Jill, Derick & the Kids: Moving On!!

[ChiCricket]

15 hours ago, Scarlett45 said:

I think Frederick is a dignified name. Most Fredericks I know go by Fred, but I do think of it as an old fashioned name. It might be coming around again.

It's still pretty uncommon.

(the only Fred I know is in his late 70's.. so maybe it's due for a comeback. )

https://namerology.com/baby-name-grapher/

Edited July 20, 2022 by ChiCricket

[andromeda331]

12 hours ago, ozziemom said:

Well if you watched the Guiding Light back in the day, I believe there were some Bauer men named Frederick, nicknamed Rick/Ricky and Fred/Freddy, lol.

Yep. There were three Fredericks. Well technically Friedrich. There was Friedrich Papa Bauer. His son went by Ed and his son went by Rick. I was always sad that Rick didn't give his son the name Frederick for another nickname or just have that be his full name and go by Jude. Then again by that point I'm not entirely the writers even remembered that there was one episode someone mentioned his real name was Richard. Ah, no.

12 hours ago, floridamom said:

Yes! Little Freddie Bauer on Guiding Light re-appeared after some years as "Rick Bauer". How well I remember it. Watched it for years. I hope Jill & Derick call their baby Rick also.

So do I. I like Rick. He had a great relationship with his sister. He was also a terrible doctor. I love the jokes about how he killed more people then his mafia brother-in-law. My friends and I still make those jokes.

[floridamom]

Why didn't they name him Richard Michael, after Derick's father? I believe Richard was his name....not Frederick.

[ginger90]

1 hour ago, floridamom said:

Why didn't they name him Richard Michael, after Derick's father? I believe Richard was his name....not Frederick.

They explained how they came up with the name. (Derick’s middle name is Michael, his father’s was Wayne)

“The name Frederick also holds special meaning for us since it’s Derick’s name with “Fre” added to the front, to make “Fre-derick.”  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.  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.”

[awaken]

Interesting explanation, and I'm glad it's meaningful for them!  However, I can only call him De-Rick now.  Or OfRick.  

[Salacious Kitty]

The Dillards have been restored to Instagram. Here's a new picture of Freddy with the recycled birth story. More pics on the blog, apparently.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CgSmNqPrN9N/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Blog:

https://www.dillardfamily.com/2022/07/my-three-sons/

Edited July 21, 2022 by Salacious Kitty

[oliviabenson]

If you don’t have Instagram.

[ginger90]

Some of the pictures from their blog:

We loved snapping some pictures the other day of the big brothers with little Freddy in some of the same outfits they wore for his pregnancy announcement shoot! 

Mom and baby are doing well and we have been so blessed by the support of friends and family who have come to help, provide meals and watch the big boys for us during this time of transition and recovery.

[LavendarRose]

Cute photos of the boys.  Very natural and not posed to get the “best” shot. 

I cant help but think about  “Life of Brian” when I hear the name Frederick.  It goes with Wodewick and Woger.

[Heathen]

On 7/19/2022 at 12:14 AM, magpye29 said:

My cousin Frederick is called Ricky--his dad was Freddy.

There are a Rick and Dick in my father's adoptive family -- Richard and Frederick. I grew up thinking they were twins, but they're non-twin brothers. 

Topic: Freddy seems to be home from the baby factory now. Queue the speculation about his extended hospital stay. 

[GeeGolly]

12 minutes ago, Heathen said:

There are a Rick and Dick in my father's adoptive family -- Richard and Frederick. I grew up thinking they were twins, but they're non-twin brothers. 

Topic: Freddy seems to be home from the baby factory now. Queue the speculation about his extended hospital stay. 

Freddy had an extended stay in the hospital?

[xwordfanatik]

1 hour ago, LavendarRose said:

Cute photos of the boys.  Very natural and not posed to get the “best” shot. 

I cant help but think about  “Life of Brian” when I hear the name Frederick.  It goes with Wodewick and Woger.

Wasn't Wedgenal also in there?  Warease Wedgenal?  That's the one I remember.

Those are cute pics.

[sagittarius sue]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

Freddy had an extended stay in the hospital?

Freddy came two weeks early, and I think he needed a little assistance with his breathing.  It wasn't presented as a major problem, and he came home within two weeks.

[GeeGolly]

12 minutes ago, sagittarius sue said:

Freddy came two weeks early, and I think he needed a little assistance with his breathing.  It wasn't presented as a major problem, and he came home within two weeks.

If I had to guess, by the info we know, I'd guess he was home in a couple of days.

[Zella]

I think the only conclusive information we have is that he was still in the hospital 4 days after he was born, based on that first blog post announcing his birth and saying he was still there. He could have come any time between the following day (July 12) to today. 

[Salacious Kitty]

25 minutes ago, sagittarius sue said:

Freddy came two weeks early, and I think he needed a little assistance with his breathing.  It wasn't presented as a major problem, and he came home within two weeks.

Didn't he also have a feeding tube?

[sagittarius sue]

1 minute ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Didn't he also have a feeding tube?

I wasn't certain.  I seemed to be confusing who had what tubes between Freddy and Jilldo's Ma. 🤣

[Lady Jane]

On 7/16/2022 at 2:20 PM, Heathen said:

CP Haakon of Norway is nerdy-hot too. Alas, he and Frederik are both married. 

Topic: Any more word on Fred Dillard? I hope he and Jill are doing ok and at home. 

And nobody is looking at Carl Frederick of Sweden?! He's GORGEOUS. 

In my age bracket, King Felipe of Spain is my number one. Lordie. He's also verrrrry tall. 

[YupItsMe]

The pictures are nice. I just love tiny little baby toes. 

[Stevie Nicks]

Great pics. Freddy is a cutie pie. Glad both mom and baby are doing well. 

[Heathen]

1 hour ago, Lady Jane said:

And nobody is looking at Carl Frederick of Sweden?! He's GORGEOUS. 

In my age bracket, King Felipe of Spain is my number one. Lordie. He's also verrrrry tall. 

Carl Philip, not Carl Frederick. He's never done it for me, and neither has Felipe. YMMV!

Topic: It was my interpretation that Freddy D had a feeding tube and oxygen, and spent a week or two in the hospital. So not a lengthy hospital stay by Josie standards, but lengthy compared to most full-term babies. 

[madpsych78]

I could see Izzy looking like Anthony Michael Hall when he becomes a teenager.

It is a little strange that the idea of using Derick's name in the child's name didn't come to matriculation until the third son. You'd think that would have happened with Israel. But they were probably more fanatic about their religion then than they seem to be now.

[Notabug]

Really cute pics, the boys look like they're pretty happy being big brothers.  

The baby looked to have oxygen via nasal cannula and perhaps a feeding tube  when he was in the hospital.  NC is one of the lesser ways of giving oxygen to a baby, so he wasn't needing very much at the time the photo was taken. He had a tube in his mouth which is usually used to feed babies who aren't taking enough orally although they can also be used to suction fluids out of kids who have liquid in their airways.  At the time we saw it, the tube wasn't hooked up to any sort of nourishment, so we can't really say if it was used for feeding, but, it likely was.  He probably had a poor suck and maybe was a little jaundiced, both common with premature babies and they were giving him intermittent feedings to keep him hydrated until he got better at nursing.

Looking back at the photos of Sam's birth, I think he required much more support than Frederick did.

Edited July 23, 2022 by Notabug

[Salacious Kitty]

He wasn't that premature. Today was his due date. 

[Absolom]

He wasn't really premature was he?  Two weeks "early" is within normal limits for term.  

[oliviabenson]

Compared to the first 2 Freddy is a peanut. Wonder if they will have 1 more or they are done.

[SMama]

Using the father’s name for a third child does not surprise me. My uncle has an unique name I’ve never encountered. For some reason they did not have a junior until their third son.  

[galaxygirl76]

5 hours ago, SMama said:

Using the father’s name for a third child does not surprise me. My uncle has an unique name I’ve never encountered. For some reason they did not have a junior until their third son.  

My dad was a junior, he was the third son. I guess back then it was custom to name the first and second son after the grandfathers because the oldest was named after his paternal grandfather and the second son after his maternal grandfather. 

[ginger90]

8 minutes ago, galaxygirl76 said:

My dad was a junior, he was the third son.

Mine also, so it’s not odd, to me.

[Zella]

5 hours ago, galaxygirl76 said:

My dad was a junior, he was the third son. I guess back then it was custom to name the first and second son after the grandfathers because the oldest was named after his paternal grandfather and the second son after his maternal grandfather. 

Yes in many naming cultures, it's not unusual to follow this pattern, so the third son is the one who gets named after the dad.

Of course, Jill and Derick aren't following a traditional naming scheme and I doubt they'll ever have a little Jim Bob, but I think a lot of times people don't always have the most logical of decisions on this, especially when it coming to honor names.

One of my grandpa's brother's decided to give both of his sons my grandfather's middle name as their middle name. So, both boys have the middle name Dean, like my grandpa. My grandfather and my grandmother still find it privately bewildering his brother did that twice. LOL 

Edited July 23, 2022 by Zella

[CalicoKitty]

10 hours ago, galaxygirl76 said:

My dad was a junior, he was the third son. I guess back then it was custom to name the first and second son after the grandfathers because the oldest was named after his paternal grandfather and the second son after his maternal grandfather. 

My dad was a first son, and was named for his father--first and middle names.  Unfortunately, my grandfather did not like his first name (but named his son that same name) and went by his middle name.  My dad was known by his initials in the family his whole life, but used his middle name regularly (luckily this middle name was a good one!). My dad's brother was named for both of his grandfathers.  Unfortunately for him, they were both terrible names.  He was called by his first name in the family (sadly, the worst of the two bad names), and made a shortened version to use in public.  I doubt that anyone outside of the family and the Navy ever knew him by his real name as an adult--and certainly not his first and middle names.  My dad getting his father's first and middle name worked out for him, but I always felt kind of sad for my uncle.  And he was such  a nice--and funny--man.  I miss them both.

[jennblevins]

Maybe Izzy is getting to the age where Derick actually has memories of doing things with his father at the same age, and thus has been thinking about his father more, hence the name. 

[lookeyloo]

When it comes to names there is no pleasing everyone. I named my older son after my grandpa. A normal name. I got such negative comments about not a name for a baby. He is a man now. Loves his name.  I like to think how schools and work will deal with an unusual name. My cousin’s grandson is “Dizzy”. Not a nickname. He will most likely get teased.  I wonder if Israel will get teased about his name. I doubt Sam or Freddy will.  

[BetyBee]

I think we obsess over the name they chose because we're getting so little info about the Dillards. I don't blame them for keeping things more private, but I'm curious as to how it's going day to day with the little one, the new house, signing the kids up for their new school, etc. I know we won't hear details about Derick's new job, but it would be nice to hear about the hours, how the baby is sleeping, etc. 

Edited July 24, 2022 by BetyBee

[GeeGolly]

4 minutes ago, BetyBee said:

I think we obsess over the name they chose because we're getting so little info about the Dillards. I don't blame them for keeping things more private, but I'm curious as to how it's going day to day with the little one, the new house, signing the kids up for their new school, etc. I know we won't hear details about Derick's new job, but it would be nice to hear about the hours, how the baby is sleeping, etc. 

They just got their access back to IG. I suspect we'll get more updates now.

[crazycatlady58]

43 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

When it comes to names there is no pleasing everyone. I named my older son after my grandpa. A normal name. I got such negative comments about not a name for a baby. He is a man now. Loves his name.  I like to think how schools and work will deal with an unusual name. My cousin’s grandson is “Dizzy”. Not a nickname. He will most likely get teased.  I wonder if Israel will get teased about his name. I doubt Sam or Freddy will.  

I think most kids get teased about their name. I know I did. Most of the time I just wished they were have been more creative. I mean really, you think asking a Bonnie where Clyde is or singing " My Bonnie lies over the ocean " is unique?

[roamyn]

50 minutes ago, crazycatlady58 said:

I think most kids get teased about their name. I know I did. Most of the time I just wished they were have been more creative. I mean really, you think asking a Bonnie where Clyde is or singing " My Bonnie lies over the ocean " is unique?

My sister was horribly bullied abt her name.  She was Denise, but kids in elementary school called her “Diseases”.  But when my brother changed his name legally at 11 (he was adopted by our step-father), and went from “Eddie” to “Keith”, none of his friends batted an eye.

If Izzy’s going to be bullied abt his name, I would think it would be now.  But he lives in the South.  People will get more accepting of names w/religious undertones.

[Salacious Kitty]

2 hours ago, roamyn said:

My sister was horribly bullied abt her name.  She was Denise, but kids in elementary school called her “Diseases”.  But when my brother changed his name legally at 11 (he was adopted by our step-father), and went from “Eddie” to “Keith”, none of his friends batted an eye.

If Izzy’s going to be bullied abt his name, I would think it would be now.  But he lives in the South.  People will get more accepting of names w/religious undertones.

I don't think second graders would even understand the implications behind Izzy's name. 

[beagletime]

Israel is quite common as a first name in Latin America.  Where we live I know several men and boys named Israel.  

Edited July 24, 2022 by beagletime
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[GeeGolly]

Do folks still name shame? We've come a long way from everyone being named John, James, Michael, Mary, Linda and Susan, so 'different' names stood out.

I would think Israel and Sam be going to school with Braydens, Liams Caydens, Bellas, Avas and, yup, Madisons. It seems to me all names are 'different' in this day and age and I'm not counting the Apples and Psalms.

[ranchgirl]

On 7/23/2022 at 11:59 AM, Zella said:

One of my grandpa's brother's decided to give both of his sons my grandfather's middle name as their middle name. So, both boys have the middle name Dean, like my grandpa. My grandfather and my grandmother still find it privately bewildering his brother did that twice. LOL 

I did this as well.  My first and second born were both sons.   They both have my husband's middle name, which is a family name, as their middle name.  I wanted them both to have it.  If my extended family disliked this, they kept it to themselves.  My sons are now both over 30 and it never caused a problem.  

Edited July 24, 2022 by ranchgirl

[Zella]

20 minutes ago, ranchgirl said:

I did this as well.  My first and second born were both sons.   They both have my husband's middle name, which is a family name, as their middle name.  I wanted them both to have it.  If my extended family disliked this, they kept it to themselves.  My sons are now both over 30 and it never caused a problem.  

I think it's less weird when it's the husband's name rather than the uncle. My dad ended up with my grandpa's first name as a middle name. He was spared Dean. LOL (No offense to the Deans of the world, but my grandfather has never liked his middle name, which I think also made it weird to him that his brother used it twice on his kids.) 

[beagletime]

31 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Do folks still name shame? We've come a long way from everyone being named John, James, Michael, Mary, Linda and Susan, so 'different' names stood out.

I would think Israel and Sam be going to school with Braydens, Liams Caydens, Bellas, Avas and, yup, Madisons. It seems to me all names are 'different' in this day and age and I'm not counting the Apples and Psalms.

Lots of different names and creative spellings.  Jill's kids would have pretty boring names in our local schools.  

[ouinason]

kids made fun of my name right up through high school.  I always hated my name (still don't like it, but I'm 40 now and don't have the energy to fuss about it anymore) and there is a whole level of guilt involved with resenting your name when you are named after your dead grandmother.

Do we know WHY the Dillards got blocked by Instagram?  It's so weird.  

Edited July 24, 2022 by ouinason

[CalicoKitty]

28 minutes ago, ranchgirl said:

I did this as well.  My first and second born were both sons.   They both have my husband's middle name, which is a family name, as their middle name.  I wanted them both to have it.  If my extended family disliked this, they kept it to themselves.  My sons are now both over 30 and it never caused a problem.  

My nephew did this as well.  We are now on the 5th generation of using this as a middle name.

The SF Giants have a player named Wilmer Flores.  His father was Wilmer, and ALL the sons have the first name Wilmer.  They all go by nicknames.  Apparently, the youngest goes by the Spanish term for "little one".    He is 6'4" and weights 240.

George Foreman named all his sons George.

I had a child in school who was from Viet Nam.  Her name was Lahn.  Her sisters were Lanh and Lan.  I know they all sound different in Vietnamese,  and are all different names, but to my ear they all sounded the same.  Very confusing.

[libgirl2]

4 hours ago, beagletime said:

Israel is quite common as a first name in Latin America.  Where we live I know several men and boys named Israel.  

Our maintenance guy at work is Israel. 

[Lukeysboat]

On 7/21/2022 at 9:02 PM, Lady Jane said:

And nobody is looking at Carl Frederick of Sweden?!

Who is he?

Freddy looks cute. I like the photos of the brothers. 

[galaxygirl76]

7 hours ago, beagletime said:

Lots of different names and creative spellings.  Jill's kids would have pretty boring names in our local schools.  

Yeah, in a world full of Jackson, Jaxon, Jaxyn, Jackxon, Jaxson, Jaxxon, Jaxsen(all spellings I've encountered over the years), Jill's kids will be fine. 

[libgirl2]

6 hours ago, Lukeysboat said:

Who is he?

Freddy looks cute. I like the photos of the brothers. 

I like the pictures too. 

[GeeGolly]

49 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

I like the pictures too. 

There's nothing like a newborn to make young kids look all grown up. The pics with Izzy holding Fred are priceless.