'19 Kids and Counting' Pregnant Jessa Duggar-Seewald Enters Her 22nd Week, Shares Update

Jessa Duggar-Seewald and husband, Ben
Jessa Duggar-Seewald and husband, Ben |

With Jessa Duggar-Seewald nearing the end of her second trimester, the mother-to-be took to social media and shared a photo on Twitter showing her growing baby bump.

"At #22Weeks, #BabySeewald now weighs just over a pound!" Jessa wrote last Wednesday.

This latest update comes after the expectant mother also shared a message relating to her pregnancy in her blog post during the same week that she and her husband, along with sister Jill Duggar and her husband Derick Dillard, took a trip to Mineral City, Ohio.

The family took some time to attend the ALIVE Christian music festival in which both Jill and Jessa were invited as main stage speakers.

As a four-day event, ALIVE features live bands, camping, seminars, workshops, children's programs, daily morning worships and more. Bands and music artists, such as Skillet, Toby Mac and Lecrae, took to the stage as this year's featured acts.

The "19 Kids and Counting' stars were reportedly in high spirits as they enjoyed the event last month. Jessa shared photos from the airport with the Dillard family.

"Awesome travel buddies!" she captioned the photo on Instagram.

The 22-year-old reality star also shared her experience in reaching her 20th week on the blog that she shares with Ben, writing: "Baby Seewald is growing steadily and Mommy has been feeling some little, yet strong, kicks!"

The parents-to-be also added: "We recently had an ultrasound, but aren't revealing our firstborn's gender yet. Can't wait to welcome this blessing from God into the world!"

Last month, speculations of TLC creating a spinoff series to '19 Kids and Counting' went viral and it is rumored that the two married Duggar sisters will be its main stars.

People Magazine claimed that sources close to their family are saying that the network has found it more suitable to focus on the experiences of new parents Jill and Derick as well expectant newlyweds Jessa and Ben.

'The show had begun to focus more and more on the next generation of Duggars, anyway - mainly Jill and Jessa and their marriages and babies,' the source told People. 'That's when the show got its highest ratings.'

In May, the network aired a two-hour special that showed Jill's labor and child delivery, reaching out to more than 3.6 million viewers.

"There are a lot of things that seem different than I thought they would be,' Jill shared when it comes to welcoming parenthood. She also mentioned about their plans for expanding their Christian family.

"We're open to as many children as God will give us," she also revealed last year. "We believe children are a blessing from the Lord and a gift from him."