The popular Duggar family from "Counting On" has released their annual Christmas card, to the delight of fans. However, the warmer weather and some missing characters make fans wonder when the photo was actually taken and why.
The immediate Duggar family was complete in the photo, with Michelle and Jim Bob in the center, surrounded by their 19 kids and the older one's respective wives and husbands.
Even eldest child Josh, who was involved in a sexual harassment scandal involving his younger sisters, was present in the family photo. While this was not a pleasant surprise to some, the more important question for many was, where is his fifth child with Anna? The baby, who was born in September, should have been included in the photo.
The presence of Derick Dillard, who was fired from "Counting On" in early November, also raises a few eyebrows. Jill's husband made a few fans angry last month after he posted a series of Tweets criticizing fellow TLC reality star Jazz Jennings.
Probably most intriguing of all is the absence of Joy-Anna's baby bump. The 20-year-old Duggar married Austin Forsyth in May and announced she was carrying a child back in August. Her position at the photo, just behind her mother, tactically hides the size of her stomach, which has made fans curious.
Contrary to Joy-Anna's statement that it was a honeymoon baby, it has long been rumored that she conceived before marriage, a mortal sin in the Baptist family.
In October, Joy-Anna posted a photo of her baby bump on their official Instagram account, saying she felt the baby kick for the first time and that it was already the size of a bell pepper. Many said her stomach looked too big for the time frame she announced.
While the Christmas card added fuel to the rumors, Joy-Anna and Austin tried to douse the fire with a recently posted photo on Instagram. Captioned "Christmas date night," Joy-Anna's baby bump is on full display in the photo. It is up to fans now to decide how far along she really is.
