Si and Lauren Celebrate 2 Years

Happy 2nd wedding anniversary to Josiah and Lauren Duggar!

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com

Lauren Turns 21

Wishing Lauren Duggar a very happy 21st birthday!

Photos courtesy of Josiah and Lauren Duggar @siandlaurenduggar

Parenting Baby Bella

Family walk with Josiah, Lauren, and Bella Duggar

 

"I like coming home and saying, 'Daddy's home,' and then seeing Bella and her face light up."
-Josiah Duggar

Bella Duggar is eight days away from her five-month milestone. In a recent video from TLC, Josiah and Lauren Duggar share a few thoughts on parenting (link below). It seems like just yesterday they were talking about preparing for Bella's arrival.

Josiah and Lauren Duggar on Parenting

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com

Meet Baby Bella Duggar

Josiah Duggar, Lauren Duggar, Bella Duggar

Josiah Duggar: "I think one of the most exciting things about having a daughter is you can shop for her. There's so many different shades of pink. I had no idea."

Lauren Duggar: "I actually think he's has had more fun dressing her than I have."

A few days ago, we shared the link to Joe and Kendra's newborn photo shoot with Addison Duggar, as well as the link to the first video featuring Addison. Now, it's time to introduce the world to Josiah and Lauren Duggar's sweet baby, Bella Milagro Duggar. In the video (link below), the parents show off their little blessing, share the meaning behind her name, and talk about live as parents.

Bella's Introduction Video
Bella's Newborn Shoot 

Photo courtesy TLC

7, Soon to Be 8

Josh Duggar, Anna Duggar, Marcus Duggar (2013), Mackynzie Duggar (2009)

Michael Duggar (2011), Meredith Duggar (2015), Mason Duggar (2017)

The first two November Duggar babies have already arrived. Joseph and Kendra Duggar welcomed Addison Duggar on November 2nd, and Josiah and Lauren Duggar met Bella Duggar on November 8th. Anna Duggar is due with the final November baby next week. This photo could very well be the last picture that Josh and Anna Duggar take with their kiddos before the new addition joins the clan. It was taken yesterday at Silver Dollar City.

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com

Josiah and Lauren Welcome Baby Girl

Josiah Duggar and Lauren Duggar

Weeks before Bella Duggar joined the family

Just six days after the arrival of Joseph and Kendra Duggar's baby girl, Addison Duggar, Josiah and Lauren Duggar welcomed a baby girl of their own. Bella Milagro Duggar was born on Friday, November 8th, 2019, at 4:24pm. She weighed 6 lbs 5 oz and measured 18.5 inches long. Photos of the new addition can be found on the TLC website.

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com

Josiah and Lauren Celebrate 1 Year

Happy 1st anniversary to Josiah and Lauren Duggar! They just announced that their baby, due in November, is a girl.

Lauren Swanson and Josiah Duggar (before marriage)

New Zealand, January 2018

 

Josiah and Lauren Duggar

 

Josiah and Lauren Duggar

Photos courtesy duggarfamily.com

Baby Duggar Girls Galore!

The tides are changing for the Duggar family. After having so many grandsons and only a few granddaughters, Jim Bob and Michelle are going to welcome three little girls into their family this fall. Anna, Kendra, and Lauren are all having daughters!

Josh and Anna Duggar shared the gender of their baby last week. And just now, a double announcement has just been made. Joe and Kendra Duggar are having a girl, and so are Josiah and Lauren Duggar! Joy-Anna and Austin Forsyth still have not shared their news.

"I'm so excited about being a mommy to a baby girl," says Kendra. "There's a lot more things to buy for a little girl, which I don't know is good for your wallet," comments Lauren. Visit Jim Bob and Michelle's website to watch short videos from the couples.

After Anna, Joy, Lauren, and Kendra deliver their children, there will be a total of 17 Duggar grandchildren--9 boys (Michael, Marcus, Mason, Israel, Samuel, Spurgeon, Henry, Garrett, and Gideon), 7 girls (Mackynzie, Meredith, Felicity, Ivy, Anna's daughter, Kendra's daughter, and Lauren's daughter), and 1 not yet announced (Joy's baby).

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com

Lauren Turns 20

Wishing Lauren Duggar a very happy 20th birthday!

The Duggar ladies celebrated Jill Dillard's 28th and Lauren's 20th with a girls day out, which included a meal at one of their favorite restaurants (can you guess where they went?). If you are wondering who the "extras" are in the photo below, they are the Swansons (Lauren's mom and sisters).

 

Photos courtesy Josiah and Lauren Duggar, Anna Duggar

Hopes for the Future

Joseph Duggar and Kendra (Caldwell) Duggar

At the end of last night's episode, the producer asked the married Duggar couples what their hopes are for this year.

Jessa and Ben Seewald
Due with Baby #3 on June 3rd
Ben: "It will be fun to see these little ones interacting with a new brother or sister."

Jinger and Jeremy Vuolo
Jinger: "Watching Felicity grow this year...and seeing her little personality come out."
The Vuolos also announced yesterday that they are moving to Los Angeles. More info can be found in our March 25th blog post.

Joseph and Kendra Duggar
Kendra: "I think we would be thrilled to have baby number two. Since my mom just had a baby, I think for me it's just kind of given me a baby itch recently."
Joe: "We are planning on building a house, as well as still doing the car stuff. We'd be happy to have more kids, but all in God's timing."
Kendra: "We'll let Garrett grow up a little bit."

Josiah and Lauren Duggar
Josiah: "The first little one is with the Lord right now after a miscarriage, but looking forward to maybe expanding our family."

Joy-Anna and Austin Forsyth
Joy: "Gideon is started to walk kind of, not really by himself, but I think he'll be walking within the next month. Hopefully I'll either be pregnant or having a baby within the next year, so that will be exciting, going from one to two."

Last night's Counting On season finale episode is available on the TLC website (link below).

Counting On "A Bachelor No More"

Photo courtesy TLC

Josiah and Lauren's Heartbreak

Tomorrow on an hour-long episode of Counting On, Josiah and Lauren Duggar open up about their recent miscarriage. Last week, we watched them excitedly share their pregnancy news with their families. Everyone was over-the-moon for this new couple and their expectant little one, especially Lauren's parents, who had their youngest child last spring. On tomorrow's episode, we will watch Josiah and Lauren share the heartbreaking news of their loss (video and showtimes below).

Monday, March 4, 2019
8pm: Sleepless in Laredo
9pm: Love and Loss NEW!
Ready, Set, Brake! Jessa, Lauren, Kendra, and Jana pair off with some of the younger kids to go head to head in creating a groom's cake for John and Abbie's wedding. Later, Josiah and Lauren's world is shaken when the reveal some tragic news.
60 min

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
12am: Sleepless in Laredo
1am: Love and Loss

Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com/Josiah and Lauren Duggar; video courtesy TLC

Jessa's 25-Week Baby Bump

Baby Seewald No. 3 is due in the first week of June, which means that Jessa has reached her 25-week mark and will enter her third trimester next month. Before we share a photo of Jessa's baby bump, we want to ask that you would continue to pray for Josiah and Lauren Duggar. Their first child, whom they miscarried, was due on the same day as Jessa and Ben's third baby.

At 25 weeks, Baby Seewald is about 1-1/2 pounds. We thought it would be interesting to post a photo of Jessa's current baby bump (top photo), as well as her past baby bumps (second photo). The picture on the left was taken when she was 25 weeks and 4 days pregnant with Spurgeon in mid 2015, and the picture on the right shows her bump at around the same time during her pregnancy with Henry in late 2016. We also included a snapshot of Jinger at 25 weeks pregnant with Felicity.

 

Jessa Duggar Seewald

1st and 2nd pregnancies

 

Jinger Duggar Vuolo

25 weeks, 1st pregnancy

 

Photos courtesy theseewaldfamily.com, jingerandjeremy.com

Tour Austria with the Duggars

“We didn’t watch a ton of movies [growing up]. My dad’s like, ‘Aww, we don’t want to stifle your creativity. Let’s go outside and build a fort or something. I liked that. We had lots of great childhood memories that were not just in front of the television.”
-Jessa Duggar Seewald

 
Counting On "Jinger Has a Baby" premieres in three hours, although you can watch it now on the TLC website using the link we posted earlier today. In addition to Felicity Vuolo's birth, the episode includes lots of never-before-seen footage from Josiah and Lauren Duggar's Austrian honeymoon (see preview video below)

The Duggar family avoids a lot of mainstream entertainment, but one movie they have seen many times is The Sound of Music. That's why Josiah and Lauren's trip to Vienna and Salzburg was so special.


Photo/video courtesy TLC

Watch Tonight's Episode

Josiah and Lauren Duggar

 

The Duggars have another new episode of Counting On in store for fans tonight at 9pm ET/8pm CT on TLC. If you're so eager to see it that you can't wait, the network has uploaded the show to the website, although it is only available to viewers who can sign in with credentials provided by a television provider. The link is below, as are the full TV listings.

Last week on "Love is in the Air," we witnessed John-David Duggar's proposal to Abbie Burnett, we saw Jana Duggar and Jessa Seewald set up Felicity Vuolo's nursery, and we watched Jinger Vuolo be admitted to the hospital for induction. Tonight, Jinger and Jeremy welcome their baby, and newlyweds Josiah and Lauren Duggar embark on their honeymoon,

Full Episode Link: Counting On "Jinger Has a Baby"

Monday, February 18, 2019
8pm: Love is in the Air
9pm: Jinger Has a Baby NEW!
The hills are alive for Josiah and Lauren as they go on their Austrian honeymoon. While there, they reenact scenes from The Sound of Music and visit with a local family. Meanwhile, Jinger worries that she won't have the smooth labor she was hoping for.
60 min

Tuesday, February 19, 2019
12am: Love is in the Air
1am: Jinger Has a Baby

Josiah and Lauren's Loss

"I couldn't believe it, and I was hoping it wasn't true. It was the worst day of my life, really."
-Lauren (Swanson) Duggar

Soon after they got married, Josiah and Lauren Duggar found out that they were expecting a baby. But their dreams of becoming parents were shattered when Lauren suffered a miscarriage. Follow their story on Counting On.

The 60-minute Counting On season premiere begins tonight at 9pm ET/8pm CT, although there will be a "Countdown to the New Season" episode one hour before, featuring scenes from the previous season and a preview of the new season. Come back to the blog after the show for our recap.

Click here to watch a brief video from Josiah and Lauren.

Photo courtesy TLC

2019 New Season Promo

John-David Duggar and Abbie Burnett

The Duggars return to TLC with new episodes of Counting On in less than three weeks! The big day is February 11th, 2019. This season, you'll see John Duggar and Abbie Burnett's engagement; Josiah and Lauren Duggar's Austrian honeymoon; the Vuolos', Forsyths', and Joe and Kendra's new lives as parents; and plenty of other exciting footage. As we wait for the premiere episode, take a look at this promo video:

Josiah and Lauren Duggar

Photos/video courtesy TLC

Lauren and Josiah's Tree

Before ringing in 2019, Josiah and Lauren Duggar took down their Christmas tree. This was their first Christmas and New Year's as a married couple, and on December 30th, they also celebrated their six-month wedding anniversary. (That day was Jedidiah and Jeremiah Duggar's 20th birthday, as well.) For those wondering where Lauren found her red dress shown in the photo below, it was an Amazon purchase.

Lauren Duggar, removing the Christmas tree ornaments

Photo courtesy Josiah Duggar/duggarfamily.com

Swansons in the Mountains

Josiah and Lauren Duggar have been married almost four months. In celebration of fall, they took a trip to North Carolina with the Swansons. Look at those beautiful colors! If you've ever been to the that part of the country during autumn, you know how gorgeous it is. I (Ellie) visited the Smoky Mountains last November, and the scenery was unmatched.

Josiah Duggar, Lauren (Swanson) Duggar, and the Swanson family

Josiah and Lauren Duggar

Photos courtesy duggarfamily.com/Josiah and Lauren Swanson

Josiah and Lauren's Honeymoon

Newlyweds Josiah and Lauren Duggar, who have been married almost five weeks, have just revealed their honeymoon destination. They chose Austria! Lauren loves the musical The Sound of Music and was thrilled to tour Salzburg.

Josiah followed in the footsteps of the majority of his siblings with an international honeymoon. Jessa and Ben went to Paris, Rome, and Venice, while Jinger and Jeremy flew all the way to Australia. More recently, Joy and Austin traveled to Switzerland, and Joseph and Kendra spent time in Greece. Hear from Josiah and Lauren in the video below.

Photo/video courtesy TLC

Tonight: Wedding and Honeymoon

The highly anticipated day has arrived! After a four-month break, the Duggars are just hours away from returning to TLC with new episodes of Counting On.

Earlier this year, we watched Joy and Austin Forsyth's Swiss honeymoon, as well as Joseph and Kendra Duggar's wedding. We also saw Jinger and Jeremy Vuolo move into their new house, Spurgeon Seewald have his first haircut, Joy and Austin adjust to life as newlyweds, Kendra's choose her wedding dress, and more.

To see what the network has in store this season, take a look at this promo video. Tonight's episode starts at 9 ET/8 CT, runs for two full hours, and features the wedding of Josiah and Lauren Duggar and the honeymoon of Joseph and Kendra Duggar. 

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Photo/video courtesy TLC