Recap: A courtship begins

As Spurgeon is getting older, Ben and Jessa think that it's time to baby proof the house. Jinger and Anna bring Marcus and Meredith to help Jessa. Marcus love to point out everything that could be hazard.
Jessa and Jinger work on the cabinets while Anna works on other things. Jessa remembers the time that she and Jinger outsmarted baby proofing. They ended up drawing on white cabinets with markers that don't come off so easy.
 Jinger says that she wants to have a houseful of kids since she loves them.
Anna gives an update on Josh. He is out of rehab and working to rebuild their marriage. Anna says that she has seen a lot progress out of her husband.
Ben and Jessa get ready to babysit the Napier girls whom the oldest one is adopted. Ben and Jessa have talked about adoption.
Derick and Jill talk about what was going on with Israel who is running and talking. They missed their family and friends.
Josiah is working on taking his test. Out of the other siblings, John is the best one to do it because he is the most patient. Neither Josiah and John David are in a courtship.
Jim Bob and Jeremy to get coffee to talk about Jinger.  Jeremy asked Jim Bob about getting in an official courtship with Jinger. Jim Bob told Jeremy that he had talked to Michelle and they agree to give them their blessing.
Jeremy is overjoyed about this news.   Jim Bob says  A courtship is…an evaluation period for the purpose of considering each other for marriage.
The Boys head to the house and Jeremy asked Jinger to go outside to have a chat. He asked her to start courting and she said yes to the courtship. They have many side hugs and head inside to tell her family.
Joy is happy to see her sister happy after everything that happen last year.
   

September 2015

Birthdays:
Michelle
Amy

Journey to parenthood:
two months left

Anniversary:
Josh and Anna
Ben and Jessa

Pregnancy updates:
32-35 weeks pregnant

Wedding:
Amy and Dillion

All about grandbabies:
Israel
Meredith
 

What happens in the month of August?!

Birthdays: 
* Jennifer 
* Josiah

All about Grandbabies:
* All about Meredith: Two weeks old
* All about Israel: Four months old
* All about Meredith: Three weeks old
* All about Meredith: Four weeks old
* All about Meredith: One month old

 Pregnancy updates:
* Jessa's 27-31 weeks pregnant
* Journey to parenthood: Three months left

Anniversary: 
* Nine months of marriage! 
* Josiah and Marjorie's courtship update

The Dillard family

There is a rumor that Derick and Jill be getting their own show. TLC has not confirmed this as of yet.

We will keep you updated on it and 19 kids and counting

Derick's blog: New dad

My son Israel nursed 20 min, threw up 4 times, and went through 3 diapers… all within the span of about an hour and a half last night. I’m sure this scenario is all too familiar to millions of parents who, at one time, have had the joy of caring for their infant child. I have much more respect for those dads who have gone on before me and experienced those early stages of fatherhood. In college I was in fraternities, and I compare my last two weeks to somewhat of an initiation into fatherhood. The learning curve has been pretty steep since Israel was born. Unlike my wife, I only have one sibling, my brother Dan who is 24, and there are no kids under 18 in my extended family. Being the father of a newborn isn’t always easy, but taking care of my son is so rewarding. I’ve learned that since babies can’t talk or walk, they communicate by crying. Whenever he’s crying, I’ve started just going down a list of possible solutions: 1) Ask him what’s wrong, and then remember that babies can’t talk 2) Change diaper 3) Burp him 4) Bounce him 5) Give him to momma Jill to feed 6) Repeat until crying stops. It has been a fast and furious transition, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. And as for my wife, well, she is a champion. Well I better go to bed and get some sleep before the baby wakes up.