'Counting On' Part 2 Recap

Tonight on Jill & Jessa: Counting On, "Baby Shower and a New Home"...

• For the first time in months, Anna Duggar, who is currently staying in the girls’ room at Jim Bob and Michelle Duggars’ house, is speaking out. “Things have shifted, but the girls’ room is still very full at the Duggar home,” says the mother of four, smiling.
• When the news about Josh’s teenage mistakes came out, Anna says it was “like ripping open an old wound” but that none of the information was new to her. Josh had confessed everything to Anna and her parents before he proposed back in 2008.
• Then, when the news about Josh’s unfaithfulness broke, Anna admits she was speechless and that she did a lot of crying.
• “I didn’t know what to say,” shares Anna. “It just felt like a bad dream. It didn’t seem possible. It was hard to realize that it was such a public thing, so not only was it a betrayal against me, but it was also a betrayal against those who call themselves Christian.”
• Soon after confessing to being unfaithful to his wife and being addicted to pornography, Josh admitted himself into a long-term Christian recovery program.
• When asked if she will stick with Josh, Anna says that, although she respects the opinions of those who think she should leave Josh, she is staying true to her marriage vows.
• “God has unfailing love for me, and he has loved me and forgiven me of so much, and I pray that through all of this that I would be an extension of God’s love to Joshua,” shares Anna, who prays that God will give her patience and that he will restore her marriage.
• The mom of four desires for her family to turn their hearts to God, find the grace and help they need, and come out stronger.
• Anna, Jana, Jill, Jinger, Joy, Meredith, and Israel head over to Sierra’s house to plan Jessa’s baby shower. Sierra, due with her fifth child just a few weeks after Jessa, is a long-time family-friend who helped plan Jill and Jessa’s weddings.
• Anna admits that seeing Jessa and Ben prepare for Spurgeon’s arrival makes her miss Josh all the more, but she is enjoying time with family and is genuinely happy for the Seewalds.
• “Through all the ups and downs, I am really glad to be back in Arkansas with the family,” says Anna, with a big smile on her face. There’s definitely a wide range of emotions, but overall, it’s been wonderful to just be excited for Jessa and Ben, and I can’t wait to be an aunt again,” says Anna, with a big smile on her face.
• The shower ends up being a huge event, with around 100 guests. The mamas take part in a baby diapering contest, which Jessa wins. Then, the guys compete to see who can make the most delicious baby food, using items that they picked out themselves.
• “Most of the baby food that was made, I would not feed to a baby,” admits Jana. “I wouldn’t even eat it myself.”
• One brave man judges the baby food concoctions based on taste, and he chooses Ben’s, which is made only of fruit. The others are much more creative—with ingredients such as chips, baked beans, and ice cream—but a lot less tasty.
• Before the end of the party, the guests gather around Jessa and Ben to pray for Spurgeon's delivery. 
• The family exchanges lots of teary hugs as they drop Jill, Derick, and Israel off at the airport. Derick’s mom, Cathy, is flying to Central America with the Dillards to help them adjust. After a month in language school, Jill and Derick will begin an eight-month mission assignment.
• The house that the Dillards are living in while attending school is much nicer than they expected, but their living accommodations for the next eight months will be a lot more basic.
• Jessa and Ben head to Birmingham to answer audience questions at the Southern Women’s Show. The Seewalds say they will not be having 19 biological kids but that they have a heart for adoption. After seeking counsel, they were told to wait until Spurgeon is nine months old to pursue adoption.