October 27, 2016, 11:25 am
Erin's newest album ("Lullaby" by Erin Bates) is now
available for purchase on iTunes! The mom of two shares her inspiration for the CD in the video below. Tune in to
Bringing Up Bates tonight at 9pm ET/8pm CT on UP to watch Erin travel to Nashville to put the finishing touches on the project.
Photo/video courtesy of UP
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October 27, 2016, 1:49 pm
Are you ready to meet baby Brooklyn Paine? Tune in to UP tonight at 9pm ET/8pm CT for a one-hour special of
Bringing Up Bates (TV listings below).
Thursday, October 27 8pm: Muddy Buddies8:30pm: Nashville Nights and Country Campouts 9pm: And Baby Makes Five? (NEW)Erin and Chad are days away from meeting their little girl and are in full prep mode! Erin heads to Nashville to finish her lullaby album. But before Erin and Chad bring Brooklyn home, they welcome another new addition...a puppy! As Brooklyn's birth gets closer and closer, Erin recounts her struggles with Carson's labor. Even though it will be worth it when she has Brooklyn in her arms, she worries that she'll face the same difficulties this time around.10pm: And Baby Makes Five?Photo courtesy of UP
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October 27, 2016, 2:04 pm
Lawson has informed us that the first single from his upcoming CD, "What Country Means to Me" by Lawson Bates, is available for purchase! (
Click here to view "I'll Love Again," featuring Emily Ann Roberts from
The Voice, in iTunes.)
The full album is set to release on Monday, November 14th. (
Visit our October 15th post for details on how to pre-order a digital copy or a physical CD.)
Photo courtesy of
tarynyagerphotography.com,
lawsonbates.com
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October 27, 2016, 7:00 pm
Bringing Up Bates "And Baby Makes Five?"- With Brooklyn’s due date just one month away, Erin is struggling with fear. “All that she went through with her pregnancy with Carson and then even with the miscarriages before Carson, she was nervous,” says Kelly. “And it got to the point that she was not eating good or sleeping good. She was very restless.”
- Erin’s labor with Carson was extremely painful, due to her blood clotting condition, so wants an epidural this time around. “If she doesn’t get an epidural with Brookie, I don’t think she’s ever going to have kids again,” jokes Tori.
- Erin, Chad, and Carson have their weekly Skype chat with Nana and the rest of the Paine family. Then they head to Beech Creek Studios near Nashville, Tennessee, to finish recording Erin’s lullaby CD.
- According to Kelly, Erin's cooking skills used to be nonexistent, but since marrying Chad, she has become a wonderful chef. “She went from not knowing how to do anything to being really good at it now,” says Kelly.
- Erin and Chad have been considering buying a dog for Carson. One afternoon, Erin sits down with Kelly to look at photos of puppies for sale. “After I started looking at pictures of puppies and started thinking about it, I just couldn’t help myself,” says Erin. “So I finally decided, let’s just do this, and I’ll surprise Chad.”
- Erin finds one that she likes, so she and Kelly drive an hour away to see it. She ends up buying it, and Chad is definitely surprised. “Oh honey, we needed a dog, but I think we’re still kind of nuts though,” says Chad. The puppy is covered in fleas, but he's very cute.
- Later, Kelly and the girls deliver a gift basket to Erin. “I told the girls...don’t think about money,” Kelly announces to Gil. “You actually told them that?” laughs Gil, his eyes wide. But he admits he is glad they did that for Erin.
- When Erin’s due date is less than two weeks away, she and Kelly take some of the kids on a zoo outing. Erin especially enjoys seeing the pregnant gorilla. It's hot and humid, so Kelly treats everyone to slushies.
- “You know when Mom is running the trip or Dad is running the trip,” says Lawson. “Mom goes, and slushies all around, on the house,” adds Zach. “Dad goes, and we bring a jug of water from the house that he filled up in the sink.”
- The night before her delivery, Erin starts having intense contractions, so she and Chad head to the hospital. In addition to Chad and the medical staff, Kelly, Chad’s mom, Katie, and Tori join Erin for the birth. (Katie holds the camera, as the film crew is not allowed in the hospital room.)
- Erin is able to have an epidural, so this birth goes much smoother. Brooklyn’s arrival is a very emotional moment for everyone. Later, 15-month-old Carson is thrilled to finally meet his little sister.
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October 28, 2016, 10:00 pm
Today is Bradley Bates' 2nd birthday! Did you know that his middle name, Gilvin, has been in the Bates family for at least five generations?
In honor of Bradley's special day, let's look back at this
Bringing Up Bates scene, filmed just days before his birth.
Photo/video courtesy of UP
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October 29, 2016, 7:54 am
Did you catch Thursday's new episode of
Bringing Up Bates? (
Click here to read our recap.) It was an eventful show, but the best part was definitely the last 15 minutes, when Erin and Chad Paine welcomed little Brooklyn Paine. In the video below, proud Grandpa Gil heads back to the house to share the happy news with his sleepy kiddos.
Photo/video courtesy of UP
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October 31, 2016, 12:43 pm
We have a few new Bates snapshots to share with you all on this beautiful Monday afternoon. Which is your favorite?
In case you missed last week's big announcements, here the are links to the corresponding posts:
Lawson's New Single/Upcoming AlbumErin's Lullaby CD Lawson Bates with sister Tori Bates and Tori's boyfriend (Bobby)
Lawson Bates and niece Allie Jane Webster
Lawson Bates and Mama Kelly Bates
Judson Bates
Lawson Bates and nephew Bradley Bates
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November 1, 2016, 2:13 pm
If you follow the Bates, you know that Gil and Kelly and their 19 kids are always looking for ways to foster quality family time. While they love playing sports (football is a favorite for the guys), they also enjoy gathering indoors for board game competitions. Here are a few of their top picks:
BANG! (Ellie's favorite)
Rook
Boom Boom Balloon (Judson's favorite)
Sorry!
Ticket to Ride (Erin's favorite)
What are your favorite board games?
Click here to see how the Duggars' favorite board games compare to the Bates'.
Photo courtesy of UP
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November 1, 2016, 10:00 pm
Wishing Erin and Chad Paine a wonderful day celebrating their three-year wedding anniversary!
Photo courtesy of
tarynyagerphotography.com
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November 2, 2016, 2:21 pm
Tomorrow's episode of
Bringing Up Bates will be a "supersized" version of "Bates Boys Birthday Bash." That means the network is throwing in some exclusive bonus footage.
Due to the nature of the episode, we won't be posting a recap, but we look forward to hearing your feedback if you are able to tune in. You'll love this brotherly bonding moment with Trace and Jeb!
Photo/video courtesy of UP
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November 5, 2016, 9:28 am
Alyssa (Bates) Webster is 28 weeks pregnant with
Webster Baby #2, due January 27th, 2017. She and John have revealed the gender (
It's a girl!) but have not yet shared the name they have chosen
for their little darling.
Here's a new photo of Alyssa's baby bump. She has officially entered her trimester.
Photo courtesy of Alyssa and John Webster
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November 7, 2016, 1:48 pm
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November 8, 2016, 2:34 pm
It's Election Day in America, and the Bates are proud to exercise their right to vote. For all of you who live in the United States, have you voted?
Whitney Bates
Gil and Kelly Bates
Lawson Bates
Photos courtesy of Zach and Whitney Bates, thebatesfamily.com, lawsonbates.com
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November 8, 2016, 10:00 pm
Wishing Alyssa (Bates) Webster a blessed 22nd birthday! This photo was taken during an UP photo shoot earlier this year. To see a picture of Alyssa's 28-week baby bump,
check out our post from last Saturday. She and John married in May 2014 and are expecting their second child, a girl, on January 27th, 2016.
Before becoming Mrs. Webster and moving down to Florida, Alyssa was the Bates family's secretary and clothing shopper and one of the main chefs.
Photo courtesy of UP
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November 9, 2016, 10:00 pm
UP has another supersized episode of
Bringing Up Bates in store for viewers tonight. What's a "supersized episode," you say? It's basically a rerun that has been revamped.
Since most of the footage has been shown before, we won't be posting a recap, but you can look back at the recap we wrote for "The Big Chili" in July. Scroll down to watch a promo video.
Thursday, November 108pm: Meet Kaci Lynn Bates9pm: Supersized: Extra Chili (NEW)In this all-new SUPERSIZED episode, get more from the Bates as they attend an event at the fire station that saved Addallee's life when she was a baby. 9:30pm: The Great Bates Clean-Up10pm: Supersized: Extra Chili10:30pm: Supersized: Extra Birthday Bash Photo/video courtesy of UP
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November 11, 2016, 1:00 pm
Over the next several days, our opportunities to blog will be limited, but we still have plenty of entertaining Bates content to share with y'all while we're away from the computer.
We went through dozens of video clips from the past four seasons of
Bringing Up Bates and chose our favorites (some that aired on the show and some that are bloopers/deleted scenes). For many of you, this will probably be your first time seeing them.
The first clip is in honor of upcoming American Thanksgiving. During Thanksgiving 2014, Brandon Keilen, Michael Bates' then-boyfriend, shares his hidden talent with the Bates family.
(Have you entered our CD giveaway?
Click here for info.)
Photo/video courtesy of UP
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November 12, 2016, 12:30 pm
We're on a short blogging break, but we still have plenty of entertaining content to share with all our loyal readers. This video was filmed two years ago, when Zach and Whitney Bates had the entire Bates family over to their house to eat pizza and visit newborn Bradley Bates.
How would you like to win a copy of Lawson Bates' new CD?
Visit our November 7th post for details.
Photo/video courtesy of UP
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November 14, 2016, 1:00 am
We're on a blogging break (although we've been swooping in to take care of some things), but there's still plenty of great Bates content coming your way!
Did you know that when Gil and Kelly Bates were expecting Carlin Bates, they were so convinced she was a boy that they chose a name (Steven Malachi)
and made birth announcements? Well, when Bates Baby #9 turned out to be a girl, the new parents scrambled to come up with a name that was both beautiful and meaningful. In the video below, they share the meaning behind "Carlin Brianne."
Have you entered our latest giveaway? We're raffling off five copies of Lawson Bates' new CD, "What Country Means to Me."
Click here for details.
Photo/video courtesy of UP
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November 15, 2016, 1:00 am
"Gil and I...were not very musical, but looking back, we wished that it was an avenue that we had pursued, so we started each child with piano. And then if they wanted to further that...then they could."-Kelly BatesSome of the Bates children have chosen to learn other instruments and even pursue music as a career, while others have decided to focus their time and energy on non-musical pursuits. Does your family place a high importance on music education?If you haven't already, be sure to enter our giveaway of Lawson Bates' upcoming CD. (Click here for details.) Photo courtesy of UP
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November 16, 2016, 4:00 am
While we take a short break from blogging, we have been sharing our favorite scenes from the past four seasons of
Bringing Up Bates.
In this deleted scene from season one, Kelly Bates takes Tori Bates and Carlin Bates to the local DMV to get their driver's licenses. At age 16, Carlin is eager to jump behind the wheel. Eighteen-year-old Tori is in no hurry, but Mama Bates, who has recently lost three drivers to marriage, needs help running errands. So off to the DMV they both go!
Our giveaway is almost over!
Click here to enter for your chance to win one of five copies of Lawson Bates' new CD, "What Country Means to Me."
Photo/video courtesy of UP
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