“Whatever color at the end has the most tallies,that’s the gender,” Joy-Anna announced to family and friends in the video.
After popping about 45 balloons, the couple finally had their answer.
“Oh my goodness, It’s a…” Joy-Anna excitedly exclaimed, jumping up and down. “Pop it, Pop it.”
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Family and friends then released poppers of blue confetti around the couple, signifying a boy, as they hugged each other and their two older children,Gideon Martyn, 4½, and 2-year-oldEvelyn Mae.
“I am completely shocked,” the reality star admitted after the reveal. “I 100 percent thought that it was a girl, convinced myself it was a girl… and I was waiting for two of those balloons to be pink and they weren’t. That’s crazy!”
“I’m so, so grateful,” Austin added. “I mean if it was a girl, I’d be just as happy, but I’m really glad Gideon’s gonna have a little brother.”
“We’re at a really good spot now,” Joy-Anna said. “We love our family, and we’re ready to expand, so we’re really, really hoping that we get pregnant. It’d be crazy if it was twins. It would be fun.”
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Joy-Anna isn’t the only Duggar expanding her family. Her sisterJill Duggarwelcomed her third son,Frederick Michael, with husbandDerick Dillardin July, and her brotherJedidiah “Jed” Duggaralsowelcomed his first childwith his wife, Katey (Nakatsu) Duggar in May.
source: people.com
