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'My beautiful niece!' Jessa Duggar brushes aside family controversy to welcome brother Josh's new daughter... while cousin Amy says the baby is 'perfect'

Published: 10:36 EST, 20 July 2015 | Updated: 16:00 EST, 20 July 2015

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Jessa Duggar has shared her excitement at the arrival of her brother Josh's new daughter by posting a cute photo of the infant on her Instagram account.

'My beautiful niece!' she wrote hours after the baby's birth. 'So excited to welcome little Meredith Grace Duggar into the world!'

Alongside she shared a picture of the sleeping newborn wrapped in a blanket and wearing a pink and white baby hat.

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Ahhhhh! Jessa Seewald shared this photo of brother Josh's new daughter and captioned it: 'My beautiful niece!'

A dad again: Josh, 27, the oldest of the 19 Duggar kids, has been keeping a low profile since it was revealed in May that he molested several underage girls, including his sisters Jill and Jessa , when he was a teen

Jessa is now aunt to her older brother's four kids and her older sister Jill's son, three-month-old Israel.

Jessa, 22, and husband Ben Seewald are expecting their first child on November 1, their first wedding anniversary and Jessa has been excitedly sharing photos of her growing bump on social media.

Jessa, of course, was revealed last month to have been one of Josh's molestation victims, along with her sister Jill.

Expecting: Jessa, 22, is excitedly awaiting the birth of her first child with husband Ben Seewald and has been documenting her growing baby bump in a series of selfies on social media

Parents-to-be: Jessa and Ben are due to welcome their baby on November 1, their first wedding anniversary

It emerged in May that the eldest Duggar son had inappropriately touched several young girls when he was a teen

The arrival of Josh's new daughter comes just days after TLC announced it has canceled the reality series 19 Kids And Counting in the wake of the scandal.

But the extended Duggar family is clearly rallying around Josh and Anna and celebrating the arrival of little Meredith Grace.

Duggar cousin Amy, who last week announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend Dillon King, shared a photo of herself holding the baby.

'Congratulations,' she wrote alongside the picture. 'Meredith Grace is perfect.'

Family matters: Cousin Amy Duggar, who just announced her engagement to boyfriend Dillon King, shared this photo on her Instagram account. 'Meredith Grace is perfect,' she wrote alongside it

Josh, 27, has been lying low since details of his past were made public but broke his social media silence Sunday to announce his daughter's arrival nine days after her due date.

According to Josh, the little girl weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces and 20-1/2 inches long.

'Anna and Meredith are resting & doing well!' he told his Instagram followers shortly after the birth alongside a photo of himself, Anna and the baby.

Introducing Meredith Grace: The newest addition to the Duggar family arrived on Sunday, a fourth child and second daughter for Josh and Anna Duggar

Ready for her closeup: Meredith Grace is the first of Josh and Anna's four children not to have had her birth documented on camera for the reality series 19 Kids And Counting

Josh's parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar immediately shared a video welcoming the arrival of their latest grandchild on their website DuggarFamily.com.

'Anna did an amazing job though labor,' Michelle said as she and Jim Bob stand in the living room of their Arkansas home.

'We are just rejoicing with Josh and Anna. Meredith Grace is beautiful and Mackynzie, Michael and Marcus are just loving having their little sister here.'

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar welcome arrival of new grandchild

Overdue: A week ago, the Duggar family shared this photo of Anna, who was due to give birth to her daughter on July 10, posing for a picture with Jessa Duggar Seewald , 22, who is expecting her first child on November 1

Excited: Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar shared a video message about their excitement at welcoming their fifth grandchild and saying what a great job Anna had done through labor and delivery

Josh and Anna, also 27, married in 2008, the year the series focused on Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar began airing.

They have a daughter Mackynzie born in 2009 and two sons, Michael born in 2011 and Marcus born in 2013.

The arrival of another granddaughter also makes Duggar patriarch Jim Bob's 50th birthday on Saturday more special.

Meredith Grace is Jim Bob's fifth grandchild.

New addition: The new baby will join siblings Marcus, in his mom's arms, Michael and Mackynzie, photographed with their parents earlier this year

The new social media pictures are the first sight of the Duggar's eldest son in weeks.

He last posted a picture of himself three weeks ago when he shared a photo of the couple celebrating Anna's birthday.

Prior to that he was seen in a short Instagram video standing with his arm around his wife as he wished Jim Bob a happy Father's Day on June 21.

That marked the first time he made any public comments since issuing a statement on May 21 apologizing for his 'inexcusable' actions as a teenager.

Broke cover: Josh shared this photo of himself and Anna, who wed in 2008, celebrating her birthday on June 23 which was also the seven year anniversary of their engagement

Josh Duggar posted Father's Day for Jim Bob last month

Came home: Josh and Anna moved back to Arkansas after Josh quit his job with a conservative Christian and family values organization in Washington, D.C. after news of his past surfaced in the media

Since the initial news broke, however, more and more information has been uncovered about the way the whole affair was handled by Josh's parents.

The Duggars were not as cooperative as they could have been back in 2006 when authorities learned what had happened years before.

In that case they failed to produce their son for an interview, though other family members spoke with police.

Reality stars: Josh and Anna are seen here with Duggar patriarch Jim Bob in a scene from 19 Kids And Counting in 2014. On Thursday, TLC canceled the series in the wake of Josh's molestation scandal

TLC pull reality series '19 Kids and Counting' from schedule

Josh's sisters Jill and Jessa were both victims of their brother's molestation.

But in a tearful appearance on Fox News the two defended their brother and largely downplayed what went on, calling the inappropriate touching ‘subtle’ and 'mild.'

Earlier this month, it was also claimed that Josh and his family may be heading to court as a victim of his molestation is reportedly planning to file a civil suit.

InTouch reported that the individual is a non-Duggar victim, and according to a law enforcement insider, is not happy with the way the family presented the scandal to the media after it was revealed what Josh had done to minor girls as a teenager.

'This whole sordid affair with Josh rattled a lot of people, including the victim, who had to relive this nightmare all over again all while watching Josh's parents go on TV and whitewash what happened,' InTouch quoted a law enforcement insider as saying.

Tearful: Jess, left, and Jill Duggar appeared on Fox News and confirmed they had been two of their brother Josh's victims. But the sisters largely downplayed what had happened and said they had forgiven him

Jill Duggar breaks down as she talks about Josh with sister Jessa

In addition to Josh and Anna's kids, daughter Jill, 24, gave birth to her first child with husband Derick Dillard in April.

Three-month-old son Israel is now living with his parents in Central America where they have embarked on a Christian mission.

Jill has yet to comment publicly on the arrival of Josh's baby girl.

Next generation: Jill Duggar gave birth to son Israel in April. She and husband Derick Dillard have now embarked on a Christian mission in Central America and taken their son with them