The birth of septuplets – that’s how seven children born at the same time are called – is a unique event. These babies managed to survive, despite the great doubts of the doctors. Recently they have celebrated their 18th birthday.
Papers wrote about Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey for the first time on 19 November, 1997. This married couple from Iowa became popular as they were the first parents in the history of science that had seven babies at the same time, and none of them died. The newborns weighed 1,35kg on average.
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Kenny Jr., Alexis, Natalie, Kelsey, Nathan, Brandon and Joel are already 18. They are on the verge of a new life, and each of them have their plans for future. Six of them want to go to college, and Brendon will join the army. The mother, Bobby, is waiting for the upcoming changes with fear. Imagine how empty the house will be without children. The 4 boys and 3 girls have an elder sister. Mikayla is 19 years old, and has her own family.
At first, doctors tried to keep the mother from having all seven babies, but the religious parents decided not to kill their babies. The labor was successful. Only two of the babies were born with cerebral palsy. They underwent a surgery in order to be able to walk. Nathan now can move on his own, Alexis still uses a walker. It should be noted, that despite this, the girl became the second captain of cheerleaders.
This family with many children constantly got help from various charity organizations. Right after the birth of the babies, various universities offered them fee-free education.
Kenny works in a company that deals with metal coatings, and Bobbi is a teacher-defectologist. Since childhood, they instilled love towards work into their children, without which it’s impossible to achieve something valuable in life.
Alexis confesses, they are more than siblings – they are best friends. Parents really don’t want to let the children go, but their childhood is over. Bobbi and Kenny prepare their children for adulthood with love and faith. They are very proud of them, and they are sure the guys will succeed!
