Sweet Fellowship: Duggars and Friends (aka the Bates Family and Other Featured Families Thread)

[iwantcookies]

20 weeks pregnant 

[MargeGunderson]

Does Nurie still not have her own social media presence (or even one with Nathan)? 

[ozziemom]

4 hours ago, MargeGunderson said:

Does Nurie still not have her own social media presence (or even one with Nathan)? 

If she does, it must be private. We only see what JillR shares. Which fits the “best mama ever” narrative that JillR needs. Nurie and Nathan probably don’t care about SM at all. I think Nathan preached against it, JillR linked it, she probably figures she’s exempt.

Edited May 26, 2021 by ozziemom
Forgot Nurie

[libgirl2]

27 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

The decorations are going to be super tacky 😁

And not enough food

I'm sure she will use some of the women's retreat stuff, maybe even a few pieces from her "garden". 

[MargeGunderson]

5 minutes ago, ozziemom said:

If she does, it must be private. We only see what JillR shares. Which fits the “best mama ever” narrative that JillR needs. Nathan probably don’t care about SM at all. I think Nathan preached against it, JillR linked it, she probably figures she’s exempt.

You’re probably right. What are the chances that Jill gets permission from Nurie before posting? It probably doesn’t even occur to her to ask, she’s so used to doing whatever she wants.

[libgirl2]

25 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

20 weeks pregnant 

She looks healthy. Her arms aren't stick thin. Sure she hardly looks pregnant but she doesn't look emaciated anymore. 

Edited May 25, 2021 by libgirl2

[sondraK]

1 hour ago, beckie said:

So what gender is a Plexus? Lol

Idk but I bet it's PINK Plexus.LOL

[Nysha]

She looks healthy, happier than she was at home, and barely pregnant. Not bad for a fundy wife.

[iwantcookies]

Jillda for a girl (Jill plus David)

or 

Nathan David 

I think they are having a boy
 

[iwantcookies]

Maybe Sofia can go and live in Florida as a sister mom... Sofia can gain some weight and actually look like she isn’t dying from starvation...

Save Sofia.

She is the most pitiful looking Rod child. 
 

Jill and David are awful parents.
 

 

[Nysha]

I think they'll either go super religious or super trendy for baby names.

Nazareth Freedom / Nineveh Serenity 

or

Logan Michael / Addysyn Jill

[CouchTater]

I just had this strange (but very real) urge to buy a gift for Nurthan's baby.  If Nathan and Nurie shared a registry link I would totally purchase something for them.  Only if it was posted on anyone's SM other than Jill's, and was being shipped directly to them.  I don't know why, but I want these 2 crazy kids to break free and "make it!"  Along the 12 other Rod kids.

Edited May 25, 2021 by CouchTater

[Heathen]

20 hours ago, awaken said:

He is not going to age well, at all. 

Neither is she, with the tanning. 

[ranchgirl]

19 hours ago, Temperance said:

Josie Bates Balka is going to be induced soon at 37 weeks. Evidently there have been some complications and there is need to induce early.

Where did you see this info?

How far a long is she now?  

Hope the baby is Okay.  

[sondraK]

1 hour ago, CouchTater said:

I just had this strange (but very real) urge to buy a gift for Nurthan's baby.  If Nathan and Nurie shared a registry link I would totally purchase something for them.  Only if it was posted on anyone's SM other than Jill's, and was being shipped directly to them.  I don't know why, but I want these 2 crazy kids to break free and "make it!"  Along the 12 other Rod kids.

Me,too.And I can totally see Nurie using Best Momma's name somehow,although hopefully it'll be her middle name,if it's a girl

 

1 hour ago, CouchTater said:

 

 

Edited May 25, 2021 by sondraK

[emmawoodhouse]

56 minutes ago, ranchgirl said:

Where did you see this info?

How far a long is she now?  

Hope the baby is Okay.  

She posted in her stories. None of her sisters with the clotting disorder have gone to 40 weeks. All of Erin's were born around 36-37 weeks. It doesn't surprise me that they're inducing early. 

[Rabbittron]

My opinion is that she is going to have a blue Plexus. 

[Triple P]

I hope Nurie and Nathan find out the sex first and inadvertently tell Suzette by referring to the baby as he or she, and then Suzette tells Jill before the party.

[ozziemom]

19 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

She posted in her stories. None of her sisters with the clotting disorder have gone to 40 weeks. All of Erin's were born around 36-37 weeks. It doesn't surprise me that they're inducing early. 

I think Josie has been going to the doctors every week for awhile, so they seem to be monitoring her closely. Does Carlin or Tori have the clotting disorder? Alyssa doesn’t IIRC.

[ranchgirl]

38 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

She posted in her stories. None of her sisters with the clotting disorder have gone to 40 weeks. All of Erin's were born around 36-37 weeks. It doesn't surprise me that they're inducing early. 

OK thank you.  I guess I missed that story.  I do tend to fast forward through their content pretty quickly sometimes.  

[Westiepeach]

24 minutes ago, Triple P said:

I hope Nurie and Nathan find out the sex first and inadvertently tell Suzette by referring to the baby as he or she, and then Suzette tells Jill before the party.

That would make me so happy to see JillyRod’s head explode 🤯

[LilJen]

5 hours ago, Cinnabon said:

Jill, it’s a sex reveal, not a gender reveal.

An apparent genital reveal, really. Or I suppose if you had an amniocentesis or other testing, chromosomal sex, but most people just base it on an ultrasound. Which can be inaccurate!

[LilJen]

4 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

She looks healthy. Her arms aren't stick thin. Sure she hardly looks pregnant but she doesn't look emaciated anymore. 

Definitely looks better. EXCEPT FOR THE EYEBROW REVERSION. Her eyebrows were looking so blessedly normal. I suppose it couldn’t last...

[beckie]

2 hours ago, Triple P said:

I hope Nurie and Nathan find out the sex first and inadvertently tell Suzette by referring to the baby as he or she, and then Suzette tells Jill before the party.

I hope Suzette went with her to the reveal appt and already knows!

[Temperance]

2 hours ago, ozziemom said:

I think Josie has been going to the doctors every week for awhile, so they seem to be monitoring her closely. Does Carlin or Tori have the clotting disorder? Alyssa doesn’t IIRC.

Both Carlin and Tori have it. 

4 hours ago, ranchgirl said:

Where did you see this info?

How far a long is she now?  

Hope the baby is Okay.  

I saw this info on another site. 

I'm not sure how far long she is. 

I hope she and the baby are okay. I hope the realization that pregnancy has health repercussions gets her and her husband to think about options to slow/stop the baby train.

[emmawoodhouse]

7 minutes ago, Temperance said:

Both Carlin and Tori have it. 

I saw this info on another site. 

I'm not sure how far long she is. 

I hope she and the baby are okay. I hope the realization that pregnancy has health repercussions gets her and her husband to think about options to slow/stop the baby train.

Her post wasn't crystal clear on details, but it appears that the induction will take place in about 2 weeks. She was due at the end of June, so that makes sense.

Edited May 26, 2021 by emmawoodhouse
Autocorrect strikes again!

[sondraK]

3 hours ago, Rabbittron said:

My opinion is that she is going to have a blue Plexus. 

Sounds like a car.lol

[iwantcookies]

[GeeGolly]

Josie Bates went on a "babymoon" in the end of April, when she was 30 weeks. Somewhere around June 5 will be 36 weeks.

https://www.instagram.com/p/COEafIkr-3I/

 

[Jynnan tonnix]

On 5/24/2021 at 3:47 PM, skatelady said:

My first thought was "circus clown". Imagine big shoes and a red nose - dontcha see it?!?!

The first thing I thought of was Herb Tarlek from WKRP in Cincinnati...

 

[Normades]

1 hour ago, Jynnan tonnix said:

The first thing I thought of was Herb Tarlek from WKRP in Cincinnati...

 

I see it, but at least Herb's suit fit him.  I hate this trend of too tight suits for men.  I just don't get why wearing ill fitting clothing is trendy.  I guess I'm old. 

Now, get off my lawn!!

[iwantcookies]

12 hours ago, Triple P said:

I hope Nurie and Nathan find out the sex first and inadvertently tell Suzette by referring to the baby as he or she, and then Suzette tells Jill before the party.

Nurie to MAMA: come feel little Susie Michelle kick? Oops... it is a girl MAMA!

[Zella]

2 hours ago, Normades said:

I see it, but at least Herb's suit fit him.  I hate this trend of too tight suits for men.  I just don't get why wearing ill fitting clothing is trendy.  I guess I'm old. 

Now, get off my lawn!!

Is it really trendy? I feel like it's probably more born out of ineptness/cheapness than trend. 

Edited May 26, 2021 by Zella

[Normades]

1 minute ago, Zella said:

Is it really trendy? I feel like it's probably more born out of ineptness/cheapness than trend. 

Yes, it's a trend, but fortunately it's starting to die out.  Of course the fundies are behind on the trend, so they're all in with it.  I think it was started by a designer named Thom Browne. 

[Zella]

Just now, Normades said:

Yes, it's a trend, but fortunately it's starting to die out.  Of course the fundies are behind on the trend, so they're all in with it.  I think it was started by a designer named Thom Browne. 

Yikes! I can't even imagine wanting to do that willingly. I mean, I've combatted my fair share of ill-fitting clothes, and feeling like you can't move your arms or that you are about one wrong move away from a wardrobe malfunction is not something I'd voluntarily sign up for. LOL

[Rootbeer]

50 minutes ago, Normades said:

Yes, it's a trend, but fortunately it's starting to die out.  Of course the fundies are behind on the trend, so they're all in with it.  I think it was started by a designer named Thom Browne. 

But, if you look at Thom Browne's stuff, the pieces actually fit; it's just that it looks like the wearer has outgrown the outfit with the sleeves and pantlegs being too short.  The rest of the suit is tailored properly.

 

[Whyyouneedaname]

16 hours ago, emmawoodhouse said:

She posted in her stories. None of her sisters with the clotting disorder have gone to 40 weeks. All of Erin's were born around 36-37 weeks. It doesn't surprise me that they're inducing early. 

didn't she post a couple of weeks ago that they had been concerned about some things with the baby & she had gone in for additional test & they had come back good...or am I confusing her with someone else ;) lol 

[3 is enough]

15 minutes ago, Whyyouneedaname said:

didn't she post a couple of weeks ago that they had been concerned about some things with the baby & she had gone in for additional test & they had come back good...or am I confusing her with someone else ;) lol 

Yes she did.  She did not specify exactly what they were worried about (not that she was obligated to do so).  Still, it annoys me when they allude to "issues" and then clam up. In that case just don't say anything at all. 

I don't get the close fit suit trend either.  They don't work for guys who are muscular.  My son plays hockey and has thighs like a speed skater.  The skinny pant legs tend to ride up.

Edited May 26, 2021 by 3 is enough

[Cinnabon]

3 hours ago, Normades said:

Yes, it's a trend, but fortunately it's starting to die out.  Of course the fundies are behind on the trend, so they're all in with it.  I think it was started by a designer named Thom Browne. 

I agree it’s tacky, but some women have been wearing too tight clothing for years, so I guess the men are finally catching up 🤣

[ginger90]

[Cinnabon]

That NICU stay must have been extremely expensive. Of course, Jill and David didn’t pay for it.

[SMama]

NICUs are located in hospitals? 😜 I would not use strong to describe that frail kid. The Rods are vile parents.

[ginger90]

26 minutes ago, SMama said:

NICUs are located in hospitals? 😜

Yes indeed! 🤣 According  to Jill, the children go to a “Pediatrician Doctor”.

[libgirl2]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

Well at least it isn't build a bear. He does look happy. And it looks like he got some food. 

[emmawoodhouse]

26 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

Well at least it isn't build a bear. He does look happy. And it looks like he got some food. 

Yeah, I remembered that 15 was Build a Bear year. Looks like he escaped.

[Heathen]

20 hours ago, Temperance said:

Both Carlin and Tori have it. 

I saw this info on another site. 

I'm not sure how far long she is. 

I hope she and the baby are okay. I hope the realization that pregnancy has health repercussions gets her and her husband to think about options to slow/stop the baby train.

Of all people, Kelton Balka should understand or at least conceptualize the risks of pregnancy and childbirth. But I doubt he has the brains to do so. 

[SMama]

10 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

Yeah, I remembered that 15 was Build a Bear year. Looks like he escaped.

I thought 14 was the Build a Bear year. I really messed that one up. Glad he received some food and the bare minimum attention.

[emmawoodhouse]

22 minutes ago, SMama said:

I thought 14 was the Build a Bear year. I really messed that one up. Glad he received some food and the bare minimum attention.

14 is meal at the mall. I guess Gabriel is getting his a year late since Covid had shut everything down this time last year.

Edited May 27, 2021 by emmawoodhouse

[Westiepeach]

7 minutes ago, emmawoodhouse said:

14 is meal at the mall. I guess Gabriel is getting his a year late since Covid had shut everything down this time last year.

Oh, so then NEXT year is the Build-a-Bear thing? Just what every 16 year old boy wants.🙄

[Albanyguy]

8 minutes ago, Westiepeach said:

Just what every 16 year old boy wants.🙄

He won't have it for long. After he builds the bear, he's supposed to present it to his Best Mama Ever.