As we reported earlier this week, Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard have returned to the US after a year of performing missionary work in Central America.
The homecoming was eagerly anticipated by fans of the Duggar family, and now that the Dillards are out of the Zika zone, many are wondering if they’ll start working on providing a little sibling to baby Israel.
Fill in joke about Jill and Derick trading one kind of missionary work for another here…
Anyway, some fans are going so far as to claim that Jill is already pregnant just on the basis of a recent Instagram photo.
The pic below was posted to celebrate Jill and Derick’s homecoming:
The image sparked the usual conjecture from the couple’s social media followers:
“Jill looks like she might have a baby bump,” wrote one user.
"Is she having another baby? Is that why they’re going to be home for several months, so she can deliver around family?” commented another.
They’re valid questions, as do to the couple’s interest in home birth (Jill is a certified midwife), they likely would be motivated to return to Arkansas for the final months of a pregnancy.
In addition to the pic – in which Jill very well could be concealing a baby bump – the trailer for the second season of Counting On has also given fans reason to believe another Dillard is on the way:
At one point, Derick can be heard remarking to Jill:
"Let’s try to have another baby before next year."
Jill smiles in response.
Normally, the promotional material would offer us more in the way of clues, but the show’s focus has shifted this year.
In fact, Jill and Jessa’s names have been dropped from the title – an indication that the show will focus on other siblings, most notably Jinger, who’s currently engaged to Jeremy Vuolo.
While wedding planning may take center stage, you can be sure that if Jill is really expecting, the show will make plenty of time for her pregnancy.