But Alyssa will be the first to move away from the family’s hometown, which gave everyone pre-wedding jitters. 19, almost three years ago, and said they would have more if that’s what God intended.įor most of the kids’ lives, the Bates family members have all lived under one roof in a five-bedroom home. “Although we just want to trust God, but at the same time, if there’s already a life living, we don’t want to deny medical help for a baby that’s in trouble,” Kelly said.Īfter her hormone treatment, Kelly gave birth to Jeb, baby No. They argue a 2-day-old embryo is as deserving of medical intervention as any of their children because they believe life begins at conception.
While the Bates do not believe in birth control, because they say they don't want to use medical intervention to prevent a pregnancy, they are willing to use modern medicine to sustain a pregnancy. But as she got older, she had a harder time with pregnancies and suffered three miscarriages, so she started taking progesterone to increase her chances of having successful pregnancies. Kelly has been pregnant 23 of the last 25 years and has had 14 home births with the help of a midwife, without epidurals or anesthesia. They're real good about paying me back, which is fine with me. Erin needed a couple thousands to go to college, so she's paying me back. “Zach needed $1,000 to help buy a car, so I loaned him that. Lawson, the Bates’ fourth child, started his own lawn care company when he was just 13, which has been profitable enough for Lawson to help out his family with short term loans. Gil runs a tree-cutting business and preaches, which provides enough for the family to get by.
The signs, the decor, even the pot luck desserts were all made by the family.
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Six hundred people were invited to the wedding, including the Bates’ friends and America’s most famous mega family, the Duggars, the stars of TLC’s reality TV show, “19 Kids and Counting.” Raising 19 kids is not cheap, so the Bates like to live frugally and that includes how they throw a wedding. “On the wedding day, she should feel beautiful, comfortable and appropriate,” said her mother, Kelly. Alyssa even had to have her dress altered to add cap sleeves. As for the wedding dress, no strapless or plunging neckline allowed. Since Alyssa has so many siblings, not all of them could be in the bridal party so just nine of the 19 Bates children were in the wedding. As part of the Bates’ family’s rules of courtship, the couple barely had any physical contact before marriage. “Thankfully, praise the Lord, we agree, we both want a lot of kids, so, but if the Lord just gives us two, that’s wonderful too,” Michael said.īefore their wedding, Alyssa and John had never been alone together, even though they had dated for over a year.
She and her boyfriend Brandon Keilen are courting and both said they want a big family. Michael watched her two younger sisters, Erin and Alyssa, become brides before her, but soon it will be her turn.
She and her husband Chad Paine live in a cottage also not far from her parents and older brother.Īnyone who marries a Bates must share their strict Christian values and it’s not always easy to get parental approval. They are expecting their first child - the first Bates grandchild - in October. Zach, the eldest child, was married to his wife Whitney in December and settled just down the road from his family. Alyssa was Gil and Kelly’s third child to head to the altar.
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