In 2015, Adam and Danielle Busby became parents to the first surviving set of quintuplet girls
in the United States.
Naturally, they landed their own reality show, OutDaughtered, but there's so much we don't
get to see on TV.
Check out the unknown facts we dug up about this always-interesting family!
With six kids in the house, things are bound to get a little hectic.
“Here you go."
"Mommy!
A bite."
“Whatcha eatin’, Parker?”
"Daddy, a bite?"
Danielle and Adam do their best to stay on top of things, but sticking to a schedule
is often easier said than done.
Adam told Fit Pregnancy that keeping a schedule is vital, but you also have to quote "do the
best you can" and just "go with it."
"Bubble."
"Ball…
Kick it, here.
Boop."
It's a good thing Danielle's career training prepared her for the gruelling role of being
the mom to quintuplets.
She used to be work as a coordinator, which involved loads of quote "planning and scheduling
and organizing."
She was evidently quite good at it, too.
She told Channel Guide Magazine:
"When I was given five babies, I just had to take those skills and adapt it to baby
things."
"I think we're a good team."
“There you go, just like that.
Whee!"
The Busbys are blessed with a huge family now, but for awhile it seemed like they wouldn't
have kids at all.
Danielle told Country Living:
"Infertility struggles was one of the hardest phases of my life."
During that difficult time, it sounds like Danielle and Adam did their best to stay optimistic.
Danielle told Country Living she believes that quote "there is always good that will
come from a struggle."
Prayer prevented her from giving up on her dreams of having a family, and prayer keeps
her going today.
She credits her faith for her ability to carry quintuplets and raise six kids, too.
With six kids in the house, life is obviously busy for the Busbys.
Danielle and Adam are constantly on their feet taking care of their girls and keeping
the household together.
Not surprisingly, when the quints first came home from the hospital, their mom and dad
didn't get a whole lot of sleep.
This made watching the first season of OutDaughtered especially exciting for Danielle.
She told StyleBlueprint she gets to relive moments that she didn't, quote, "remember
so much because [she] was so sleep-deprived and living off two hours of sleep in a 24-hour
period."
"With Blayke it was like, just like one, and like, you can't get emotional about it as
fast.
It just keeps going."
Danielle says she's grateful the cameras have captured all these memories.
"No, mommy gets to blow it out.
Now make a wish mommy.
No don't you blow that out!”
In fact, whenever Danielle watches the show, OutDaughtered turns out to be quite the tearjerker
for her.
She told StyleBlueprint:
"I probably get emotional and cry every time I watch an episode [...] We're getting the
best footage of our life captured."
With six kids and a film crew, not to mention members of the extended family who come by,
things can get really hectic in the Busby household.
"What's in there?
Give her some water!"
According to Danielle and Adam, the household got even louder when the quintuplets turned
three.
In 2018, Adam told the All the Moms website that the babies are
"[...] all coming into their own personalities and figuring out who they are."
Adam also revealed the noise level of their home has quote "reached an all-new level,"
and called it "ridiculous."
"You getting hungry?
There's no way you're hungry.
Hazel…"
Luckily for the Busbys, the quints have been sleeping through the night since they were
six months old and they reportedly go to sleep around 7 p.m.
At least nights are more peaceful in the household.
Growing up on camera can be exciting, but it also means that cameras are following your
every move.
The quints are young enough that they haven't noticed how intrusive a film crew can be,
but their older daughter Blayke realizes she's part of a big production.
If any of the kids feel the pressure of being filmed at any point, they can go off-camera.
Danielle told the All the Moms website:
"We respect all the kids' wishes and if they don't want to be on camera at certain times,
we don't make them."
The Busbys say that the filming isn't too bad since the cameras aren't rolling 24/7.
Still, being on a reality show filmed at your home can be pretty intense.
"No you're not going over there.
They're not listening!
Olivia, Riley!
My gosh, this is so embarrassing."
Danielle told All the Moms that quote "there's constantly people around, regardless of if
it's film crew or family or friends."
That's just the new normal in the Busby household.
You gotta admit: the Busbys are just too stinkin' cute.
For the quint's third birthday, they celebrated the day with a combined party featuring poop
- the poop emoji, that is.
It sounds a bit gross, but the celebration was actually pretty darn adorable.
At this raucous poop emoji-themed birthday party, the girls all wore shirts emblazoned
with bow-wearing poop emojis.
Fancy!
"Poo poo with a bow."
Danielle explained the party theme to All the Moms:
"Blayke basically loves everything poop emoji.
… She had the idea of 'don't be a party pooper.'"
Since the birthday party coincided with the end of potty training, the family decided
to celebrate quote "no more poop disasters."
Sounds like a solid plan to us.
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