Bringing Up Bates alum Erin Bates is on the mend after she was hospitalized for septic shock. "With tears in our eyes, we are praising the Lord that we are on the road to recovery," a Saturday, September 6, post on Erin and husband Chad Paine's joint Instagram account reads. "Your prayers have definitely touched heaven. " Bates, 34, and Paine, 38, also uploaded a video of the reality TV alum awake and kissing her newborn son, Henry, from her hospital bed. Bates' large family and friends were overjoyed by the promising update, offering their continued well-wishes in the comments section.