TheBringing Up Batesstar, 19, and her husbandKelton Balkaare the proud new parents of a daughter named Willow Kristy Balka, whom Bates gave birth to on Friday, July 19, a rep confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.
“Our hearts are so full after welcoming Willow Kristy early this morning,” the couple tell PEOPLE. “We are so thankful to God for our little blessing and can’t wait to start our journey as a family of three.”
“That was a really, really difficult time for our family, the hardest thing I’ve ever been through,” the then-dad-to-be previously said on the Bates family’s reality show.
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Bates and Balka, 23, tied the knot in October during a romantic outdoor ceremony overlooking the Tennessee mountains, where the bridewore an A-line, long-sleeve white gownfeaturing a high-necked lace bodice and flowing skirt with a long train.
Kelton Balka (L) and Josie Bates.Taryn Yager
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UPtv will begin airingBringing Up Bateswedding specials on Aug. 8, including Bates and Balka’s nuptials.
source: people.com
