Maryella Hope Duggar
Another day, another Duggar baby! Well, not quite, but it sure feels that way. Josh and Anna Duggar welcomed Maryella Hope Duggar today at 9:12am. She weighed 8 lbs 2 oz and measured 20.5 inches long. She fits right in with her five older siblings, both in appearance and size.
Marcus Anthony Duggar: 9 lbs, 3 oz (21 inches long)
Mason Garrett Duggar: 9 lbs, 1 oz (22 inches long)
Michael James Duggar: 8 lbs, 5 oz (21 inches long)
Mackynzie Renee Duggar: 8 lbs (19.5 inches long)
Meredith Grace Duggar: 7 lbs, 14 oz (20.5 inches long)
Photo courtesy duggarfamily.com
awww, she looks like marcus! love her name too.
ReplyDeleteat least anna will be able to enjoy eating thanksgiving dinner with the whole family!!
I KNEW "Mary" was gonna be in the name somehow! :)
DeleteThe dinner which she probably will have to cook herself :).
Delete2:50, Anna actually said she stayed in bed on thanksgiving. Maybe don’t be so quick to jump to conclusions :)
Delete@2:50 And then everyone will show up a day early once again!
DeleteIn one episode they were showing how Michelle and Austin's mom were helping Joy-Anna make food for after she gives birth, and then they were freezing it all. I think Anna could just make some dinner in advance, knowing that the baby was due Thanksgiving Day. She seemed to be quite energetic (going to Silver Dollar City just a weekend before), so I think she could make meals for the future in advance. People do this.
Deleteanother one down and one to go before you have to change the header again!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your sweet baby
ReplyDeleteShe does look like her siblings. Love the name. Congrats on her!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!! 3 boys and 3 girls now!!! Fun times with a beautiful fam.
ReplyDeleteLove the name! Congratulations to Anna and Josh.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how they pronounce it. Is it like mary-ella, as if they were two separate names?
DeleteI wondered that too, about how you pronounce it. Congratulations! :)
DeleteWell, how else would it be pronounced? Mar- yella?
DeleteI would read it the same as Mariella, as one word. Most probably they will call her Ella eventually. I love though how they incorporated Mary in it.
DeleteShe looks like Marcus when he was born. Love the name!
ReplyDeleteShe looks very like her siblings. Pretty baby. Hope Anna is well.
ReplyDeleteThe Keller genes predominate.
DeleteWhat will she be nicknamed? Mary? Or Ella? That could be hard to figure out. I guess go figure, Mary!
ReplyDeleteThey already call Meredith Mary, so I think they’ll go with Ella.
DeleteMy guess is they will use non-M nicknames to avoid confustion: Kynsie, Dithy, and Ellie.
DeleteWho says she has to have a nickname?
Delete1:40, she doesn’t have to, but her sisters do so it’s easy to assume she will as well.
DeleteIt’s Meredith Grace so might call her Mary.
DeletePoor Meredith. Can't imagine going through life being called Dithy.
DeleteWho is Dithy??
Delete2:57, Anna called Meredith that a few times after they decided to name Maryella Mary something. I don’t see it sticking.
Delete12:42 Remember Georgette Franklin Baxter, Ted Baxter's wife on the Mary Tyler Moore Show? She was known as "Ditzy" and everyone loved her. They were very fond of the character. She was a lot smarter than a lot people thought.
DeleteI hope they lose the Dithy. Meredith is a beautiful name.
DeleteI think Dithy sounds like a sibling couldn't say Meredith....she will decide one day how she wants to be addressed...until then, Dithy it is.
DeleteDefinitely a blessing from the Lord. Happy Thanksgiving to your beautiful family.
ReplyDeleteLove how they named the baby after Grandma Duggar! Generally, Josh and Anna are the only Duggar kids so far who have profoundly honored their parents -- their kids' names start with "M" after mother Michelle, now Maryella is named after the Grandma who lived with them. Michael's middle name is James, after Jim Bob.
ReplyDeleteThey never said it was after Michelle.
DeleteI am not sure they chose to name their kids with"M" because of Michelle. Anna has a Mother as well. They probably just felt their were a lot of good "M" names to chose from. They were right. They are choosing names I have never thought of. My favorite"M" name for a girl would be Melissa but Maryella is pretty.
DeleteYou mean honoring Josh’s parents. How about Anna’s parents? We never hear of them anymore. I wonder how they may feel not having a grandchild named after them or with their initials? It seems Anna honors Michelle more than her own mother.
Delete9:55, maybe Michelle acts as more of a mother to Anna than her own mother. Have you ever considered that?
Delete9:31, I believe they stated in was because of Michelle.
Delete9:55 PM: Anna's parents brought her up of course, but for the last 10 years she was taken care by Josh's parents. Mackynzie 's best friend is Jordyn who is only 10 months older, they are very close. Anna was staying with Duggars when Josh was in rehab, and her kids were cared for by the Duggars. Her own parents don't show this kind of support at all.
DeleteMichael is named after Anna’s dad Michael Keller do her family were not ignored.
DeleteActually, they did mention the M theme in connection with Michelle, years ago.
Deleteanma's dads
Deletename is michael
Anna's Dad is Mike!
DeleteHow are they the "only Duggar kids" to honor their parents? Because they picked names that all match? There are many ways to honor one's parents. Not doing unethical, and questionably moral activites comes to mind. Seems like the other 18 Duggar kids may actual have that one down too.
Delete@11:20 throwing shade is so rude. Forgiveness is what has been modeled by Anna and Josh's family perhaps you should examine it for your self.
DeleteAlso Mason's middle name Garrett is after Michelle's father. Joe and Kendra actually named their son Garrett as well, though Garrett was Joe's middle name.
Delete5:00, 11:20, is just pointing out a fact. Josh has caused many problems for his parents, so to point him out as the one who is “honoring them” is a joke.
Delete5:19, so a person who has messed up, even royally, can never do anything right again?
DeleteShe reminds me of Anna. Congrats to them. I've been lurking the past few days to see if she had been born. And yay for the hair bow! 😉
ReplyDeleteYay for the hairbow!🎀
DeleteYay for the hairbow!!!😁
DeleteDuggar Grandbaby #16
ReplyDeleteDuggar Granddaughter #7
#1 Mackynzie
#2 Meredith
#3 Felicity
#4 Ivy
#5 Addison
#6 Bella
#7 Maryella
Annabelle is a granddaughter too. Please be mindful to include her.
Delete12:50, OP was obviously including the currently living granddaughters, which is fine to do too. She will always be loved and remembered, but that does not mean she will be listed with all the other children, just as Jubilee is loved and remembered but not listed every time the Duggar kids are talked about.
DeleteThe girls are really catching up with the boys: with John and Abbie's daughter in February they will be almost even!
DeleteCute baby!
ReplyDeleteLove her name. Sending blessings to the family :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! She is a cutie. How lucky to have 3 boys & 3 girls. Sounds like plenty to have in this day & age!
ReplyDeleteThey don't seem to care how much money kids usually cost parents if they send them to good schools and so on.
DeleteAnonymous @2:53- Why would they be concerned about how much someone else's children cost to raise? We're all adults and responsible for our own choices, including our grade point averages, choice of college/trade school/no further schooling, choice of what skills we want to acquire and how hard we're willing to work to get them, what job we're going to work, how we're going to spend the money we have (whether that's a little or a lot), if we're going to marry or not/who we're going to marry, where we will live, whether we're going to engage in behavior that could potentially result in a pregnancy, how many times we're going to engage in that behavior, whether we're going to live within out income, what kind of lifestyle we choose, whether or not we'll be in debt for consumables or housing, how we'll manage our credit, how important a savings/emergency account are to us, whether we're going to pay for medical/life insurance or not, whether we want to be a SAHM or a working mom, whether we want to be a single-income or duel-income family or not, and a host of other choices. We all have choices and some control over the same basic things: our talents, our time, our money, and our futures.
DeleteCongratulations to Josh and Anna on their new addition! If I remember correctly, isn't that the outfit that Ivy Jane (jessa's girl) wore when she was born?
ReplyDeleteYes! It’s adorable, I think it’s really sweet that they passed it on to the next cousin.
DeleteThat's what I thought too. I remember the big ugly bow.
DeleteSince Josh does not work and they have 5 other kids, it's very possible the use hand me downs from cousins.
Delete3:29, it’s a cute bow, why would you even post such a rude comment?
DeleteDon’t like the colors they dressed her in!
DeleteI'm not sure where you got your information from that Josh does not work. While I'm not exactly a Josh fan, it's my understanding that he works at the car dealership his family owns.
DeleteYes, wondering too where in the world did you get it that Josh doesn’t work???
DeleteIvy was dressed in something pink. But Jessa dressed her later in some green onesie also, many times. Could be the same, or they could just shop at the same place and bought the same. I wish for the first outside Anna chose different colors, like pink or yellow, to show that it's really a girl!
DeleteCongratulations Duggar family. She is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Josh and Anna. She is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove the name!! So glad they chose to honor their grandma Duggar's name!! She is beautiful!! Congratulations to all!
ReplyDeleteAnna, U really make the most beautiful children, and I love U!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful baby girl,another one that looks like Anna,so far only Michael looks like Josh,I knew they would use a variation of Mary and Maryella is just beautiful name,well done for honouring grandma.
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS 👣
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful baby and a pretty name. God bless her and their family.
ReplyDeleteCongratulation on a precious little girl.And love the name Maryella my own 4 week old daughter share the same name and middle name while my son and happy thankgiving from a norwegian american fan
ReplyDeleteSo cute. Love the name.....I'm assuming after Grandma Mary.
ReplyDeleteI really like her name!! Congratulations on the safe arrival of a healthy baby girl.
ReplyDeleteA nice way to remember grandma Mary! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteLovely name. All the best to Anna and Maryella
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! What a sweet tribute to (great) grandma Mary.
ReplyDeleteFour syllables is a lot of name. They'll no doubt shorten it to some nickname. There have been a lot of "elle" or "ella" babies lately, too. Did they make a pact on these names?
ReplyDelete:) I think those -ella names are so pretty, it would be a shame not to use them, not really a pact. Good name for John&Abbie: Ariella! :)
DeletePlease!! No more names!! Oh wait! How about Skye since they love flying? Just kidding😄
Delete2:15. Skylar is a popular girls name so, you know, I wouldn’t rule out any “skye” type name!
DeleteOr Piper, like the plane. ;)
DeleteOr Delta.
DeleteI actually like the name Piper. Not crazy about Skye or Delta. The flying theme is getting a bit old though.
Delete10:40, I like Piper too, which is why I suggested it. :)
DeleteI wonder if Abbie feels weird being the only pregnant one now after months of the expectant sisterhood.
ReplyDeleteShe is due in 6 weeks. She is probably busy with holidays.
DeleteI doubt that Abbie feels weird, she likely is just more anxious to actually hold her baby. Six weeks probably feels like a long time right about now. LOL
DeleteJust in time for Thanksgiving. I hope Anna gets to enjoy a nice Thanksgiving meal that someone else cooked.
ReplyDeleteShe probably cooked it herself in advance and froze in the fridge.
DeleteI love how they honored Grandma Duggar by naming the baby Maryella and still having an own name.Not only that, it is really a pretty name in itself!
ReplyDeleteAmen!!! It’s a very beautiful name!!
DeleteCongratulations on a new baby! Seems like it was an easy delivery for Anna too. If you think of it, Jinger is the 6th child in Duggar family, so little Maryella might have a lot of little siblings coming after her as well.
ReplyDeleteMichelle was also much younger when she had Jinger than Anna is now.
DeleteAnon 3.33. I get what your saying but couldn’t we just enjoy this baby for now without thinking about how many more there maybe to follow. I know some people say Anna is a baby making machine, but that’s such an awful thing to say, & I for one hope they don’t have a huge family. 6 is just about enough to cope with, any more & it does become a struggle for giving each individual child the attention they deserve. I don’t even know how they can afford to have more than 6 when only josh works & that’s just at a small car lot. I have friends with 6 kids & the dad is a surgeon who does lots of private work & the mum also works as a teacher now the children are older, however even they struggle to give all 6 children the things needed. School uniform, trips, university fees (though I suppose non of that applies to the Duggar’s as they home educate). However you still need to feed & clothe them & buy toys at birthdays etc. I don’t know how they do it to be honest.
Delete7:01 PM: it's not about school uniforms, college fees, toys, birthday parties. Duggars homeschool, so their kids don't have to compete with others at school by clothing, gadgets, etc. They have cousins, they have friends, they go to thrift stores. There are less expensive grocery stores. They fix things by themselves. But having 6 kids under 10 is difficult because it's only mom (Anna) who has to occupy and entertain themselves, care for them, teach them school and just words for little ones, do their laundry, wash hair, and now change diapers --- and with all that make each child feel special and not forgotten.
DeleteConsidering the family dynamics change with each added after two. It becomes a balancing act to make sure each child is actually seen and heard-that mom & dad actually have time to notice what's going on inside each individual child (their hopes, fears, dreams, disappointments, and having their parents undivided one-on-one attention for some time each day). We have friends with ten children and while they all look relatively happy, well-adjusted, and get along well, their mom will be the first to be honest about the struggle. They homeschool and if they didn't, I'm not sure how much time the mom & dad could actually spend with each child on a public school schedule. This family is very fortunate the dad has a well-paying IT job at a University. Josh did enjoy very high-paying jobs in DC before the scandal, there's likely TLC money from when they were first married invested somewhere because they otherwise likely could not raise 6 children on a small car lot income in the real world.
DeleteI don’t know how she does it, that’s a lot of work, I only had 2, and my stepdaughter and that was enough for me! Now I have 2 grandkids that I watch twice a week, and that’s a lot of work!
DeleteMichelle had her 6th child in 1993 when she was 27; Anna now is 31. I'm sure Anna will have at least 6 more kids.
DeleteFuzzyferet, I agree with you. Shopping at thrift shops can only go so far. Good quality food cost money. And, although the family does not have the cost of school uniforms, they still have to pay for school supplies, those on-line courses the Duggars like so much. Yes, they will most probable not have to worry about college fees. It is doubtful that Anna, who was home schooled herself and only has a basic GED, can effectively home school up to a level that will equip the children to earn the SAT/ACT scores high enough for college acceptance. College in the US will only get even more competitive and expensive in next 20 years.
DeleteHow about health care? Dental care? In the US, it is very expensive.
Anon 2.11. No it’s not all about money, however you need money for everything in life, no matter how basic you live 6 kids takes money to care for. Nappies alone will be expensive, unless Anna is using cloth ones & with 6 children I don’t know how she would have time for that. I do agree that it’s more to do with time & making each child feel special. Iv noticed with the Duggar’s they refer to the grandchildren by number a lot of the time & I think that’s sad. Each child needs to feel special & it must be impossible to make time for 19 children every day. As I said 6 is quite enough, more than enough. Why keep having children ? just enjoy & devote the time you have to the precious ones you already have.
DeleteCongratulations, Josh and Anna, and family! Nice that you named her after Grandma Duggar.
ReplyDeleteI wish this new baby Maryella health and happiness!
ReplyDeletecongratulations nice name
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty name!
ReplyDeleteChildren are a blessing from the Lord. God bless you Josh and Anna on Maryella. How beautiful
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Anna,Josh,Mackynzie,Michael,Marcus,Meredith and Mason. Welcome to the world Maryella Hope. Maryella Hope is beautiful. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteJoan,Marion and Marilyn
Dear Anna I am very happy about Maryella hope Duggar. I can not wait to see you and your six kids on the next season or the season after the other season next year back on t v on Counting on Natasha b
ReplyDeleteUmm Josh and Anna aren't on Counting On anymore, but I'm pretty sure you already knew that.
DeleteI understand that Josh is not on the show anymore. I have seen Anna on the show. We shouldn’t look at Anna and her kids any different because of Josh’s faults. Natasha B.
DeleteAnna and the kids were on the latest episode of counting on...
DeleteDoes anyone know what weight and time each of the grandchildren were born
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the world, Maryella!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Anna and Josh, baby Maryella was born on the same day as my mother in law's 78th Birthday.
ReplyDeletejust like Ivy Jane was to her Great Grandma Mary because Ivy was born on her 78th birthday before died two weeks later
DeleteCongratulations love the name it's really pretty like your whole family
ReplyDeleteWhere they all do live and work? Six kids need a lot of space, food, clothing...
ReplyDeleteOnce you have a child of each gender, you just keep passing clothes down to the next one. If you have cousins to get hand-me-downs from or thrift stores nearby, even better.
DeleteSo many sweet baby girls. And still another on the way! I hope Joy is pregnant again by the time Abbie gives birth!
ReplyDeleteGive Joy a break. She should wait and make sure she is physically fit! Not to say emotionally!!
DeleteI think Joy will announce another pregnancy by Xmas too.
DeleteI'm glad you love this family so much and want the best for Joy. I do too. I vote we just wait and let Joy and Austin catch their breath and decide whenever they're ready. :)
DeleteYa I’m sure Joy will be pregnant soon! I wonder when Jinger will get pregnant again
DeleteI really hope Joy waits until she is ready both mentally & physically to get pregnant again. I know because Annabel was only 20 weeks gestation she was officially classed as a miscarriage, however she was so far along in her development that it was more like an early still birth. A still birth takes a great deal of time to come to terms with, & I know people who have gotten pregnant again after a few months & then felt terribly sad that it seemed like they were trying to replace the baby they lost. With time & healing both physically & emotionally those feelings, though still there to some degree, are not quite so predominant. Joy is a lovely young woman & I hope she does what’s right for her. I know she has mentioned previously she is taking things slowly in order to heal, so let’s hope she receives all the support she needs & no one tries to persuade her to enter into another pregnancy before she feels totally ready.
DeleteWhy the rush?
DeleteI wish Joy and Austin had another baby soon. Of course at first they might feel guilty, but the new baby will heal what they had to go through with the stillbirth.
DeleteJoy said she is going to give her body time to rest.
DeleteJosh and Anna should focus on their financial stability, ability to abide by laws, legal trouble, and whatever else instead of having babies every couple of years. Children deserve a stable family with responsible parents.
ReplyDeleteI agree, but unfortunately many of the people visiting this blog will have no idea what you are talking about. Get ready for some protests about what godly role models they are, especially sweet Anna!
DeleteI agree. Parenthood should be taken very seriously. Parents need the financial stability to provide for all the children they have. They should be able to provide not only the basic requirements but also a good quality education. Young people increasingly need post-secondary education to make a living and that will only become even more important in 20 years from now.
DeleteTheir children are in stable family, they have a lot of support from parents and siblings, emotionally, and I'm sure if financial needs come then the family will help them as well. These children are so much better off than any of single parents' kids who work 9-5 and live on their own.
DeleteNot like they have junkie parents who don't take care of them! Those kids have both parents and a huge family and relatives who take care of them.
DeletePfftt.. they're not on welfare like many families I know!
DeleteAn honest opinion- I really feel sad for this family.
ReplyDeleteHalf of me agrees with you OP but the other half says they brought any misery on themselves with their own actions.
Delete3:18, yes but their children did nothing to deserve any of this.
DeleteContrary to popular opinion, it's a confusing name; MaryElla, Mariella, Mary Ella; what were they thinking? ❤
ReplyDeleteI'm sure they wanted a name to honor their grandmother, Mary Duggar, and by doing so, they liked the name Maryella. How is that confusing? I think the name is quite cute. Maryella Hope.
DeleteHow is it confusing? Even extremely simple names can be misspelled, for example: Sara/Sarah, Haley/Hayley, Katherine/Catherine Hayden/Haden. As long as you can pronounce it easily there is no problem.
DeletePerhaps they were thinking about honoring Josh's grandmother? I think it is unkind to criticize a name given to a child, regardless of whose it is. Josh and Anna, congrats...and MaryElla is a beautiful name that honors someone special.
DeleteI agree with you,in my opinion they should have used Mariella a little more known than maryella.Mariella is also my daughter name who se.calls Ellie
DeleteThey were thinking that "they" liked the name for "their" daughter.
Deletei actually suggested the name maryelle for grandma duggar, mary is obvious but the 'elle' for the 'l' in lester
DeleteI think they chose a pretty and unique name and their daughter is going to love it!
DeleteI am sorry it's confusing for you.
DeleteYou know how it's pronounced by the y in the name like two seperate names,what were they thinking?,well obviously they wanted to honour grandma Mary as she was born the year she died,and grandma was special to them,and Maryella is a more original version as Mary is too old fashioned for babies at the moment but Ella is quite popular.
ReplyDeleteThe baby looks cute and I love the name!
ReplyDeleteI think after Abbie has her baby in January, Duggars will have a long break in 2020, they all had babies this year, and there are no new weddings coming up.
Who is even left for a baby? Just Jinger and Joy? Or Jill?
DeleteI think Jinger and Joy will have babies at the end of 2020
DeleteI don't care much for the name. Why not just name her Mary? And have it be Mary Hope? So many nice names that begin with M for girls...Melissa, Melanie, Molly to name a few. I like those better.
ReplyDeleteI think her name is beautiful and musical. Melissa and Melanie are dated. Molly is cute. Plain Mary is . . . plain.
DeleteI like the name Maryella better than Lelia, but I’m not your parent so I didn’t get to have any more say so then you do for this baby.
DeleteI am shocked by the number of negative comments on such a happy anouncement. So from my part, congratulations Anna & Josh on the birth of your beautiful daughter Maryella. Love the name as well. At this point I would like to express how much I admire Anna. From what I've seen on TV she seems to be such a selfless, loving, patient and caring mum to her children and a forgiving wife to Josh. Her family is very lucky. Six kids is a lot of work but she seems to do just fine. From a mum who just had her first one.
ReplyDeleteI think, for the most part anyway, people really like Anna and are genuinely concerned for her. They may question some of her choices, but that's about it. Josh, on the other hand, is going to have a tough time shaking his scandalous reputation.
DeleteAnon 9.17. I agree totally. Many people have a lot of time for Anna, I count myself as one of them. She comes across as a loving caring mother who adores her children & who devotes her entire life to them. I feel her choices toward Josh were questionable & even though people say she forgave him & so should we, well non of us are in Anna’s headspace, no one but Anna knows exactly how much she forgave Josh for his misdemeanours. It’s possible she made the decision to stay with him as to do anything other was too difficult to comprehend, also she would have most likely been ostracised from her faith, which I believe is very important to Anna. I don’t know how she has been able to go forward & have more children with Josh since all his indiscretions came out, but again only Anna knows the real reasons for what she does & who is to say she has ever told anyone how she totally feels about it all. I shall continue to wish Anna & her beautiful children well as I feel she is in a very difficult situation, she rarely seems to see her own family & lives with all josh’s relatives. Josh however, well I feel he should have had proper counselling from a psychologist, not just a local pastor, I also feel due to the level of abuse & the fact it was habitual & not just a one off occurrence, Josh is most likely in need of ongoing psychological support. A bit like alcoholics are always an alcoholic & drug addicts are always drug addicts & both lots of people, even after getting clean, continue with weekly therapy sessions. So sex addiction is the same & even more important that therapy is ongoing so these urges can be kept in check.
DeleteCONGRADULATIONS sweet Anna🤗😇 I love love her name, Grandma Mary would approve and feel honored I'm sure.She is beautifully made😇👼
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