Last Monday after weeks of waiting, newlyweds Jill and Derick Dillard welcomed their newborn son Israel David into the world. Israel was a record breaker from the very beginning, being the longest baby to ever be born in that hospital. He was so long that the family had to run out and buy him new baby clothes right after he was born because he didn't fit into any of the ones they had purchased beforehand.
The Dillards made it evident that they were hoping for a home birth but instead, some complications caused them to have to deliver baby Israel in the hospital. Baby Israel was also born more than two weeks after his due date and you have to admire Jill Dillard for the strength and determination as she long awaited the birth of her young boy.
The arrival of Jill and Derick's baby boy will be aired on a 19 Kid's and Counting special in a few weeks. Not going to lie if it were me, I really wouldn't want the birth of my son on public television. I understand that the way she grew up, nothing in her life has ever been very private, but in my opinion the birth of your first child is more of a private, personal matter and it's not something that I would want to be completely broadcasted to the world.
The Duggar's lead a very interesting life with their long list of beliefs and every minute of their lives being documented for everyone to watch from some of their births to the engagement and courtships of others. It's such a crazy lifestyle sand it's really not one that I think I could live. It's bad enough that every minute of your life is shown to the world but the minute you do something wrong it's all over and the media is twisting and spinning it into something that they made up.
I really admire the Duggar children. This lifestyle wasn't something that they chose, it was a lifestyle that they were subjected to by their parents and the way these children are able to handle the craziness of the media along with have such a large family of 19 children is crazy. There's no way that I could ever put up with that type of lifestyle especially when I'm so privileged to have lived my life so far with the privacy that I have had.
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