Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Recap: "Jill's Having A..." and "Birthing Class & Teamwork"


19 Kids and Counting "Jill's Having A..."
  • Jill and Derick are about to find out the gender of their baby. If it's a boy, they will name him Israel, which means "God will prevail," and if it's a girl, they will name her Selah, which mean "pause and reflect."
  • Jill's buddy team (Joy, James, and Jennifer) is accompanying her and Derick to their ultrasound appointment. Joy says that she and James and Jennifer are still really close to Jill and that they have "added Derick to the team."
  • "I feel very honored to be part of this big milestone in Jill and Derick's life," says Joy.
  • Everyone is thrilled to hear the baby's heartbeat. "This is our kid," says Jill. "We're going to know what we're having. This is crazy."
  • The ultrasound technician shares the exciting news: It's a boy! Now it's time to prepare for a gender reveal party.
  • After the appointment, everyone heads back to Jill and Derick's house to set up for a gender reveal party. The Duggars arrive, and the fun begins.
  • Derick's mom, Cathy, is away in Omaha having cancer treatment, so she is unable to attend the party. (Update: Cathy is doing great!)
  • The Dillards bring out a piñata in the shape of a question mark. Starting with Josie, each family member takes three whacks at the piñata. Everyone is thrilled when blue paper and candies come falling out of the piñata.
  • Derick's brother, Dan, surprises their mom at the hospital in Omaha with blue flowers and a blue balloon. Later, Jill, Derick, Jim Bob, and Michelle video chat with Cathy and Dan.
19 Kids and Counting "Birthing Class and Teamwork"
  • Now that Jill and Jessa are out of the house and there are no weddings to plan (yet), Michelle is trying to get the kids back to a normal schedule.
  • Michelle and the younger kids take their dog Bubba to have a professional dog bath. The Duggars put on waterproof smocks and help hose the dog down. "Bubba doesn't stink anymore," says Josie.
  • Jill and Derick attend a Bradley class on childbirth. "Derick has really shown that he is an awesome coach," says Jill. Michelle encourages her daughter to say calm during labor.
  • In Washington D.C., Anna and the kids are sewing a curtain to cover the front door window of Jessa and Ben's house. Josh and Anna lived in that house for almost five years, and they used Josh's bathrobe to cover the window because they never got around to installing a curtain.
  • Mackynzie and Michael each take a turn sitting on Anna's lap as she sews. Michael has a few close calls with the needle, but no one ends up in the emergency room.
  • Back in Arkansas, Joy-Anna updates the jurisdiction list (ie chore list). While the older kids aren't too enthusiastic about their jurisdictions, Josie is thrilled to be in charge of gathering the laundry. Michelle runs behind her as she pushes the cart around the house and picks up loose clothing.  

19 comments:

  1. Welcome baby Dilly. Welcome in the world and a loving caring familie , you are blessed!

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  2. I LOVE LOVED the show tonight, so nice to see the whole family. I wish I had a dollar for every time a Duggar or a fan says precious, I would be rich :-) I think someone needs to make a plaque for their home that says precious, as it seems to be their favorite word.However, the whole Duggan clan is precious personified :-)

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  3. wow, this episode aired just in time! no wonder we didnt know the name they picked out earlier. it would be cute if they went with a theme of places they've ministered or traveled to with their kids first or middle names, like scotland, ireland, nepal, britain, etc.

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    1. Hey, that's a great idea...I wish I would have thought of that :-)

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  4. Wonderful show!
    Loved the mix of events and daily happenings.
    Thank you for showing an up date of jurisdictions now that Jill and Jessa are no longer part of the daily routine. Very informative and Joy did a great job heading up the job distribution!


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  5. Joy is updating the jurisdiction list? Kids, you'd better be nice to her!

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  6. Wow Josh with only a GED pursuing careers that require a college education Josh is a graphic designer, a law student & wiorking for a conservative family values organization. What's next for Josh could it be pursuing a career in Medicine to become a Doctor. I guess for those of us who've actually been admitted to & graduated college & began careers we should be impressed that with only a GED, Josh in his self imposed infinite wisdom has surpassed every college educated person within the USA!

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  7. Congratulations on the birth of your sweet and adorable baby boy Isreal!!!!

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  8. They have a dog? I didn't know that.

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    1. I really hope they let that dog in the house and to sleep there. How come we have never seen him before, they say they have had a lot of animals...Well I have been watching since the beginning and I don't recall seeing lots of animals in the home.Maybe TCL just doesn't film them, I hope that's the case and that's it's not a farm mentality that animals stay outside because they don't live on a farm and we are now a lot more educated on animal care and the benefits of dogs/ cats living inside unless it's cold weather dogs with thicker fur that prefer it outside.

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  9. y'all really needa update the cover photo on the duggar and bates blogs oh and the birthdays duggars birthdays that is u needa put Israels birthday on there plz

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  10. Whatever happened to the episode on Josie going to the hospital?

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  11. Congratulation! He is so adorable. 😊

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  12. I love that Josh and Anna hung a bathrobe over their window and that the kids took turns sitting on her lap while she was sewing. Anna seems like the real deal.

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  13. Israel is so beautiful congrats mommy & daddy!!! Here's a thought I had with the baby names with the same first letter. Put a twist on it and name the boys with a I as first initial and the girls with an S since had it been a girl it would've been Salem.

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  14. Don´t mess with Joy,kids!!!!!

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  15. What kind of dog is Bubba?!? Really need to know, thank you xx

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  16. Are Jill and Derrick still planning to use the name Selah if and when they have a little girl? Mostly I want to know how they pronounce that? Thanks..

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