The Duggar family is taking over the world!
Okay, maybe not the entire world, but they sure are helping to keep the state of Arkansas populated.
Only this time government officials don’t have Michelle Duggar to thank for adding to the state’s growth. Rather, it’s Joshua Duggar’s wife Anna who’s adding to the famous family’s numbers.
Twenty-one-year-old Joshua Duggar is the oldest of 18 kids born to Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of Tontitown, Arkansas. He married 20-year-old Anna last September and now the young couple is prepping to become parents.
“I am very excited and am learning new ways every day that I can be there for my wife,” Joshua told PEOPLE magazine. “I thought that she would be the only one going through the emotions of pregnancy, but I’m right there with her.”
Only, Anna didn’t know her mood swings were pregnancy related until her husband told her last night. That’s because while Anna took a home pregnancy test, but refused to look at the results for fear of being disappointed if it didn’t come out positive, so she had Joshua examine it. He then kept the results secret until yesterday when he shared the good news with the entire Duggar crew (including his wife) during Easter dinner.
Naturally, Anna’s pregnancy will be featured on the family’s TLC reality series, “18 Kids and Counting” along with Jim Bob and Michelle’s reaction to becoming grandparents for the first time.
Joshua and Anna’s baby is due in October, which means Joshua’s youngest sibling will be just 10 months older than his first child, and with the way Michelle reproduces there’s a good possibility she could become pregnant again before Anna gives birth.
Finally, in regards to carrying on the Duggar family tradition of naming all their kids with the letter J, Joshua reveals that he and Anna are planning a name theme, but are not sure what it will be.
Any guesses?