Reality star Jill Duggar and husband Derick Dillard have welcomed a third baby boy.
The 19 Kids and Counting announced the news on the couple’s website, writing earlier this week, “‘Freddy’ Frederick Michael Dillard is here! He was born 7/7/2022 at 5:16 pm weighing 7lbs. 6oz. and is 20 inches long.”
Duggar, 31, and Dillard, 33, explained Frederick means “peaceful ruler” and Michael means “gift from God,” and the first name they chose has an extra special meaning as it’s Dillard’s first name with an ‘Fre’ added to the front.
“Similarly, Derick’s name is a variation of his late dad’s name, Rick, that his parents created by adding ‘de’ to the front of Rick to spell, ‘de’-‘rick,’ literally meaning son ‘of’ (de) Rick,” they explained.
“We were excited to settle on the name Frederick and incorporate both Derick’s and his dad’s name, by just adding ‘Fre’ to the beginning of Derick’s name.”
The couple, who have been married since 2014, are also parents to seven-year-old son Israel, and five-year-old son, Samuel (pictured).
Their newborn arrived early, and was born only one day before Samuel celebrated his birthday.
Frederick is the couple’s rainbow baby, after Jill suffered a miscarriage in October 2021.
“So we had our planned C-section a bit before originally planned,” the couple continued.
“Both Jill and Frederick are healthy and are enjoying bonding while we look forward to bringing him home from the hospital soon!”
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