Photo:Erin Bates Paine/Instagram
Erin Bates Paine/Instagram
The Bates family has grown once more!
Sharing a carousel of photos to their joint account, the couple penned a lengthy tribute to their son. “Welcome to the world, William Gage Paine. 💙 You’ve already stolen our hearts! We know God has such big plans for your life and we are so overjoyed that you are part of our family.”
“You are so loved and such an answer to our prayer,” the father of six wrote. “More details soon, but for now you will find us in snuggle mode 👶🏼.”
“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.
The road to parenthood was bumpy for the Paines,who endured several miscarriagesdue to Erin’s blood-clotting condition before son 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
