"The Bates Family: And Baby Makes 19" Recap

          The special opens with Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar of the TLC show, "19 Kids and Counting", introducing the Bates Family to the world. The Bates Family then celebrated Alyssa's 17th Birthday with ice cream, cake, and music. The oldest Bates Girls (Erin, Alyssa, and Tori) even sang a song. To conclude Alyssa's birthday celebration, Gil and Trace took Alyssa hunting the next day. Gil and Kelly then took Alyssa along to an ultrasound appointment to find out the gender of the newest Bates. Twenty-three year old, Zach on down to two-year-old, Callie, had a prediction of what the baby would be. However, Alyssa was the only one of the Bates given the task of keeping the gender a secret from the rest of the family. She found out that the newest addition would be a boy. They then went home. Gil and Kelly then packed their bags for a camping trip to celebrate their 24th Wedding Anniversary. While they were gone, the older Bates kids helped the little ones make Welcome Home Signs and posters. Some of kids, even wrote letters. The Bates kids met up with their parents a couple days later. Gil and Kelly were greeted by their children with hugs. The next day, Kelly went to a doctor's appointment where she found out that Bates Baby #19 was on the way. The oldest Bates girls quickly gathered up the bags and met their mother at the hospital. The episode ended with Jeb Colton Bates being born on February 1st at 4:05 A.M and them bringing Jeb home. He weighed 7lbs. 8oz. and was 20 in. in length.  Jeb was born just in time for Trace's birthday.