Bates Family News Roundup: Erin Bates Released From the Hospital Without Answers; Carlin Bates Names Her Baby
The Bates family started off September with a lot of uncertainty, fear, and concern. They appear to have turned the corner and are now cautiously optimistic that things are trending in the right direction. This weekend, they are sharing mostly good news. Erin Bates shared a largely positive update about her health, and Carlin Bates revealed the name of her newest baby. This is what has been happening in the last 48 hours.
Erin Bates has been released from the hospital
Erin Bates and her son, Henry Paine, spent three weeks in the hospital following his unexpected birth. The former reality TV star and her husband, Chad Paine, welcomed Henry, their seventh child, in late August. Things turned dire quickly, with Erin experiencing septic shock and a seizure that landed her in the ICU. Updates were initially confusing, but the family has just shared some very good news with fans on September 13. Erin has been released from the hospital, and their son, Henry, graduated from the NICU. Erin spoke to her followers in the caption of the update for the first time in three weeks.
The update was mostly good news, but there are still some concerns. While Erin appears to be out of immediate danger and free of the infection that landed her in the ICU, she isn’t completely out of the woods yet. In her Instagram update, she reported that doctors are still baffled by her case, and she remains unable to use her right leg. It’s unclear what may be causing the partial paralysis. Erin wrote that they are hoping for answers and continued healing as she continues to recover at home.
Several Bates family members are on hand to help out as Erin recovers. Lawson Bates and his wife, Tiffany, flew in to spend time in Florida with the family. Kelly Jo Bates, Erin’s mother, along with her father, Gil Bates, also rushed from their home in Tennessee to be close to Erin.
Erin and Chad aren’t the only family members to welcome a new baby
Elsewhere in the country, Carlin Bates and Evan Stewart welcomed their third baby. The couple announced the arrival last week, sharing photos and video from the birth experience. It took a few days, but they’ve finally announced the baby’s name. Evan and Carlin were already parents to Layla Rae and Zade Patrick when they announced their third pregnancy. Because the duo kept the gender of baby #3 a secret, they had difficulty picking a name for their third child. Carlin revealed the difficulty she was facing naming the newborn in an Instagram upload.
Despite early trouble, they finally came up with a name, and it’s one family followers suspected was on the shortlist all along. Carlin and Evan revealed that their newest arrival is officially named Navy Kate. An eagle-eyed Reddit user suspected the duo had chosen the name “Navy” days before the announcement. They noted that blue balloons in the room, despite the duo already announcing that baby #3 was a girl, were a massive hint.
