Joy-Anna Duggar Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby No. 3 With Husband Austin Forsyth
19.05.2023 - 20:59
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Three and counting! Counting On’s Joy-Anna Duggar and husband Austin Forsyth welcomed their third child.
The duo announced the news via Instagram on Friday, May 19, sharing a photo of their little one. “He’s here!” they wrote, adding a blue heart emoji. “Thank you all for praying … Mama and baby are recovering well.”
The former TLC personality, 24, announced she was pregnant again via Instagram in October 2022 with a photo of her and Forsyth, 28, holding an ultrasound photo. “Baby #3 is on the way! ✨,” Duggar captioned the post.
The couple went on to share more details about the pregnancy via their YouTube channel.
“We are ECSTATIC and cannot wait to hold this sweet baby in our arms in May, 2023! We would appreciate your prayers these next 7 and half months for a safe pregnancy and delivery,” the mom of three wrote in the description of the video. “Keep up with our new videos as we tell 4-year-old son Gideon and 2-year-old daughter Evelyn, our parents and siblings… and as we keep you updated with this pregnancy!”
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Duggar and Forsyth were family friends for nearly 15 years before the Texas native officially entered into a courtship with Joy-Anna in November 2016.
“Over the years, I’ve been watching, and I really admire her heart for the Lord and her character,” Forsyth told Jim Bob Duggar, the family patriarch, during a February 2017 episode of Couting On about his feelings for his future bride. “She’s such a diligent worker. She gets all the younger siblings working. She’s a good delegator – and, of course, her beauty.”
In March 2017, the former EMT popped the question to the Arkansas native.
“We just got engaged!” Joy-Anna excitedly shared with Us Weekly at the time. “I’m so