Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo had good reason not to tell their oldest daughter that they were expecting another child.
The couple announced exclusively to PEOPLE that they are expecting child No. 3, revealing that Jinger, 30, is due in March 2025. counting on alums are already parents to daughters Felicity, 6, and Evangeline, 3.
While the TLC stars planned to tell Felicity and Evangeline the big news before announcing it to the world, they also held off on sharing it with the girls right away.
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“Part of it is because we have a six-year-old who is totally extra extroverted and will walk up to a stranger and tell them the news,” Jinger explained. “And so we thought, you know what? We’ll tell the girls very soon, but we’ll wait until closer to the time we announced we’d tell them.”
“But we [were] she is waiting because she is at school and she would tell every person. That’s how she is,” the 19 Children and counting star added.
They ended up surprising the girls with the news during a family photo shoot. “We planned to take family pictures to announce the pregnancy and thought it would be the best time to let our girls know about a new sibling on the way,” Jinger told PEOPLE. “Felicity and Evangeline got a denim jacket with ‘BIG SIS’ written on the back. The photographer captured the sweet moment when they realized what those words meant.”
Jinger added that their daughters had mixed reactions to the news. While Felicity “started jumping up and down with excitement,” Evangeline “wasn’t quite sure what to make of the news” — though Jinger is sure that when the baby arrives, “[Evangeline] it will be all about her new role as big sister.”
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Although the couple knew they wanted a third child, Jeremy admitted he was “speechless” when Jinger told him she was pregnant again.
Jinger told PEOPLE that she surprised her husband with the news on Felicity’s 6th birthday, giving him a “gift” from Amazon — it was actually her positive pregnancy test.
“Yes, it was something we expected,” Jeremy recalled, “but I was still shocked.”
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When asked how she’s spending her time right now, Jinger said she’s just trying to “cherish” every moment with Felicity and Evangeline before their new arrival arrives.
“They are so excited [about the new baby]but I think that is also a change. I just enjoy these moments with them.”
While the reality stars don’t yet know if they’re having a boy or a girl, Jinger shared that “either way they’re going to be happy!”
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