#balkas

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Some Obsidian Sun characters I did as commission examples :•)

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Josie had the Baby

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This is ✨27 ✨🎂

[spurgie-cousin]

I have been a maternal child nurse for many years and have never seen a mom go through labor with heatless curlers and lipgloss like Josie Balka. Wild just wild.

this is how I learned josie went into labor lol

i always get chewed out when i comment on the Bates girls and the way they do full faces of makeup/curl and style their hair when they realize they're going into labor. and it's not that I think it's wrong to want to look "good" in labor/post labor photos or anything, and the Bates lives in particular revolve around visual media, I understand that.

there's just something so uncomfy about how they get ready for labor like they do for their constant photoshoots for me idk. like going into this wildly personal and life changing event with the content you're going to make about it at the forefront of your mind just feels like you're taking something from the experience somehow...... and I don't mean that in the sense that everyone should always have the same experience though you know?

again disclaimer in no way am I criticizing women who put on some makeup for labor photos or even just to feel more put together or something. that's not the same for me as someone like Josie who is doing this all as like, pre-production for her social media labor videos that she is going to make money off of.

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Fundie and Adjacent Families I Follow: October 2024 in a Glance

Weddings:

Maddie Jones (20) and Jason Duggar (24) married on Oct 3.

Births:

Esther (26) (Keyes) and Nathan (31) Bates welcomed Graham Alan on October 4. He joins his older sister Kenna (23 months).

Makayla (26) (Landrum) and Jonas (27) Thatcher welcomed Rayna Kay on October 16. She joins her older sister Sage (3).

Ariana (26) (Balka) and Joel Cape welcomed Kristy Mae on October 22. She joins her older brother Trip (2).

Pregnancies:

Vanessa (28) (Clark) and Jeff Weaver announced they are expecting their second child, a girl, in April. She will join big sister ScottieJune (21 months).

Jinger (30) (Duggar) and Jeremy (37) Vuolo announced they are expecting their third child in March. This child will join two older sisters: Felicity (6) and Evangeline (3).

Gender Reveals:

Deena and Dan Dillard announced their third child will be a boy. He will join 2 older brothers Jaxon and Brady in February 2025.

Allie and Danny Paine announced their twins will be boys. They join older sister Blaire in the summer.

Passings:

Donald Staddon passed away on Oct 8.

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Breaking News: Its a Boy for Josie

Josie and Kelton welcomed their 3rd child, first baby boy Miles Kelton into the world on February 21st of 2024. He joins Williw Kristy and Hazel Sloan.

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Happy anniversary

Kelton&Josie Balka (Bates) celebrate their 6th anniversary today.

Since their weddingday they had three children, Willow (5), Hazel (3) and Miles (0).

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Bates Family October Wedding Anniversaries

Trace and Lydia Bates: October 1st 2022: 2 years

Josie and Kelton Balka: October 5th 2018: 6 years

Jackson and Emmerson Bates: October 14th 2023: 1 year

Nathan and Esther Bates: October 22nd 2021: 3 years

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Gets filled with so much anger and resentment and the urge for revenge (bio below)

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In other news, Josie confirms that she had an IUD up until last year. It was removed due to severe hormonal acne

[angryborzois]

OK BUT WTF IM SO CONFUSED WHATS EVEN HAPPENING ANYMORE ANJDBCJDNAJ

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[fundamental-cactus]

It has been a while since Josie has demonstrated her lack of understanding of carseat safety. FF seats need shoulder straps at or above the shoulders. These are clearly below. And there is severe overlap between the seats. Don’t get me started on the lap infants/the fact they checked their carseats.

I know they are cute, but safety trumps cute. Every. Forking. Time.

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Fundie and Adjacent Families I Follow: February 2024 in a Glance

Births:

Gabby Barrett and Cade Foehner welcomed Ivy Josephine on Feb 17. She joins an older sister and brother.

Elli (Perez) and Andy Cieslak welcomed Daniel Carson on Feb 17. This is their first child.

Hannah (Wissmann) and Jeremiah Duggar welcomed Brielle Grace. She joins an older sister.

Josie (Bates) and Kelton Balka welcomed Miles Kelton on Feb 21. He joins 2 older sisters.

Emily (Haight) and Justus Stangl welcomed Brooks Michael on Feb 27.

Pregnancies:

Karissa and Mandrae Collins are expecting their 11th child in August. This child will join 3 older brothers and 7 older sisters.

Sutton and Nate Eisenmann are expecting their 4th child. This child will join 3 older brothers.

Artemesia and Isaac Anderson are expecting their 1st child. It's a boy!

Priscilla (Keller) and David Waller are expecting their 7th child. This child will join 3 older brothers and 3 older sisters.

Weddings:

Myla and Ethan Seewald wed on February 24.

Gender Reveals:

Nurie (Rodrigues) and Nathan Keller announced that they are expecting a little girl. She will join 2 older brothers.

Relationships:

Danielle Seewald hard launched her relationship with Lawson Howard.

Marriage Break Ups:

Grace Stewart went back to her maiden name and deleted all IG pictures of Ethan Stewart. She also unfollowed him. This comes after their miscarriage in 2023.

Losses:

Lydia (Romeike) and Trace Bates suffered the loss of their second pregnancy due in September 2024.

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Breaking News: Josie is pregnant!

Baby Balka #3 is due to arrive for Josie and Kelton and Willow and Hazel in March of 2024