfort during this very difficult time. Yes, it still hurts and we have cried countless tears, but we know that we can trust the Lord. In the words of King David after the loss of his baby, 'I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me' (2 Sam 12:23). We don't grieve as those who have no hope because we trust that we will see this little one again."
And in November, Joy-Anna said she wanted to give her body time to heal before trying to conceive again. She did say the two are excited about trying to have babies in the future: "But we are excited for the children that God’s going to give us and can’t wait. I don’t know if four is the number. I mean, I would be fine with a few more if that’s what God wants us to have."
The family has also recently moved to a new home as of December 2019. They spent months renovating the property, but said there was still plenty to do. "We’ve got tons of touch up paint to do and a whole lot of unpacking, but so happy to be moved into our home!! None of our furniture/drapes/decor matches right now and we haven’t got our couches yet, but thankful to be out of the camper before we have another cold front move in!!"
Prior to buying the home, Joy-Anna and Austin had been living in a camper. They spend a lot of their time flipping homes in Arkansas, so living in the camper made sense. In a video post, Joy-Anna shared details about their camper life: "First of all, we just started building a new house to sell, not for us to live in. But we did one last year and we did really well and so we’re excited to be starting another one. And then second of all, here’s our house."
She added, "I think it’s pretty cool. It’s a fifth wheel camper. It’s a 32-foot-long camper. It has three slide-outs. It fits our family great, we’ve been living in it for like nine months to a year, and I love it. It’s hard sometimes because you don’t have a bigger kitchen or space, but it works great, perfect size for us."
Joy-Anna and Austin married in 2017 amid rumors that she was already pregnant before the wedding. Her family has said that she just got pregnant quickly after getting married. Who knows? What matters most is that they are happy, loving parents to their son, Gideon, who was born in February 2018.
For their part, Joy-Anna and Austin have never addressed the rumors about whether or not she was pregnant before the wedding, and they probably won't. She did end up giving birth around 39 weeks after her wedding, which means it could go either way.
The two have stayed quiet on the rumors circulating about a third pregnancy, but if she is pregnant, it's up to her when she shares the news publicly.
