What happen in the month of May?

• Allie turned 1 month old
• Chad and Erin welcomed baby Carson
• Bradley turns 7 months old
• John and Alyssa just celebrated their first year of marriage
• Brandon and Michaella revealed their wedding date
• Erin celebrated her birthday
• Warden celebrated his birthday
• Erin celebrated her first mother's day
• Alyssa celebrated her first mother's day
• Whitney celebrated her first mother's day
• Kelly celebrated Mother's day

Allie's baby room!

Alyssa posted that she finished getting the final touches for Allie's baby room.



Alyssa is currently 37 weeks and one day pregnant with Allie and is due on April 10th!

Family blog: Motherly Advice

 With 19 kids, there’s a ton of advice to be given out! Whether it’s getting up and walking to help induce labor or how to save money by thrift store shopping, there are countless tidbits of info to be passed along to new moms.

We want to hear from you! What advice do you have for Zach and Whitney… and soon to be Alyssa and Erin?

Let us know in the comments :)

Alyssa's Blog: Learning from the Best

Times like these are when I wish I lived a bit closer to my family. Big family trips were such a fun part of growing up in this family. Mom is such an incredible planner and she has packing for all of us down to a science. I admire that my parents instilled responsibility in us from a very young age. Even though it takes a longer time to have the young ones do something versus my parents doing it, it’s so important that each and every one of us learned to pull our own weight in this family. It’s the only way our big family works! I certainly plan to instill these same values in my children, and I can thank my parents for these lessons. If I can be half the mom that my mom is, I will be forever thankful!

Bringing up Bates: First episode!

Here is what we should expect on the first episode of Bringing up Bates!

Gil and Kelly Bates, and their 19 kids, are buzzing about the latest addition to their family; the first Bates grandchild! As the girls prepare to throw a huge baby shower to celebrate, Alyssa gives the family some surprising news of her own and an accident leaves the family shaken.

 

Tomorrow's the big day!

John and Alyssa are getting married tomorrow!