Jill Duggar Announces Rainbow Baby With Derick Dillard: "Exciting News!"

"Counting On" alum Jill Duggar had happy news to share on her family blog, as she and husband Derick Dillard are expecting, again, after losing their last pregnancy to a miscarriage.

Duggar, 31, shares sons Israel, 6, and Samuel, 4, with her 32-year-old husband, and the family is happy to share their "exciting news".

The couple took to their family blog to share the happy news, along with sweet pictures of the family. They wrote, "We’ve been keeping a little secret! Ever since we were devastated last fall by the miscarriage of our sweet baby, River Bliss, we have prayed that, if it was God’s will, he would bless us with another baby."

The blog continued to say, "We are excited to announce that God has answered our prayers and we are expecting our rainbow baby due July 2022!"

For now, they are just happy and grateful for a healthy pregnancy, as they continued to write, "We are so thankful for a healthy baby and pregnancy so far and we look forward to finding out the gender soon!"

Jill also shared the exciting news on Instagram, prompting fans to start sending their wishes to her and the family. One comment read, "Congratulations! My youngest (of 4) is a rainbow baby as well. Wishing you a healthy and uneventful rest of the pregnancy!!"

Another Instagram user wrote, "Jill, you look absolutely radiant. Big congratulations to you and your family."

Many fans also commented on how her hair looked fantastic, as she cradled a baby bump with her sons looking rather excited about the whole thing.

Here's the Instagram post.

One Instagram user even queried as to what a rainbow was, and another kindly explained that it's a baby born after a pregnancy loss, which happened to the couple in October 2021.

After having two sons post their marriage in 2014, both Jill and Dillard were overjoyed to be expecting again in 2021. Sadly, in October 2021, the couple revealed they had suffered a miscarriage.

They mentioned this on their blog as well, writing, "We recently found out that we were expecting our third baby. We were all thrilled! It was fun to see so much joy in the boys’ faces as we shared the news with them. They were full of questions and so excited as we talked about the pregnancy and how they would get to be involved along the way and after the baby was born. However, a few days later we started miscarrying."

At the time, the couple also shared a video montage of their loss.

It was too early for them to tell the gender of their baby, but they continued to write, "we picked a name that we feel encompasses our baby’s significance and the life we will always remember: River Bliss Dillard. One meaning for River is “tranquil”…and here in Arkansas, rivers are often a serene, beautiful escape in nature."

Fans felt for their loss, writing comments full of sympathy. Wrote one Instagram user, "I am so very sorry for your loss! I also lost a pregnancy in October around 5 weeks. We tried again in November, and I miscarried the day before Thanksgiving. Would have been our 4th child. My heart and prayers go out to you guys."

Jill and Dillard came on TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" which revolved around the devout Duggar family, Later, they also appeared in the spin-off, "Counting On" becoming rather famous reality TV stars till they finally called it quits in 2017. Ever since their exit from the show, they have also made a conscious decision to step away from the family too.

The love that they share for each other made them fan favorites, and even now gets them a strong social media following.

In an interview, Jill said, “We were ready to leave and felt strongly about leaving. There are definitely some issues there. We definitely feel like we’re in a healthy place now for our family and have control over our lives. … Certain people are more supportive than others. I think it ebbs and flows with a family of that size. Every family has drama and so when you’ve got that many more people giving opinions or whatever, it can get crazy.”

With a new baby on the way, the Dillard certainly need no stress and seem to be in a content place, as they live their devout lives minus the family drama.