Duggar sisters Jessa and Jill are beyond thrilled with the new TLC specials that will focus on their lives. The "19 Kids and Counting" spin-offs, which were announced last week, will feature Jill and her husband Derick Dillard doing their missionary work in Central America. Another special will be about Jessa and her husband Ben Seewald, as they anticipate the birth of their first baby.
TLC Executive Vice President and General Manager Nancy Daniels told The Associated Press, "We know that our audience is really excited about what's been going on with Jill and Jessa as they move into young adulthood. And now they're both at the precipice of big changes. With what was happening in their lives in the next few months, it felt like now is the time, and we got going pretty quickly."
According to Entertainment Tonight, Jessa Seewald is over the moon with this new development.
"We're going to be doing some filming preparing to welcome this little one into our lives. It's gonna be great," the soon-to-be mommy said on Saturday at the Southern Women's Show in Orlando, Florida.
The 22-year-old Duggar, who's been documenting her growing baby bump on social media, also talked about the joys of becoming a first-time mother.
"I know it's going to change our lives dramatically. Our friends have been warning us, You're going to have car seats and strollers and a huge bag for all the baby stuff - diapers, and whatever, extra change of clothes in case something happens," she gushed.
Meanwhile, Jessa's older sister Jill invited her Instagram followers to stay tuned for her own TLC special, and said that she is "looking forward to reconnecting with everyone."
A photo posted by Jill Dillard (@jillmdillard) on Sep 24, 2015 at 1:25pm PDT
Jessa and Jill were two of the victims of their brother Josh's child molestation case, which prompted the cancellation of "19 Kids and Counting." According to Daily Mail, the two sisters came out on Fox News shortly after the scandal, in defense of their brother. However, a source for ET said that Josh, who is currently in rehab, will not be seen nor mentioned on his sisters' shows.
The source said, "It may be an elephant in the room if they don't mention it, but this [is] about Jessa and Jill."
The still untitled spin-offs are expected to come out late this year.
