Jill Duggar, 23, announces pregnancy 2 months after marrying Derrick Dillard

ByGMA
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
19 kids and counting
18 of the members of the Duggar family pose for a photo at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfil, Ark. after returning from a trip to New York.
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Big news from a big family -- the Duggars -- stars of the TLC show ''19 Kids and Counting'' are about to get even bigger.

It's been a busy year for the Duggars. Jim Bob and Michelle's second-oldest daughter Jill married missionary and family friend Derrick Dillard in June - the nuptials marking the couple's first kiss.

And now the newlyweds - who were first introduced via Skype - are making a big announcement in this week's People magazine.

"Life's kinda slowing down a little bit, and we found out that we're pregnant!" Dillard said.

"I had taken two negative pregnancy tests previously and my sisters were asking if I was pregnant, and I'm like "Nooo," and they're like, 'Well, Mom has pregnancy tests upstairs and you could be pregnant so you should take one!'" Jill Duggar said. "It was more like to prove them wrong - like 'I'm not pregnant, I'm gonna show you so.'"

"Jill's actually a trained midwife, and she's assisted on 70 births herself," said Charlotte Triggs, People Magazine. "She said she wants to give birth at home because it's way more comfortable and relaxed."

The couple's news comes just days after Jill's younger sister Jessa announced her engagement to boyfriend of 11 months, Ben Seewald, adding another member to the Duggar clan, which doesn't appear to be done growing any time soon.

"Open to as many kids as God will give us," Jill Duggar said.

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