'Precious' photos of Israel David light up Duggar family's lives amid scandal

Baby Israel wears an Oklahoma State University onesie that featured Pistol Pete. (Instagram/Jill Dillard)

There is no denying that the Duggar family from "19 Kids and Counting" is going through a very difficult time, given the child molestation scandal hounding eldest son Josh. However, the family is determined to move on from the issue, and has now found joy doting on their newest family member — Derick and Jill Dillard's first born son Israel David.

On their Facebook page, the family shared the album that contained Israel's photos and wrote, "See a few new pictures of sweet baby Israel in a new album Jill shared today. He turned 2 months old this weekend and he is precious!"

They also shared the new photos in their blog and gushed just how adorable the baby is. In one photo, Israel was seen wearing a bright floral shirt and oversized sunglasses. In another one, he is all bundled up in a cute monkey towel. There were also photos of him with mother Jill and grandmother Cathy Byrum.

Derick and Jill Dillard recently celebrated their son's second month birthday, and they posted a smiling photo of Israel on their social media accounts. On Derick's Instagram account (@derickdillard), he wrote: "We are so blessed to be this little guy's parents! Happy 2 month birthday Israel! May you continue to grow both in stature and in favour with the Lord and also with man."

Meanwhile, on Jill's Instagram account (@jillmdillard), she captioned her photo, "Happy 2 month birthday #IsraelDavidDillard! We are so blessed to be your parents! May you grow up to love Jesus and serve others!"

Israel was wearing a Oklahoma State University (OSU) onesie that featured Pistol Pete. OSU is his dad Derick's alma mater, and it was also where Derick's own dad Rick went to college as well.

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