Duggar and Bates families blog: May 2025

Saturday, May 31, 2025

GrandBates: Gender and Name reveal

We are so excited to share that we have two big updates to share.

Trace and Lydia have announced their daughter's name. Its Kaia Rae.

Meanwhile Chad and Erin have announced that they are expecting a baby Boy. This is their third son.

Unseen May Double/Triple covers

May has been busy for the Duggar and Bates blog with double birthdays and triple celebrations.

Up first, Truett and Erin's double birthdays! Erin turn 34 while Truett turned 3.

Next, Jill and Gunner's double birthdays! Jill turn 34 while Gunner turned 2.

Following by a few days was Ben and Warden's double birthdays! Ben celebrated his 30th birthday while Warden turn 22.

Next, Nora celebrated her second birthday while John and Alyssa celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary.

Lastly, it was the Forsyth anniversary with Justus and Ivy's birthdays. Austin and Joy have been married for eight years. Ivy turned 6 while Justus turned 3!

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Grandbabies born in May!

May is shaping up to be a busy birthday month for both of the families.

The Duggar family has the most grandbabies birthdays: Truett Duggar (May 2), Ezra Duggar (May 3), Emy Duggar (May 13), Gunner Forsyth (May 17), Nora Duggar (May 24), Ivy Seewald (May 26), and Justus Duggar (May 26)

The Bates family has two birthdays: Charles Paine (May 14) and Weston Smith (May 29)

Monday, May 26, 2025

Duggar Triple Celebration!

Happy Birthday to Justus Duggar and Ivy Seewald! Happy Anniversary to Austin and Joy!

Sunday, May 25, 2025

June Birthdays and anniversaries cover

It's time to release our June birthdays and anniversaries cover!

The Duggar family has five birthdays while the Bates have four birthdays. The Duggar family also have two anniversaries.

Now the Bates are expecting two grandbabies in the month of June!

Evan and Carlin's 6th wedding anniversary

Happy Anniversary to Evan and Carlin Stewart!

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Updated May Birthdays and anniversaries cover

Now that Jeremiah and Hannah have announced the arrival of their third daughter into the world. It's time to update our May Birthdays and Anniversaries cover.

Anniversaries: Lawson and Tiffany Bates (May 12), Evan and Carlin Stewart (May 25), John and Alyssa Webster (May 24), and Austin and Joy Forsyth (May 26)

Birthdays: Jackson Duggar (May 23), Weston Smith (May 29), Ezra Duggar (May 3), Nora Duggar (May 24), Ivy Seewald (May 26), and Justus Duggar (May 26).

Birthdays: Emy Duggar (May 13), Erin Paine (May 2), Truett Duggar (May 2), Charles Paine (May 14), Warden Bates (May 19), Ben Seewald (May 19), Gunner Forsyth (May 17), Jill Dillard (May 17), and Lauren Duggar (May 18).

Brandon and Michaella are Foster Parents

We are so excited to share that Brandon and Michaella are now foster parents to two little boys.

One is three years old and the other is a newborn baby.

They shared this on their YouTube channel Keilen corner!

Duggar and Bates Double celebration

Happy Anniversary to John and Alyssa Webster! Happy Birthday to Nora Duggar!

Friday, May 23, 2025

Jackson turns 21

Happy Birthday to Jackson Duggar

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Ben joins the 30-year-old club

Now that Ben has joined the 30 year old birthday club, it's time to update it!

Ben joins Chad Paine, Jeremy Vuolo, Josh Duggar, Zach Bates, Jana Wissmann, John Webster, Anna Duggar, Whitney Bates, and Brandon Keilen.

He also joins John-David Duggar, Michaella Keilen, Erin Paine, Jill Dillard, Nathan Bates, Stephen Wissmann, Abbie Duggar, Lawson Bates, and Jessa Seewald.