Bringing Up Bates stars Zach and Whitney Bates shared an exciting family update on social media: baby No. 6 is on the way!
On Thursday, Sept. 25, the former UPtv couple took to Instagram with a pregnancy announcement alongside their five children.
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"✨ COMING SPRING 2026 ✨," Whitney and Zach captioned their post.
In the accompanying video, Zach and Whitney stood outside at first with their two oldest. "Ya know what they say...two's a crowd ?," they wrote in overlain text. After that, one child joined them, to which they added, "Three's a party?." As each kid entered the frame, the parents continued, "Four's a circus ?. Five's a team ⚽."
Finally, their youngest child joined the frame while carrying a printout of sonograph photos, with Zach and Whitney declaring, "And six is a whole squad!!! ???✨." A remix of "There She Goes" played during the adorable pregnancy annoucement.
Whitney and Zach have been married since 2013 and currently share five children: Bradley, 10, Kaci, 8, Khloé, 5, Jadon, 3, and Lily Jo, 2.
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In the comments, Zach's younger sister, Carlin—who just welcomed baby No. 3—commented, "This baby’s joining a powerhouse family ?." She later added, "I’M SCREAMING!!! ???."
Another younger sister, Katie Bates, commented, "Cutest announcement ever ??."
Zach's brother, Lawson Bates, shared, "SQUAD GOALS ?" and "LETS GOOOOOOOO ?."
A different Instagram user wrote, "Congratulations to you all!!! I'm so excited for y'all."
Someone else exclaimed, "I KNEW IT!!! I just knew it!!! You guys are the power couple! I'm so happy for you guys! Many many blessings! This baby is going to be so loved ?."
Meanwhile, yet another follower commented, "CAN’T WAIT to meet this baby! ?? SOOO happy for y’all! ?."
The Bates family has experienced a baby boom in recent months. In late August, Erin Bates gave birth to her seventh child, a baby boy named Henry, after which she was hospitalized for nearly three weeks for serious complications. Meanwhile, Carlin gave birth to baby No. 3, a girl named Navy.
In total, Kelly Jo and Gil Bates have 19 children: Zach, Michaela, Erin, Lawson, Nathan, Alyssa, Tori, Trace, Carlin, Josie, Katie, Jackson, Warden, Isaiah, Addallee, Ellie, Callie-Anna, Judson and Jeb. The family starred in Bringing Up Bates for 10 seasons from 2015 to 2021 after being featured in a few episodes of the Duggar family's 19 Kids and Counting on TLC.
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