In 1997, Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey of Carlisle, Iowa, made history when they welcomed the world’s first surviving set of septuplets into their family.
The seven babies—Kenny Jr., Alexis, Natalie, Kelsey, Nathan, Brandon, and Joel—arrived nine weeks prematurely, a medical feat that astonished doctors and captured the attention of people around the globe.
The McCaugheys, who already had an older daughter named Mikayla, suddenly faced a life that was both extraordinary and…
