Justin and Claire Duggar have resurfaced to reveal two new additions to their family outside their Texas home.
The reclusive couple shared a photo of the new additions with a holiday photo posted to Instagram on Monday.
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The post was captioned: “Merry Christmas!!,” and showed Justin, 21, and Claire, 22, crouched between a pair of miniature horses.
Claire wore her long, brunette hair styled into curls but appeared to be dressed casually for the holiday, donning a pair of glasses and a lightweight jacket.
The Counting On alum sported a fresh haircut but also seemed to going for a relaxed look this year.
The horses appeared to be his and hers with the one closest to Justin wearing a black bridle and Clarie’s sporting a pink one.
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In the post’s comment section, one fan wrote: “Wow! You really went all out, Justin! Way to love your wife and make one of her dreams come true!!!”
Justin’s brother James, 22, commented: “I so want one.”
Referencing the mini-horses, a third commenter added: “I’m obsessed with them.”
“So glad to see you all!! Too cute,” remarked a fourth fan.
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Over the summer, rarely-seen Claire appeared in a family photo shared by her mom.
Claire posed with her biological brothers and sisters.
She smiled for the camera in a multi-colored flower shirt.
Her eyes were framed by her stylish pink glasses as she mixed in with her siblings.
Claire’s mom, Hilary Spivey, captioned the photo with pride: “My sixlet at the spring piano recital. All but one played that evening. Any wild guesses who didn’t?”
(The answer was mullet-sporting Robbie, who Hilary explained had come straight from work.)
RULE BREAKERS
Justin and Claire have been praised for breaking their family’s strict rules of marriage.
The ex reality TV stars tied the knot in a Texas ceremony on February 26, 2021, and fans have commended the young couple for being the first in his family to wait this long to have children.
The married pair has not shared any pregnancy announcements or addressed their parenting plans though some followers believe they could be “trying.”
Several took to Reddit to discuss the situation and laud the pair for not rushing into parenthood.
“I will be the first to admit that they’ve defied my expectations. I thought they’d be knocked up immediately. And instead they seem to just be enjoying life and being teenagers (albeit married ones).
“I suppose it’s possible they’re experiencing infertility and are heartbroken about it, but I prefer to think they’re happily child free and enjoying life. They’ve having the most ‘normal’ life, ya know?!”
“I think they’ve surpassed Jinger and Jeremy’s record for longest spacing between a wedding and conceiving a baby,” a second noted.
“Yeah, I’m hoping it’s been their own choice and they’re actually learning how to be adults together,” a third commented.
Another shared: “It might just be that these two do NOT want kids yet. Just because their cult pushes immediate babies does NOT mean everyone follows those ‘rules.’
“It seems like a lot of these younger people are walking away from some of the rigid crap the IBLP pushes. I say good for them doing their own thing,” they explained.
MODERN MARRIAGE?
Fans have previously speculated about Justin and Claire’s marriage without children – with many saying they believe the couple is breaking Justin’s parents Jim Bob and Michelle’s strict rules of matrimony.
Many of the older Duggar kids married and immediately got to work building families, not unlike the massive one they were raised in.
Justin is one of the younger members of the family to go off and marry as a teenager.
Still, fans suspect an announcement is imminent.
Meantime, however, it appears he and Claire are enjoying their time together and have been largely quiet on social media.
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