
Jinger Duggar Vuolo recently opened up about the moment she revealed her pregnancy to her mother and sisters. On October 16, 2024, the 30-year-old 19 Kids and Counting alum announced that she and husband Jeremy Vuolo are expecting their third child, which will make them a family of five. In the YouTube video she made to announce her pregnancy, Jinger said the women of her family were the first ones to find out the amazing news. The big reveal happened in an unexpected and “crazy” way, Jinger told People.
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It was during her sister's bachelorette weekend.
In an exclusive interview with People, Jinger shared, “My sisters and my mom all came out for my sister Jana [Duggar Wissmann]’s bachelorette weekend in LA. They were all talking about this throughout the day. They had a big hot tub and they’re like, ‘We’re all going to go enjoy the hot tub later,'” she said. “They said, ‘Unless anybody has any news to share…’ Because you’re not supposed to sit in the hot tub when you’re pregnant.”
Jinger consulted her husband on whether or not to tell them.
Jinger said that the hot tub situation was “actually a real thing I didn’t think about,” but admitted that she “didn’t say a word” and instead “kept it quiet.” She reached out to her husband to figure out whether or not she should break the news to her family at that time.
“I texted him and I was like, ‘Should I just tell them tonight?’ And he said, ‘Of course. That’s so special. They’re all there together,'” she explained. “So my mom and sisters, they all went in the hot tub and then I came out later. They noticed I was sitting on the edge, but I didn’t say anything.”
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“Then, they were like, ‘Isn’t it cold? You going to get in?’ I was like, ‘Well, I guess you shouldn’t do that if you’re pregnant, right?'” Jinger said of the moment she revealed her pregnancy. “They just were so shocked. They were the cutest. I was able to tell them all together.”
Her older sister, Jessa Duggar Seewald, was in charge of revealing the gender of the child. “When we were in Arkansas, I did a blood test to find out the gender. Jessa got the results. She’s my sister who’s just right above me. She got the results and then she sent it to us because I wanted us to find out together,” Jinger said.
Jeremy told his parents via podcast.
As for Jeremy, he announced the news to his parents during an episode of their podcast. “We were filming our podcast. And so they were watching the girls for an hour. We told them, ‘Hey, in about an hour, we’d like to have you guys on the podcast just to talk about some parenting stuff. So if you could just get ready,'” he said.
“They got ready and then, we had them sit down. We were filming the podcast and we just started asking them very specific questions, like, ‘What advice would you give to a young couple who’s about to have their third child?'” he said. “They start giving answers, but then you can see their face. It starts dawning on them. Then I put my arm around Jinger and I asked another question, I don’t remember what it was. And then, it dawned on them and they kind of were in shock. And everything’s devolved from there. But it was fun.”
They publicly announced the news mid-October.
Jinger and Jeremy publicly announced their pregnancy in a YouTube video and with an exclusive post with People on October 15, 2024. “PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that Jinger Duggar Vuolo is pregnant and expecting her third child with husband Jeremy Vuolo,” the caption read. “The longtime couple, who wed in November 2016, are currently parents to daughters Felicity, 6, and Evangeline, 3.”
Fans filled the comments with congratulations.