Duggar Surprise: Jed & Katey Duggar Hit Massive Family Milestone — Here’s What They Did!

Since the cancellation of Counting On, Jedidiah “Jed” Duggar and his wife Katey have kept a lower profile. Duggar News followers know that they tied the knot in April 2021 after quietly dating for a year. The couple wed in a private ceremony attended by family and close friends. It was a delight for the viewers to see the Duggar sibling start his happily ever after with the woman of his dreams.

Jed had announced their marriage with a heartfelt Instagram post. Everyone melted when he said Katey was the answer to his prayers. “Every moment together has been amazing,” he wrote at the time in the caption. He described himself as the “happiest man in the world” to be her husband. Five years later, Jed and Katey decided to share a major family milestone from their lives! What is it?

Duggar News: How Many Kids Do Jed & Katey Duggar Have?!

Since Jed and Katey tied the knot in the year 2021. A lot has happened in their life. They were willing and eager to step into parenthood. As of 2025, the couple now has four children: Truett, 3, Nora, 2, and newborn twin girls, Elsie and Emma. The couple spoke about their busy home life on The Jinger & Jeremy Podcast. With four kids under four, they said it’s been “crazy.” It really takes them immense effort to hold down the fort.

During the episode, Katey described the toddler-and-infant stage as “an insanely busy season.” She shared that it’s “all hands on deck at all times.” Jinger, now a mom herself, agreed that it was “insane.” Well, Duggar News followers were in for a shock when the couple, while talking about their parenting roles, revealed that they ended up becoming the only family among Duggars to have achieved a major milestone!

Duggar News: Jed & Katey Rejoice While Revealing Major Family Milestone

In the same podcast, Jinger and Jeremy asked Jed and Katey if they plan to keep growing their family. Well, Jed said they’re “just praying about that.” Katey added that they’re currently on a “sabbatical” from having more children. After all, they decided that they want to focus on enjoying the kids they already have. As mentioned above, holding down the fort for four toddlers is quite a task for the parents already.

Still, both Jed and Katey admitted they have a future number in mind when it comes to family size. “We’d love to have five or six kids,” they said. But as of now, they were taking it slow and staying present with their little ones. Well, they also talked about a major milestone Jed and Katey achieved while expanding their family. Their rapid pace of parenting has put them ahead of Jed’s parents, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar.

That’s because Back in 1991, their fourth child wasn’t born until eldest son Josh was three. Jed and Katey, in comparison, hit four kids in just over three years. Jed and Katey celebrated five years of knowing each other this year. Katey said in her post that when the couple looked at it like that, they were like, “Wow, this has been crazy.”