The Bates family is growing yet again. On February 23, the former Bringing Up Bates star, Carlin, and her husband, Evan Stewart, announced exciting news. That’s because Carlin Bates is expecting baby No. 3!
To recap, Carlin and Evan married in 2019 in a ceremony featured on the UPtv reality series. They welcomed their first child, Layla, in January 2020. In March 2022, their son, Zade, was born. Bringing Up Bates was officially canceled in 2022 after 10 seasons.
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In February, Carlin Bates announced she was pregnant with baby No. 3.
On February 22, Carlin took to Instagram with a video revealing she’s expecting her third child.
“Baby no. 3 👶🍼🫶,” she captioned the update.
In the clip, the expecting mom, Evan, and their two children posed for photos while holding sonogram photos.
Plenty of Duggar and Bates family members reacted in the comments.
In the comments, Carlin’s older brother Zach’s joint account with his wife, Whitney, exclaimed, “SO EXCITED for your sweet fam 🥹😍😭 we love yall sm! And this video 🫠.”
Jeremiah Duggar’s wife, Hannah, wrote, “CONGRATULATIONS!!! 😍😍😍.”
Meanwhile, Jessa Duggar left a single heart-eyed emoji, Katey Duggar sent two, and Joy-Anna Duggar shared, “Ahhhhh!!!! 🥰,” followed by, “So so so excited for you guys!😍🥳 and this video is beautiful ❤️.”
And the Bates-Duggar train didn’t stop there.
The love from Carlin’s siblings and longtime friends the Duggars kept coming.
John David and Abbie Duggar commented, “‘In Decemba!’ 😉 🎵.”
Carlin’s brother, Lawson Bates, shared, “CONGRATS YA’LL 🙌❤️.”
Similarly, her sister, Katie Bates, declared, “SOOO HAPPPYYYY FOR YOU GUYSSS 😍🥹.”
Tori Roloff from Little People, Big World also sneaked in, writing, “Eeeeeek!!! Congrats!!! 🫶🏼🎉🫶🏼🎉.”
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Carlin returned to Instagram the next day with photos from the shoot.
On February 23, Carlin shared a follow-up via Instagram.
“Stewart family of 5 coming September 2025 🍼👶,” she captioned a carousel of pregnancy photos. “The kids are already counting down the days and are so thrilled to welcome their new sibling. This sweet baby is already so loved, and we can’t wait to share this new chapter with all of you. 🫶 Thank you for celebrating with us!”
On YouTube, she also posted a vlog of her taking a pregnancy test.
Carlin shared the baby news on her and Evan’s YouTube channel as well.
In the vlog, she took a pregnancy test that came back positive. She then surprised her husband with the news by blindfolding him and having him guess what she put in his hand.
“I’m actually so excited,” Evan told viewers after correctly guessing it was a pregnancy test. “I’m not going to say it’s a shock because that would make no sense.”
“We’ve obviously been trying,” Carlin added.
The baby news came after Bringing Up Bates was canceled in 2022. At the time, fans speculated the decision had something to do with Carlin posting a video in November 2021 that included a joke about George Floyd, who was killed by police officers in 2020.
