The Bates family’s new addition has arrived!
Bringing Up BatesstarsChad and Erin (Bates) Painewelcomed their fifth child together, daughter Finley Marie Paine on Tuesday, Jan. 18, they announced onInstagram. The couple is already parents to sonCharles Steven IV, a.k.a. “Carson,” 6, as well as daughtersBrooklyn Elise, 5,Everly Hope, 3, andHolland Grace, 2.
“We can’t thank you enough for the prayers. We feel indebted, loved, and so grateful to each of you. We serve such a big God. 🤍,” she added.
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“When we premieredBringing Up Bates, the series was focused on parents with 19 kids who were teenagers and young children. The cameras were there to capture the love, laughs and big life moments, as the family continued to grow. Thank you to Gil and Kelly Jo Bates for welcoming viewers into your family’s home over the past ten seasons,” the statement continued.
Erin and Chad first announced in August that they were expecting their fifth child.
“Thank you to the fans who tuned in every Thursday night to be part of the journey. We’re looking forward to continuing to uplift you with our programming in the future,” the statement concluded.
“Every day life is a miracle, but this is such a special miracle for our little family,” the parents told PEOPLE at the time. “For the past year, Erin has experienced different health problems, which ended up leading to multiple surgeries.”
The road to parenthood was bumpy for the Paines,who endured several miscarriagesdue to Erin’s blood-clotting condition before Carson came along.
In February 2021, Erin opened up about her health complications onInstagram, revealing that she had three surgeries over the course of a few months “due to cysts that have ruptured and caused a lot of internal bleeding.” She also shared that she had to have one ovary removed and “most of the second removed as well.”
“It has been scary and really discouraging at times, but we have been so grateful for the medical doctors who have helped us navigate through these uncertainties,” she wrote at the time.
Erin is the third-oldest ofGil and Kelly Jo Bates' 19 children. She married Chad in November 2013.
source: people.com
