The Seewald Kiddos

 

Ivy Jane Seewald

It has been a while since we have shared a new photo of Ivy Seewald, the newest addition to the Duggar clan. She is almost three months old and is quite the little cutie. Hope you enjoy these photos of Ivy and her big brothers.

Spurgeon Seewald (turns 4 in November),

Henry Seewald (2.5), Ivy Seewald (3 months)

Photos courtesy theseewaldfamily.com

Ivy Almost 6 Weeks

Ivy Jane Seewald

5.5 weeks, almost 12 pounds

Ivy Seewald just turned five weeks old, and we think she is looking more and more like her older brothers with every photo.

Spurgeon Seewald at 5 weeks

 

 Henry Seewald at 4 weeks

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'A Baby Girl for Jessa' Recap

Counting On special that will air next week (TV listings can be found in Monday's post or on our Showtimes page) has been uploaded to the TLC website. Depending on your internet provider and location, you may be able to watch it even without a login from a television provider. The links are below, as is our recap.


Counting On "A Baby Girl for Jessa" Part 1
Counting On "A Baby Girl for Jessa" Part 2



Counting On "A Baby Girl for Jessa" Recap

• Ten days before her due date, Jessa's water breaks. Spurgeon and Henry both arrived late, so the Seewalds had expected to have another two weeks before this birth. "Our birth plan through this whole pregnancy was that we would deliver at a birthing suite at the hospital with a midwife there, however, the morning that my water broke was the morning that my midwife had left town for a week," explains Jessa. "So our backup plan was to call another midwife and do a home birth."
• Ben's mom, Guinn Seewald, makes the drive to come watch Spurgeon and Henry. Jill comes over to help with labor. After walking the stairs at the "big house" to get her contractions going, Jessa returns to her house. Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) Teresa is also helping coach Jessa. "...She feels the head coming down, so I think we might deliver in a little bit," says Jill.
• Jill is correct. It's not long before Ivy Jane Seewald makes her appearance, safe and sound. But when Jessa's bleeding continues, she and Ben decide to call 9-1-1, just to make sure everything is okay.
• The paramedics take Jessa away, and Ben hops in his car to head to the hospital to meet them, as does Jill. Jill gives a video update from her car.
• After the midwife finishes her routine check on Ivy, she takes her to the hospital so Jessa can nurse.
• At the hospital, Jessa receives Pitocin to stop the bleeding but does not need a blood transfusion, as she did after Spurgeon's birth. “I feel great,” says Jessa. Guinn brings the proud big brothers to the hospital to meet Ivy. Michelle, Jana, Josiah, and Lauren arrive. They had been in Tennessee at Carlin Bates' wedding, along with most of the rest of the Duggar clan, and Josiah flew them home when they received word that Jessa's water had broken.
• Jessa and Ben share the gender and name with Jeremiah and Jordyn via video chat, and then Jordyn breaks the news to the rest of the family.
• After an overnight stay at the hospital, Jessa receives a good report from the doctor and is able to go home. When the Duggars return from their trip, they all come over to Jessa and Ben's house to meet Ivy. Jim Bob is beaming as he puts his arm around Jessa. 
• "She is so cute," says Kendra. "Little miss Ivy is adorable and just precious and tiny. I think it makes me look forward to having and holding our little baby."
• "Grandma has a birthday buddy!" exclaims Jessa. Grandma holds Ivy in the family photo. At the end of the episode, TLC shows a photo of Grandma Duggar, who passed away two weeks after Ivy's birth, with the text, "In loving memory."

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com

Ivy and Lissy

One of our readers requested this post, and we thought it was a fun idea. We went back and looked at a photo of three-week-old Felicity Vuolo, and we think she looks strikingly similar to little Ivy Seewald. Do you agree?

Felicity Nicole Vuolo

 

 Ivy Jane Seewald

Photos courtesy jingerandjeremy.com, theseewaldfamily.com

Meet Ivy Seewald

Great-Grandma Duggar and Ivy Seewald

It's time to introduce eight-day-old Ivy Jane Seewald to the world. Parents Jessa and Ben Seewald present their daughter to Counting On fans in a short video from TLC. (Visit the Seewalds' website to watch.) In the clip, they also share the story behind her name. Her middle name is after Lady Jane Grey, a notable figure in Christian history who lived in the 1500s. She was born on Great-Grandma Duggar's birthday.

For those who haven't heard, Counting On will return to reality TV this fall. 

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com

Little Sister Ivy

Ivy Seewald is five days old! We have a couple new photos of her to share, and we decided to include newborn pictures of her older brothers so you can see the resemblance.

Ivy Jane Seewald

 

Ivy Seewald

Henry Seewald

 

Spurgeon Seewald

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Introducing Ivy Seewald

Ivy Jane Seewald

As we shared earlier this afternoon, Ivy Jane Seewald made her appearance on Sunday (details can be found by clicking here). We think she looks very similar to her brothers. Do you agree?

Ivy was born on Grandma Mary Duggar's 78th birthday and Joy and Austin Forsyth's 2nd wedding anniversary.

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com

Baby Seewald is a Girl!

Jessa and Ben Seewald have welcomed their third child, and it's a girl! Ivy Jane Seewald was born at home on Sunday, May 26th, at 5:57pm, after a three-and-a-half-hour labor. She arrived 10 days before her due date weighing 7 lbs, 14 oz, and measuring 20.5 inches long. Us Weekly has the first photo.

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