For weeks now, we’ve been hearing rumors out of Arkansas and Texas that Jinger Duggar is pregnant with her first child.
A big part of the reason for such rampant speculation is that Jinger has been married to Jeremy Vuolo for six full months.
Which means that by Duggar standards, the couple is well overdue for a pregnancy announcement at this point.
On top of that, though, Jinger has allegedly been a little bit sloppy in terms of hiding her forthcoming bundle of joy from fans.
For starters, recent Instagram photos seem to show the 23-year-old Jinger sporting a baby bump, or the beginnings of one.
Adding fuel to the fire, Jinger recently hinted at a big announcement, which many fans believe will be a confirmation that she’s expecting.
The Duggars are usually cagey with this sort of news.
After all, they like to use major life events such as courtships, weddings, and pregnancies to draw viewers to their TLC reality show.
Since Counting On Season 4 is just around the corner, it makes sense that Jinger and Jeremy would hold off until then. But are they?
If the goal were to increase interest in their lives to promote the show’s June 12 return, that would certainly fit the family’s M.O
Unfortunately for the young couple, keeping secrets in 2017 is no easy feat, and they may have kept this to themselves just a bit too long:
According to several media outlets, a baby shower registry created by the Vuolos was discovered by some eagle-eyed fans.
It was posted to the site Buy Buy Baby.
On Monday, news of the registry spread across Duggar Nation. It could’ve been a hoax, or there’s another Jinger Nicole Vuolo out there somewhere.
But since it was promptly deleted and there’s been no mention of it by the Duggars, we’re guessing it was the very likely the real deal.
In addition to the fact that Jinger is expecting, the registry revealed that her due date is December 16, and she’s expecting a baby girl!
No word on what sort of items the Vuolos requested, but based on some of the Duggar baby registries of yore, we can make some assumptions.
Now that the cat’s out of the bag, in any case, it’s a safe bet that the newlyweds will be making their "big announcement" ASAP.
Of course, Jinger’s pregnancy will likely play a huge role in the highly anticipated fourth season of her family’s popular reality series.
With the premiere just around the corner, look for the People magazine/TLC PR machine to be hitting on all cylinders by Memorial day.
Only time will tell, but all signs point to baby bliss for Ginge.
Check out the gallery above for your first glimpse of the season premiere, and as always, you can watch Counting On online at TV Fanatic.
There’s a lot to catch up on, and to look forward to.
With Jinger’s (likely) reveal, Jill and Jessa’s kids, Joy’s wedding, and Jana Duggar courting (fingers crossed), Season 4 will be one to remember.
Congrats go out to Jinger and Jeremy … probably!