Families|April 14, 2015 09:51 EDT
'Bringing Up Bates' Family Continues to Grow as Alyssa & John Welcome Baby Girl [EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS]
UP Original Series "Bringing Up Bates" stars Alyssa (20) and her husband John Webster (25), son of U.S. Representative Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) and wife Sandra, welcomed their first child into the world on Saturday, April 11.
The baby girl, Allie Jane, is the second grandchild to Gil and Kelly Jo Bates and their family of 19 children, from ages 2-25. UP's hit series "Bringing Up Bates" will return to the network for its second season on Wednesday, June 4 at 10 p.m. EDT. As a prelude to the new season, "Bringing Up Bates" season one episodes are now re-airing every Wednesday at 10 p.m. EDT, following all-new episodes of UP's "Heartland."
Alyssa and John said, "We are so excited to welcome our healthy, beautiful baby girl Allie Jane into the world. We are ecstatic and grateful to receive this precious gift. We know she will be showered with lots of love from her grandparents and her aunts and uncles."
"We are truly overjoyed as we welcome our first granddaughter, Allie Jane into the world and into our family," said Gil and Kelly Jo Bates. "She's stolen her grandparent's hearts already! We are beyond blessed and our hearts are full."


Since its season one premiere on New Year's Day, "Bringing Up Bates" is the highest-rated series in UP's history. The reality series takes a fresh look on the ever-changing family dynamics of Gil and Kelly Jo Bates and their 19 kids, aged 2 to 25 and now two grandchildren (including Allie Jane!) with one more on the way.
The second season order for 13 episodes is currently in production on-location in Tennessee. In the all-new episodes, produced in association with Figure 8 Films ("19 Kids & Counting") viewers will see more of this tight-knit, uncommon Tennessee family where daily chaos is multiplied exponentially - but so are the joyful and poignant moments that life can bring.
Alyssa and John married on May 24, 2014 at Salem Baptist Church in Knoxville, TN, and the wedding and entire supersized Bates family were featured on the ABC late-night news program "Nightline." The Websters live in Clermont, FL. John works as a technician at the family's air conditioning business with his brothers. Before moving more than 625 miles from home and the world she grew up in, Alyssa was the Bates family chief shopper and 'chef,' as well as tax secretary for her father's tree service business.
Gil and Kelly Jo's first grandchild, Bradley Gilvin Bates, was born last October to eldest son Zach Bates (25) and his wife Whitney. Another Bates daughter, Erin and her husband Chad are expecting to give birth in June.
Keep an eye out for the happy event and more big news in the second season of 'Bringing up Bates' premiering on Thursday, june 4, exclusively on UP.
Tune in up every Wednesday at 10 p.m. edt to catch up on season one episodes.