'The Bachelor Party' Recap

Counting On "The Bachelor Party"

• The day that Jessa and Ben have looked forward to since they found out they were expecting has arrived! They are having a 3-D ultrasound to find out the gender of Baby Seewald. Jana and Joy go along and also find out the gender. They will all keep it a secret from the rest of the family until the baby is born, like Jessa and Ben did with Spurgeon.
• Jeremy and his friends Luis and James, as well as James’ wife Seung, come into town for Jinger and Jeremy’s bachelor and bachelorette parties.
• “I have no desire to go out on the town and run around,” says Jeremy. “I want to spend quality time with good friends.” 
• On the first night, the older siblings do a girls vs. guys competition at the Escape Room. The guys go into a room and attempt to solve a puzzle in 60 minutes. They are unsuccessful, but they enjoy watching the girls try to solve the same puzzle. They aren’t able to figure it out either, but they come a lot closer than the guys.
• The following day, Jeremy, Derick, Ben, Luis, and James play golf. Jeremy admits he isn’t a very confident golf player, so he wears an intimidating, official-looking uniform. “I thought it would help my golf game,” he says. “I was wrong, but at least you look good trying.” Luis does well, but the other struggle. Ben’s score for the first hole is 21.
• Back at the Duggar house, Seung, a jewelry designer, helps Jinger, Jana, Jill, Jessa, Joy, and Michelle make jewelry for the bride and bridesmaids to wear on the wedding day. Josie also lends a hand.
• The gals discuss Jinger’s first kiss. “I’m not nervous about the first kiss,” says Jinger. “I’m just excited.”
• Michelle and the sisters are happy for Jinger and Jeremy, but they aren’t looking forward to seeing Jinger move to Texas. The Duggars are a tight-knit family and spend a lot of time together, so it will be a difficult adjustment. Jinger also does all the grocery shopping and laundry for the family, so others will have to pick up the slack.
• Jeremy has to return to Laredo for church, but he and Jinger will be married in just one month.
• Later, Jill, Derick, Israel, and Derick’s mom, Cathy--aka Mima, visit Derick and Cathy’s alma mater, Oklahoma State University. Both Derick and his late father wore the Pistol Pete mascot outfit during their college years, so Derick is looking forward to riding on the Pistol Pete float.
• After the parade, Derick enjoys putting on the Pistol Pete costume and greeting fans. “When I put the head on, I’m not Derick, I’m Pistol Pete,” he Derick.
• “My parents have always said, if one of my siblings wants to go to college, that would be fine,” explains Jill, who is a Certified Professional Midwife. Her adult siblings have various certifications and skills, but none have attended a traditional, four-year, brick and mortar university.
• When the festivities are over, the Dillards take a walk around campus. Derick and Cathy show Jill the dorm room where Derick was living when Cathy came to tell him that his dad had died. Rick was healthy when he passed away, but doctors think it was due to the long-term effects of high blood pressure.