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Jedidja Duggar and his wife, Katey Duggarare preparing to grow their family by two.
“We have exciting news to share – we’re expecting it! But we didn’t expect this. We are overjoyed to announce that twins are on the way.” Jedidiah and Katey, both 25, shared People in a joint statement on Thursday, July 18. “Our children, Truett and Nora, have no idea how much their lives will change with the arrival of their new sisters.”
The Count on alumni added, “We are excited to watch their bond grow as siblings grow and to watch the fun and love multiply in our home. This new chapter will bring endless joy and shared adventures for our entire family!”
Jedidiah and Katey share son Truett, 2, and daughter Nora, 13 months. Twins run in the family as Jedidiah and Jeremiah Duggar are twins and their siblings John David Duggar And Jana Duggar are also twins.
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Two months before Katey’s pregnancy was announced, the couple celebrated Nora’s birthday.
“Happy first birthday, Nora Kate!” Jedidiah wrote via Instagram in May. “You have brought us endless joy and love this past year. Watching you grow has been our greatest adventure. We love you more than words can say, sweet girl.”
Jedidiah and Katey courted for a year before getting married in April 2021.
“I prayed for my future husband for a long time, not knowing who that person would be. God has answered my prayers, far beyond what I could have ever imagined in Katey,” Jedidiah wrote via Instagram at the time. “We have enjoyed our relationship slowly developing over the past year and every moment together has been wonderful!”
The next generation of Duggars is here and more are coming – because 19 Kids and Counting just wasn’t enough. It all started when Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar tied the knot in 1984 and started expanding their family four years later. Since Josh’s birth in 1988, the couple has welcomed twins John-David […]
A few months later, Katey found out they were expecting baby No. 1. Son Truett arrived in May 2022. The following December, the reality TV alums announced Katey’s second pregnancy and discovered baby No. 2 would be a girl during sex. reveal fireworks show.
“That was one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen,” Jedidiah joked in a December 2022 YouTube video. “We literally expected powder [be thrown onto] the fire and it had to turn pink or blue. [Instead] this car comes flying out of nowhere and over the ramp they made into the water.
He added: ‘We are so excited to have a little girl, it will look just like this [Katey]! We thought Truett was going to be a girl, but it wasn’t. The name we chose is…Nora Kate.”
According to Katey at the time, Nora means ‘light’, while Kate means ‘pure’. She was born in May 2023.