Jill Duggar & Derick Dillard reveal they’re having a baby BOY and show off new photos as star is pregnant with 3rd child

JILL Duggar and husband Derick Dillard announced the gender of their baby in a blog post on Wednesday.

The family recently came down with Covid, which forced them to cancel the gender reveal party they had planned.

Jill and Derick shared a photo of them posing alongside sons Samuel and Israel, holding a blue sign that read, "baby."

In the , titled "We're having a...," they revealed: "We had originally planned on finding out our baby's gender earlier, a couple weeks ago, but Covid hit our family and we had to delay the exciting revelation.

"However, this turned out to be a blessing in disguise because by the time we were able to reschedule, Israel was on spring break."

The Duggar daughter continued: "This meant our whole family could be together for the appointment, as we all found out together that another little boy would be joining the Dillard tribe!"

As for how they celebrated the news, Jill and Derick made sure to make it special for both themselves and their kids.

She wrote: "We decided to make a special day of it by starting off by eating breakfast together at a local restaurant called the Buttered Biscuit.

"Then we did a little shopping before heading to our appointment to learn the exciting news."

The mom of two went on: "We are thankful to have a healthy baby boy due in July! Your continued prayers are much appreciated."

The happy news comes amid concern from the couple following their Covid diagnosis.

SICK DAY STRUGGLES

Jill and Derick confirmed they tested positive for the virus to TMZ and on Instagram.

The couple told the outlet that "they are both concerned about Jill battling the virus while she's expecting."

The parents were said to be "unsure" about potential long-term effects of Covid on pregnant women.

Jill suffered a devastating miscarriage in 2021, which the outlet said "only heightens their anxiety."

TMZ reported that Jill and her hubby are "fully vaccinated' and taking baby Aspirin while monitoring their yet unborn child's heart rate.

Jill added that she was "thankful" that she didn't get Covid in her first trimester.

She was also glad to learn that her children were "healthy," at least at the time.

Jill and Derick confirmed that they had come down with Covid with a series of photos posted to Instagram.

In one, the pair posed with a thermos of tea and a box of tissues.

A second photo showed their positive test results.

"Give me all the hot liquids and cough drops please!! Derick & I tested + for covid for the first time and it’s not fun!" she wrote.

"With a little help from family, we were still able to celebrate Derick’s birthday at home yesterday, even though it was different than we’d originally hoped."

A third photo in the slideshow featured Derick with a birthday cake.

"Prayers appreciated for quick recoveries and for baby to stay healthy too!" she wrote, adding the hastags, "#covid2022 #positiveforcovid #birthday #babydilly."

In a second post, Jill shared a photo of a bowl of soup and wrote: "Enjoying some homemade bone broth chicken noodle soup with kale & carrots" hashtagging it "#covidfood."

BABY #3

Jill announced that she was pregnant yet again in February.

The news came months after she confirmed that she had suffered a miscarriage.

In a blog post, Jill and Derick announced that they were expecting after they lost their daughter, River.

She wrote at the time: "We've been keeping a little secret!"

Jill went on: "Ever since we were devastated last fall by the miscarriage of our sweet baby, River Bliss, we have prayed that, if it was God's will, he would bless us with another baby."

Her message ended with; "We are excited to announce that God has answered out prayers and we are expecting our rainbow baby due July 2022!"

At the time, they did not know the gender of their baby.

They said they were "so excited" to learn that information, adding that they planned to do so "soon."