Jadon Bates

Jadon Carl Bates is the fourth of Zach and Whitney Bates' five children.

Jadon Bates
Jadon in January 2022
Name	Jadon Carl Bates
Date of Birth	June 7, 2021
Current Location	Clinton, TN
Family Info
Parents	Zach and Whitney Bates
Siblings	Bradley Bates, Kaci Bates, Khloe Bates, Lily Bates

Early Life

Pregnancy

Zach and Whitney's pregnancy announcement

On November 24, Zach and Whitney announced they are expecting their fourth child, who was due in June 2021.

On January 27, Zach and Whitney announced that they were expecting a baby boy, and have named him Jayden Carl Bates

Birth

Jadon getting to meet his brother and sisters after being released from the NICU

Jadon Carl Bates was born on June 7, 2021 at 5:15pm. He weighed 7lbs 6oz. He spent nine days in the NICU due to his oxygen levels dropping. During his NICU stay, his cousin Hazel was born and also transferred to the same children's hospital. On June 16, 2021, Jadon was released from the hospital and went home.

Name Spelling Change

The change in the spelling of his name was not immediately addressed, however it was acknowledged that his name honours his maternal grandfather (Jimmy Carl Perkins), giving him the same initials and middle name.