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Jill Duggar Holds Baby, 19 Kids And Counting Fans Tricked By Photo

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March 11 2015, Published 7:29 p.m. ET

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Joke's on you! 19 Kids And Counting fans freaked out when Jill Duggar posted a photo of herself holding a baby on Instagram. But wait, isn’t her due date later this month?

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Exactly! That’s because the baby she was holding in the photo was not hers and husband Derick Dillard’s! It was a baby she helped deliver as a midwife with A Mommy’s Butterfly Midwifery in Tontitown, Arkansas.

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"So blessed to help deliver this little guy at home this morning, just 2 weeks away from my own due date!" the 23-year-old wrote. "I previously delivered two of his older sisters. Gary Martin Takehiro Y. born today at 9:49am 7lbs. 8oz. 20 inches long. #AMommysButterflyMidwifery #babycatcher #studentmidwife."

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Fans, however, nearly lost it when they thought the newlyweds had their baby already, especially after Derick posted a similar shot last week! “Just gasped thinking he was hers lol,” one commenter wrote. “Literally thought this was baby Dilly,” another wrote.

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Jill—as well as her sister Jana—has been studying to become a Certified Professional Midwife for years and this was one of the many babies she assisted in delivering.

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"Each birth is incredibly unique and special, and I learn something new at every one of them," she blogged for TLC. "Not everything is peaches and cream, and some days are hard, but I have been blessed to work with a great group of ladies."

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Since she’s been around with the midwifery so long, the company even gave her a gift before her baby arrives!

Are you excited for baby “Dilly” to arrive? Tweet to us at @OKMagazine!

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