After he was born, Shane Ross noticed that Meredith had suffered from a massive splenic hemorrhage caused by her fall down the stairs.
Children's Names
Their son is named Derek Bailey Shepherd, but he goes by Bailey, and he's named after his father and Miranda Bailey. Their youngest daughter is named Ellis Shepherd after Meredith's mother.
Her son is born during a bomb scare at Seattle Grace while her husband is being treated in surgery for injuries from a car crash. George O'Malley helped her through labor, and she thanked him by naming her son William George Bailey Jones (though he is nicknamed "Tuck").
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.
Meredith's son is named Derek Bailey Sheppard after Derek and Miranda. So not to confuse their son by having multiple people named Derek they call him Bailey. That is why Amelia gave Scout the middle name Derek and not as a first name.
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. Meredith gave birth to Bailey during a superstorm at Grey-Sloan, but her youngest child, Ellis, was born elsewhere when she was in Boston after Derek's death.
In the midst of trying to adopt Zola with Derek, Meredith is fired from the hospital (not for the last time!) because she tampered with the Alzheimer's trial. Naturally, when Zola's social worker finds out Meredith was fired and lied about living with Derek, she takes the baby away.
'Grey's Anatomy' Star Confirms Cristina Did Attend Derek's Funeral.
At the time of his death, Meredith is pregnant with their third child. After quietly leaving Seattle, she gives birth to a daughter whom she names Ellis after her mother.
Just as Meredith saved Ellis' life, Zola saved Meredith's. Meredith delivers a healthy baby girl, who she names Ellis. To Meredith's surprise, Alex shows up at the hospital because he was listed as her emergency contact person. They all return to Seattle, where she finally decides that she must move on and start over.
Later in her residency, Lexie also proves her skills in neurosurgery by working with Derek Shepherd. She would have become an even better surgeon before meeting an untimely end.
At the start of Grey's Anatomy, Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) was three years ahead of Meredith.
Bailey “got really tired of carrying Grey Sloan on her shoulders” last season, Grey's showrunner Krista Vernoff explained to TVLine recently. “And she made a decision to step away for her sanity and her well-being.”
He is named after his father and Miranda Bailey. Before his birth, Meredith and Cristina often called him "fetus". Before they knew his sex, Meredith referred to him as "she" and Derek referred to him as "he".
Meredith and Derek are 12 years apart, (confirmed, right?) and when they talk about mr shepherds death, they say Amelia is 5 and Derek is 12 so isn't Amelia 5 years older than Mer?
Meredith Grey
Although Meredith has performed a number of surgeries and has made her research on different topics, what finally turned her into a Harper Avery Award recipient was the groundbreaking procedure she used to save Megan Hunt's life.
As we all know, our beloved Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) died during the April 23 episode of Grey's Anatomy. But did you know that Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) was pregnant with Derek's baby when her husband passed away? Watch the video above to meet baby Ellis, Mer-Der's beautiful daughter!
It is revealed in the season ten finale, Maggie's biological parents are Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) and Ellis Grey (Kate Burton), making her Meredith's half-sister. McCreary was upgraded to a series regular in the eleventh episode of the eleventh season.
'Grey's Anatomy': Meredith & Derek's New Baby Ellis — Season 11 Recap – TVLine.
Maggie, the designated cook, is too busy dealing with the fallout from her hookup with the intern, Andrew, to make any food. In the midst of trying to get the party going, Meredith answers the door for Callie and Callie's new girlfriend. She's stunned when she locks eyes with Penny, the doctor who let Derek die.
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.
While Ellen Pompeo and Sandra Oh may not be as close as they once were as coworkers on Grey's Anatomy, they are still friends and supportive of each other's careers. Oh parted the series after 10 seasons on good terms with Pompeo, just like Meredith and Cristina.
At this time, Meredith had been struggling with infertility and the couple was unsure if they could have children biologically. 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.
Meredith decided to move with her three children to Boston after her eldest, Zola (Aniela Gumbs), with late husband Derek (Patrick Dempsey), required an education fit for a genius. That didn't mean it was sans drama; this is "Grey's," after all.
In season 8, Meredith lost her job because she tampered with a clinical trial for Alzheimer's. Basically, this involved Meredith switching the placebo with the actual drug so she could ensure that Richard's wife Adele (Loretta Devine) was getting the real treatment.