New photo of Jana and Stephen

Stephen and Jana are currently on their honeymoon but where do you think that they are? 

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.

Recap: First comes a Wedding, then comes a honeymoon.

Right before their wedding, Lauren and her parents have been invited to Jim Bob and Michelle's home to look at baby photos of the couple. Michelle says that it feels like yesterday that they are brought him home from the hospital. The whole family loves the Swansons and can't wait for the wedding.
Josiah is the eight of nineteen children while Lauren is the oldest of nine children. The couple has known each other since childhood but didn't become serious friends until Joseph and Kendra's wedding. They were friends for a few months before announcing their courtship in January 2018. The couple courted for about six weeks before announcing their engagement. The couple is about to celebrate their fourth month engagement.
The couple picked Lauren's father, Dwain Swanson, to officate the wedding. He admits that he has so many emotions wrapped in the wedding just before seeing his daughter in her dress.
Lauren asks her father if he is ready to marry them and says that he better do it. Lauren reveals that she is calm as can be as the wedding starts. The couple has a total of eight groomsmen and eight bridesmaids.
Groomsmens: Joseph, Austin, Jeremiah, Jedidiah, Jason, James and two others.
Bridesmaids: Jana, Kendra, Joy, Lauren Caldwell and four others. They had Jordyn-Grace serve as the flower girl.
Both mothers are walked down the aside with Josiah. They are both wearing stylish, pink gowns that are knee-length. The couple recite their wedding vows that they written themselves.
Because of past weddings and how they pranks with the wedding rings, Josiah and Lauren decide that Josiah keeps the rings. Lauren reveals that it was her idea for him to keep the rings.
During the wedding, John and Abbie are caught sitting together. It looks like they will be the next couple to be married really soon.
The couple get prayed over by the parents and share their first kiss which is long and beautiful. After they stepped down, Josiah carries his new bride and runs out of the sanctuary.

Right before Josiah and Lauren announced their courtship, Jedidiah, Jeremiah and Jason talk about the change that they have noticed in Josiah since he started to have a closer friendship with Lauren. Jason reveals that Josiah has been more glued to his phone and deodorant. He has noticed a lot of bills in that recently.
Josiah reveals that he is attracted to Lauren because she has her head on her shoulders as she works through college. He says that she is getting out of her shell and encouraging others.
The Swansons have moved into Arkanasa from another state so Jana, Jessa, Joy and Kendra take Lauren out for dinner at the Marketplace. Lauren reveals that the girls have made them feel at home.
Lauren reveals that she had a video chat with Josiah that was five hours long. Jessa reveals that her longest video chat only lasted an hour. She also reveals that they had longer phone conversations that were not chaperoned.
Jessa talks that Lauren is very health conscious which is funny because her brother has a stash of candy and she is always telling him that it's not good for him.
During dinner, Josiah joins the girls night out and asked Lauren an important question. He asked her to start a courtship and she says that she would love to and the newly courting couple enjoys a side hug.

Back in September 2017, Joseph and Kendra are enjoying their honeymoon in Greece. The couple arrives in Athens and head to their hotel which their view is incredible. The couple heads to Mars hill where Apostle Paul has a sermon. The couple later enjoys their meal in the sky. The couple heads to take food walking tour. The couple has trouble finding the place ask a local for direction.
The couple later navigates the subway system which is the first for Kendra which she is going to have a lot. They head to try cheese pie and spinach pie. Joseph tries it more than Kendra does and heads to the meat place. Kendra loves olives while Joseph is not a fan of them.
They managed to find all their ingredients for a greek salad with the help of the guide. The thing that the couple learned that there is no lettuce in the salad.
The couple heads to Greek island and Kendra talks about what she has learned about her husband that he is the deep sleeper and he can fall asleep pretty fast. He also likes to lick his plate when it's really good. Kendra has asked her husband not to do that in public. Joe reveals that he is not the only one that does it. Jessa showed her brother how to do it. Joseph reveals that his wife becomes more giggly when she is tired.
Joy reveals that Austin can't sleep and snuggle at the same time. The couple has adjusted to cuddle before going to sleep since he needs to be on his side. Jessa reveals that her husband is very meticulous. He is known to iron his t-shirts and jeans.
During their stay in Santorini, it was beautiful. The couple had a blast driving on the streets in a 4x4. Joseph reveals that the pedal was a little jumpy at times.
The couple heads to black sand beach to go paddle boarding which is harder than it looks. They fall a few times before getting a hang of it.
Before they travel back home, the couple heads to the Kendra town, which sits on a cliff.  They receive kisses to clebrate their honeymoon and also take part of the "Opa!" plate smashing tradition.
Down in Texas, it's date night for Jeremy and Jinger where they learned to draw portraits of each other. Jinger reveals that she was nervous about the class because she was sure that she was going to be outside of her comfort zone.
Jinger reveals that it's really great of a random person on Jeremy's painting but it doesn't look like her.
Ben and Jessa are about to celebrate their third wedding anniversary and have a few updates to share with the fans. Ben is in his final year of schooling and is working. Ben makes a dinner for Jessa to celebrate their wedding anniversary. He also watches the boys while Jessa heads with Jana and Joy to get their nails done.
Joy is five months pregnant with her first child and enjoys feeling the baby kick. Austin talks about it slowly sinking in that he is about to be a dad.  When they hear the heartbeat it's wow when it's going to come, it will be fully theirs. Austin has only changed one diaper.
Ben has a hard time with cooking and keeping track of Henry. He is a mama's boy and misses her but when he falls asleep in his chair, Ben is happy. Jessa arrives home to enjoy the dinner. Ben gives her his present which is a necklace which features two hearts and three pearls which is a custom designed for Jessa.

Joy and Austin's one month photos

Austin and Joy have been married for a little over a month and we have a few photos to share with you all.

 

Honeymooning Duggars!

We thought that this could be a fun blog to share with you all.

Josh and Anna headed to Myrtle Beach, S.C.for their honeymoon.

Derick and Jill headed to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

Ben and Jessa headed to Eurpore where they went to Pairs, Rome, and Venice.

Jeremy and Jinger headed to Australia and New Zealand

Austin and Joy headed to Switzerland.

Austin and Joy travel Switzerland

Austin and Joy have announced where they are spending their honeymoon. The couple just celebrated their second week of marriage today! 

Check out the special message from the newlyweds! 
 

Recap:A Honeymoon and A Courtship

Last week on Counting On, Jeremy and Jinger said I do! Go check out the recap from last week! Also check out their wedding day blog and Joy's courtship announcement blog!

Jeremy and Jinger are getting ready to leave for Australia. Jeremy is excited to be able to let their guard down and just enjoy their wedding. They are heading or Sydney for the next six days. On the way to the hotel, they seek help to learn the Australian accent which he gives a few pointer. Their hotel room looks over the Sydney Opera House.
During their time in Sydney, they learn how to throw a boomerang. A local offers to paint their faces and Jeremy jumps on board with that idea while Jinger is a little less thrilled about it. At the end of it, she gets one her hand.
During a walk, Jeremy learns how to play a didgeridoo. Jinger ends up not trying it since it's rumor to get a woman pregnant. Jeremy jokes if the Duggar family has a lot of didgeridoos and they both laugh at the joke.
The couple ends up taking a water taxi during the trip but Jinger gets a little seasick and so they cut the trip short. They later head to the local zoo where they get to pet Koalas and feed kangaroos. They also clean a kingfish after visiting the fish market. Jeremy tries a piece of raw and tries to get Jinger to do it.
Jeremy decides that it's time for some practice driving on the left side of the road while Jinger freaks out a little bit.
The couple heads to meet up with an Australian chef on learning how to grill seafood and the chef is really outgoing and tries to joke with the couple that they are being lovely dovey.
At the Duggar home, Austin Forsyth stops by and wants to talk to Jim Bob. Austin gives a little insight about what he does for a living. He has his pilot's license and can use heavy equipment and brought a house to flip. Austin asks Joy's dad if he and Joy can start courting.
Jim Bob says yes to it and gives him the help to ask Joy. He and Austin have a side hug. A while later, Austin has Joy and four of her brothers come to do outdoor work at his family camp which the Duggars have been there before. The boys are really good friends with Austin.
After they are all done, they head to the lookout point which is called the Rock. Austin wants to make this a special moment for Joy Anna. Joy's brothers hang back to let him have this special moment.
Austin asks her if she wants to start a courtship and she says yes. They give each other a side hug. On the drive back to the camp, Joy ends up sitting between Austin and Jeremiah.




Check out our big announcements:
* Season 4 returns summer 2017
* Duggar #5 engagement coming soon!

Ben and Jessa's honeymoon! :)

Ben and Jessa have revealed their honeymoon location! They went to Paris!

Michelle Duggar’s Budget Honeymoon

For our honeymoon, Jim Bob and I planned a trip near our home because that’s what we could afford. We were going to go to Mount Nebo and Lake Fort Smith, both in Arkansas. We chose state parks for our destinations because the cabins there were so reasonable.

When we arrived at our first destination, we couldn’t believe the difference between the photo on the brochure and the reality. We chuckle about this now, but I did not go and look at the places ahead of time. I just looked at the brochures and I thought "Okay, it’s a state park and what we see is what we’re going to get." The picture showed a lovely cabin right beside a beautiful flowing river, but when we got there, the cabin was really rundown with awful orange curtains -- and cobwebs everywhere! On top of that, the river was completely dried up; there was no water at all. So we opted instead to go into town and stayed at a hotel in Fort Smith. We didn’t get the setting we were anticipating for our first night together, but it was still sweet. Next, we went on to the incredibly scenic Mount Nebo and stayed for a few nights. At that point, our car started acting up and we were like, you know what? Let’s just go home to our house, to our new place, since we were looking forward to being there together.

It was a small fixer-upper house, about 900 square feet total, and Jim Bob got such a good deal on it. We spent the rest of our honeymoon fixing up our little house, which definitely needed a lot of work! Jim Bob had moved in a month before the wedding, but I didn’t move in until after we were married so this was our first time living together.

Before our wedding, we had ripped out all of the cupboard doors in the kitchen and sanded them down, but we didn’t have time to finish them before we got married. So when we got back after our honeymoon, there were no doors on our kitchen cabinets and the place needed a lot of work, but that was okay. We were living on love and it was so exciting.

It was just so precious to be in our own house together for the first time. Jim Bob was already being a husband and working on the car. I remember thinking, "Oh, how romantic. He’s at our house and he’s working on our car." It’s funny the little things that you just hold dear to your heart forever.

Secret Honeymoon: Derick and Jill

Derick and Jill have been home for a couple of days and now they are ready to revealed their honeymoon location. On June 22, 2014; Derick and Jill headed to a beach house in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina for their honeymoon.

Jill revealed that every morning they would go outside and sit on the deck and enjoyed listening to the waves. Jill reveals that it was so beautiful since they went there before there was a lot of people there for the season. While there they went eat pinic lunches and then go for walks and visited the national memorial and light houses.

Now they are home and settling into their new married life. They are enjoying every minute of it and looks forwards to the future. Jill reveals that she has the most amazing guy and everything about being married to Derick is awesome.

Jill and Derick are loving that Derick has a short commute to his work and can meet her for lunch dates.

Jill is adjusting to only cooking for two people after coming from a home of seventeen other siblings and her parents and grandma.

19 kids and counting will feature their wedding in the fall. We might even get a glimpse of their honeymoon.