How many kids do Meredith and Shepard have?

Before his death in 2015, Derek was happily married to his longtime partner and wife Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). The couple had three children together.

How many kids do Meredith and Derek adopt?

Meredith has three children: Zola, Derek Bailey, and Ellis. Zola was adopted by Meredith and Derek after coming to Seattle Grace (later known as Grey-Sloan) for surgery when she was 6-months-old.

Who is the father of Meredith's 3rd baby?

It turns out that her last romp with Derek produced the couple's third child. By the beach, she continues to have memories of her time with Derek — and parallels with Ellis.

Who is Meredith's third child?

The episode also focuses on the struggle of Meredith Grey (Derek's wife and the show's protagonist) after she disappears from Seattle and adapts to becoming a single mother before giving birth to her third child, Ellis Shepherd.

How many sons does Meredith have?

Meredith Marks has three children — Brooks, Chloe, and Reid — but we don't get to know all of them on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Of course, viewers spend lots of time with her tracksuit-designing son, Brooks, but Chloe is rarely seen on the show, and we haven't met Reid at all.

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What is the age gap between Derek and Meredith?

Everyone seems very confident Derek was born in 1966. That would mean when Meredith's husband died during season 11, which took place in late 2015, Derek was 49. It would also mean there was a 12-year age gap between Derek and Meredith.

Did Meredith Grey have a baby after Derek died?

After Derek's funeral, Meredith left Seattle with Zola and Bailey and didn't let anyone know where she was going. Meredith's friends spent months trying to locate her with no luck. It wasn't until Meredith gave birth to baby Ellis that Alex saw his friend again.

Does Meredith have Derek's baby girl?

The one that Derek never knew: Ellis Shepherd

And in the following episode, Meredith took the kids and left home. It turns out that she was pregnant with Derek's child, a girl who would later be named Ellis after her mom.

Does Yang have a baby?

Theo Hunt is the son of Owen Hunt and Cristina Yang in one of her imagined futures.

Why did Meredith name her son Bailey?

After he was born, Shane Ross noticed that Meredith had suffered from a massive splenic hemorrhage caused by her fall down the stairs. Miranda Bailey performed surgery to stop the hemorrhage and saved Meredith's life, thus Meredith named her son after her.

How many kids did Meredith have when Derek died?

She was married to Derek Shepherd until his death; they have 3 children, two daughters, Zola and Ellis, and a son, Bailey.

Do Meredith and Derek adopt African babies?

After several interviews with a social worker and careful review by the court, the adoption of Zola was finalized. Meredith and Derek became parents in Season 8 of Grey's Anatomy.

Where did Meredith go after Derek died?

New Wrinkles. Drama Rundown: Meredith goes missing for an entire year (it's only one episode) to cope with the loss of her husband — when she pops up again, surprise! She is giving birth to her and Derek's third child, Ellis. She moves back into her mother's house, where Maggie and Amelia eventually join her.

What is Meredith and Derek's first child?

Meredith gives birth to Derek's daughter. Alex, who is Meredith's emergency contact, rushes to her side when he's called. Meredith tells him her newborn baby girl's name is Ellis.

What does Meredith name her baby in season 9?

Eventually, parallels show similarities in Meredith's and Ellis' lives: both have lost the love of their life, both run away from Seattle following their loss, and both eventually give birth to a daughter. Meredith names her newborn daughter Ellis after her mother.

Did Cristina go to Derek's funeral?

Grey's Anatomy fans can breathe a sigh of relief: Cristina was there for Meredith during the most painful time of her life. Kevin McKidd tells TVLine that Cristina did in fact show up to Dere…

How many kids do Meredith and Derek have before he dies?

Before his death in 2015, Derek was happily married to his longtime partner and wife Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). The couple had three children together.

Does Meredith start dating again after Derek dies?

After Derek's death, Meredith opts to avoid romance but falls into an entanglement of complication with Riggs. The two grow closer and closer as Meredith becomes more comfortable in opening herself up to love again.

Is Meredith and Derek's marriage legal?

DEREK & MEREDITH

But when Izzie's brain cancer diagnosis takes a turn for the worse, Derek and Meredith decide to give Izzie and Alex their ceremony, and instead get married by writing their vows on a post-it. They eventually marry in a courthouse to make things "legal."

How old was Derek when he died?

Dr. Shepherd is still relatively young when he dies: 49, to be exact. This means that Meredith, 37, has to care for their three children on her own. When "How to Save a Life" first aired in 2015, it was easy for fans to forget at the time that Derek was older than Meredith.

Do Meredith and Derek have a real wedding?

While they never had a formal wedding, they dreamt of tying the knot on the beach.