remember this viral photo of parents with six babies this is how they look
now the best thing about the internet sharing the lives of the billions of
other people around the planet finding out about their joys and miracles it's
not just the next door neighbor who we get to see every day it's everyone
that's why when this incredible family appeared overnight six years ago
everyone fell in love with them but they're massive sextuplets surprise and
their inspirational story doesn't just have to end there we've caught up with
them six years on and you'll never believe what they look like now they
were trying to get pregnant on the surface Mia and risotto McGee were just
like any other young couple they'd been married for a number of years and were
desperately trying to have a child little did they know that they'd get
much more than they bargained for then a miracle occurred when the exciting news
arrived it turned out to be quite the shock Mia was pregnant but not with one
or two babies in fact she was expecting a sextuplet six beautiful children all
at the same time this would require a little more planning what are the odds
even having twins is fairly uncommon so what are the chances of having six all
at once pretty darn small one in 67 pregnancies is a multiple birth but
having sex tuplets naturally is about 1 in 4.7 billion chance with fertility
treatments the rates a little higher but not much breaking the records with only
six sets of subtopics currently living in the entirety of the United States
it's no surprise that the McGee's new family was going to break some records
in fact when they were born in 2010 they were the first sextuplets ever in
Columbus Ohio meet the McGee's now it's time to meet this wonderful new family
as they first appeared back in 2010 photographer Brian Killian was the one
chosen to record their debut to the world
and did so with this beautiful snapshot of them all sitting on rizzo nose back
the photo goes viral in any other decade it would be a small story in the
newspaper and a portrait on the mantelpiece but when this photo appeared
on the Internet everyone in the world went gaga over it
the McGee's became celebrities overnight and their life has never been the same a
place on Oprah they even went on Oprah to share their wonderful new family
delighting audiences with the cutest hell babies and their stories of raising
six infants simultaneously and you know you've made it if you've been on Oprah
she's the stepping stone to greatness their own reality show
the offers didn't stop there within a couple of months of the picture first
servicing the McGee's were approached with an idea for a reality TV show
called six little McGee's they jumped at the chance to show off their parenting
skills and the show had a successful three-year run never out of the
limelight most internet celebrities and viral sensations are a flash in the pan
unable to hold our attention span for long enough to last more than a week or
so not the McGee's for whatever reason their story captured the hearts and
minds of the public permanently and they've never been far from the news but
it's a full-time job but what about the actual parenting side of things as you
can imagine it's tough work even now seven years on they're still dealing
with six different tantrums and trying to get six different children ready in
time for school they won't sleep properly for another 12
years at least not only that but Mia and Rizzo know still have to earn money in
order to pay for six hungry mouths together and on top of raising the kids
they run a full-time carpet cleaning business it's exhausting just thinking
about it somehow they've kept it together married for ten years before
the children arrived and still married seven years later it's a wonder that the
McGee's haven't quietly imploded mud through thick and thin this amazing
couple has kept it together finding strength and even the most difficult
times recreating the magic part of the reason they work so well as their fans
who continue to support them so in order to say thank you to them
the McGee's this year decided to recreate the famous photo shoot that
launched them into Fame only the kids have really grown up one adorable family
this photo is likely to go just as viral as their last they might not be babies
anymore but they're still just as adorable as ever have you ever seen such
a beautiful family somehow we really doubt it
we certainly haven't back on the small screen the mcgee story doesn't end there
after the success of their first show the studios of greenlit another called
growing up mcgee which is looking to be another breakout hit so we can't wait to
see what they'll look like in another seven years time