February Recap

This month, Jessa announced that she is 25 weeks pregnant and she and Lauren had the same due date in June 2019.

Henry celebrated his second birthday while Gideon celebrated his first birthday. Tyler celebrated his 11th birthday. 

Counting On returned on February 11th

Joe and Kendra: Instagram

We have some exciting news to share! Joseph and Kendra have joined instagram today! Their usename is "LittleDuggarfamily" so be sure to follow them.

Recap: Sleepless in Laredo

Another wedding is on the way, so John and Abbie have Jana and Laura be in charge of the wedding preparations for the special day. Jana and Laura are about to show the arbor that Jedidiah and Jeremiah built for the wedding. Jana says that Laure is a good friend of theirs and have included her as one of the sisters. The boys have the living room set up as an altar and the girls add the décor and flower to showcase was it will look like at the church. Lauren did the flowers which are fake but made to look real.

The theme of the wedding is love is in the air and the reception will be held in the airplane hanger near Abbie’s home in Oklahoma. They are planning to visit the hanger to decided where the airplane will sit and how to fit the bathrooms for their guests will be at.

Down in Laredo, Jeremy and Jinger are trying to get Felicity to sleep for the night. Jinger reveals that with how many siblings she had you would think that she would have it down but that’s not the case. She says that it’s a lot of responsibility and you have to do it every day. Jeremy and Jinger reveal that their daughter is a chil baby and smiles and laughs a lot. Jinger has some news to share that she has stopped drinking coffee for her health. She says that she might return to having a slip here and there. Jeremy reveals that he is very fond of coffee. He is close with his coffee and feels that they have bonded to a new level since you did not appreciate each other beforehand.

Josiah and Lauren have some news to share. They are expecting! Lauren reveals that she took a test at 1:30am and it came up positive, so they went to the store to get more test to be sure. The next day, they are ready to announce it to both of their families along with Kendra’s family. Lauren gets a plain shirt and irons on cursive letters that read “mama in the making.”

Ben is currently taking online classes and have taken a part time job of helping Michelle homeschool the youngest Duggar children. Today’s lesson is recipe fractions. They head to the store to buy the ingredients that they need to make a North African dish called tagine-style chicken. The kids had to multiply the fractions to make fourty serving meal instead of four.

Michelle praises her son-in-law with being patient and calm. Michelle still sticks with the kids as Ben teaches them. Jordyn reveals that she likes school but doesn’t know why. Josie says that she doesn’t have a favorite subject. Jessa reveals that Michelle was the primary teacher but there were times that she would bring in someone else for a special project. Jedidiah says that it would get hectic sometimes since they would get on each other’s nerves occasionally. It did teach them patience. Jackson reveals that he loves being homeschool. He believes that it’s the better way of schooling that you could ever do.

They return back from the store and get to cooking. They are running on Duggar time and scramble to get the cooking finished before the group arrives. Josiah reveals that it’s hard to surprise family since Josie and all the of them ask if they are pregenat and they ask all the time. It’s a Duggar thing. When everyone arrives, Lauren reveals her shirt and her sister notices the writing. It takes a short time for them to reveal the news. Lauren’s parents are on cloud nine since this is the first grandchild for Lauren’s parents.

Everyone loves the food the younger kids make.

March Birthday Cover

It's time for our newest birthday cover for the month of March! The family only has two birthdays which are Josh Duggar who will be turning 31 and Derick Dillard who will be turning 30!

Preview: Sleepless in Laredo

Jinger and Jeremy get a dose of reality as they adjust to life as new parents; Ben tutors the Duggar kids and they must use their math skills to cook a meal for 40 people; later at dinner, one couple makes a special announcement.

Gideon turns 1!

Happy 1st birthday Gideon Martyn!

25 weeks pregnant

Jessa only has 15 more weeks until baby #3 arrives. She revealed that she and Lauren were due on the same day.

Jessa is due to welcome her third child in early June which means that there will be a fourth grandchild to be born in the month of June.

Recap: Jinger has a baby

Previously on Counting On, Jinger and Jeremy have decided to be induced at the hospital. The doctor and midwife have started the process slowly while using methods like foley bulb. Jinger invited her sister, Jessa, to the birth but she decided to turn it down but change her mind and will arrive after the baby arrives. Ben and Jessa pack up the boys and head down to meet the baby. Jinger starts Pitocin but her labor is still going pretty so her birth team decide to bring out a puzzle to pass the time.

By the evening time, Jinger is unable to relax and gets an epidural. By 4:37am, she has her baby girl in her arms. Felicity weights in at 8lbs and 3oz. Jeremy has a greater appreciation for the women in gender.

Ben and Jessa leave the hotel room to visit the baby after getting a text. Jinger is thrilled to see her sister. The couple introduce the rest of the family to the baby through video chat.  Jim Bob reveals that it feels like they are having grandbaby after grandbaby and they are so bless.

Jinger says that it’s sweet to change her own baby girl and gets to do everything.

Meanwhile, Josiah and Lauren are off for their honeymoon. They are heading to Austria with a stop over in London. They reveal that they are heading there because of the connection to the Sound of Music and Lauren is a fan.

Josiah and Lauren are ask if they have notice any changes. Lauren says that he snores and rolls around a lot in his sleep as Josiah has not notice anything negative about Lauren.

On their second day there, they take a hotrod tour. If you are wondering what a hotrod is, it’s a small one person vehicle is similar to a go-cart. Lauren reveals that she has not been pulled over however Josiah has. He admits that he has not had a ticket stick to his record through. After their tour, they head to get a snack. Neither one is much of a coffee drinker and Lauren has never try it since the smell gives her a headache. Josiah thinks it’s pretty good.

On another day, they head for a Sound of Music bike tour. As many of you know, that Lauren’s favorite movie is Sound of Music and Josiah has watched it many times. He says that they can relate to the Von Trapps and their lives.

The tour has them acting out of some of the scenes and it’s a dream come true for Lauren however acting is a bit of a stretch for her. She reveals that she is not much of an actress and it feels goofy to act things out.

One of the producers ask the couples what their favorite movie are is. Joseph says Sergeant York. Jeremy says a Beautiful Mind. Ben says Woodlawn. Kendra reveals War Room is her favorite movie.

Josiah reveals that the family had a lot of restrictions growing up and they still have them. Jessa adds that they don’t watch a ton of movies since her father did not want to stifle their creativity. They have a lot of childhood memories that were not in front of tv.

Josiah and Lauren dress up in Austrian clothing and visits a family that live in the mountains. They enjoy a delicious meal from the farm. Lauren says that they were able to communicate well with a language barrier.

Josiah and Lauren are off to return home and enjoy their new life as husband and wife.