The Busby daughters certainly steal the show on TLC's OutDaughtered, yet fans can't help
but also obsess over the busy mama of the Busby clan.
While she may share a lot of her life on TV, here's what you don't know about Danielle
Busby.
As fans of the show know, Danielle grew up in the small town of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
And the Busby family has traveled back to visit many times.
Although, with quints in tow, it's not exactly an easy-breezy road trip - at least according
to the family's travel vlog in 2018.
"We finally made it on the road, that's a Busby miracle right there.”
When Danielle married husband Adam Busby, she left her hometown and moved to the great
state of Texas.
Houston, to be exact.
Now, the mother of six considers herself a bonafide Texan, and she definitely feels the
pride for her new home.
After Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area in 2017, the Busbys were quick to volunteer
in their community, according to Country Living.
Clearly, Danielle now calls Texas home.
Anyone who's watched OutDaughtered knows that Danielle and Adam have a super sweet relationship.
And while they've been through so much together, the Busbys started their relationship in a
super adorable way.
As she wrote on her blog, It's A Buzz World, Danielle met her husband while the two were
working at their local Target.
Recalling their early days, Danielle wrote,
"A few weeks go by where we started eating lunch and taking our Target 15 minute breaks
together […] (so romantic).
Adam finally asked me out on a date […] wait I mean begged me."
After that, it wasn't that long before the two became an official couple.
And two and a half years later, Adam proposed to Danielle on Christmas Eve.
"Can you believe we were only 22 when we got married?
We were young.”
“I know."
Now the two are happier than ever, and have six times the smiles to prove it.
"Who's ready for summer?"
You might say the Busby's have pretty much come full circle, since they first met.
These days, they're even starring in their own Target-sponsored commercials!
Danielle has always been honest about the challenges in her life, both on and off camera.
And she and Adam have been open about the fact that they struggled to get pregnant with
their first daughter, Blayke.
Danielle explained on her blog that they first conceived through intra-uterine insemination,
or IUI, but it wasn't an easy process.
She wrote,
"We went through 5 cycles (5 months) with me being on Clomid and doing IUI […] and
no success."
It wasn't until their doctor switched them to a different drug that the procedure finally
worked.
“And then on that fifth time, we had a successful pregnancy.”
The next time they tried for a child, the Busbys used IUI again and got pregnant fairly
quickly.
“It's real!”
Danielle shared,
"As challenging as our infertility journey had been and as challenging as our future
will be […] I would not change anything about it."
To fans of the show, it's obvious that Danielle spends most of her time looking after her
six children and taking care of them, their home, and just about everything else.
But she is far from being a stay-at-home mom.
In fact, Danielle's career outside of the house has caused conflict between her and
Adam.
"I miss being me and not just mom.”
After claiming that she wanted to work more at their cycling studio, she said on the show,
"I think Adam's upset about me going back to work because it's just gonna change the
dynamics of how stuff gets done at the house."
Danielle has also been very honest on her blog about how she'd always worked until she
gave birth to quints.
She wrote,
"My whole life I adored kids, babysat all the time and could not wait to be a stay at
home mom one day.
Well when that time came and we actually had Blayke, 3 months into maternity leave […] I
wanted to go back to work."
Danielle is clearly dedicated, and she definitely enjoys working - both in the home and outside
of it.
On her blog, Danielle explained how she and Adam are able to provide for six children,
and she also opened up about her inner struggle between going back to work and staying at
home.
When she had their first daughter Blayke, Danielle returned to work after maternity
leave, but that didn't mean the couple was completely content with their lifestyle.
She admitted,
"My heart wanted (to be a stay at home mom) [but] my mind saw 'more money' and this was
clouding my heart's direction."
After she and Adam found out they were having quintuplets, Danielle says they immediately
grew concerned about how they would be able to afford them.
"Hi sissies.”
Danielle quit her job while she was pregnant, but the couple was able to make it work.
Of course, the family does also presumably make money from their show, and related ventures.
Part of what makes OutDaughtered such a special show is that both Adam and Danielle have such
a deep love for their children.
"Hey, girls.
This room is a disaster.”
It can't possibly be easy to raise six daughters - especially when five of them are quints
- but the Busbys make it happen in large part due to Danielle's affection for children.
"It is hard.”
“Riley!”
“But we're the Busbys.”
“You made her mouth bleed!”
“And bring it on.”
She wrote on her blog,
"My heart has always been drawn to kids and I know I have been given a special gift with
children.
When I saw Adam had this same gift, I knew I would marry this man.
We both knew we wanted to have kids but never imagined being faced with the challenges it
would take to actually have kids."
Still, they worked through their struggles and are now amazing parents to six daughters
- and continuing to share their story with the world.
After everything she's gone through, it would be understandable if Danielle wouldn't exactly
be keen on going through pregnancy and childbirth again.
In fact, on an episode of OutDaughtered, Danielle and Adam had an argument after Adam forgot
to go in for a follow-up after his vasectomy to ensure that the procedure was successful.
A visibly frustrated Danielle told her husband,
"This is B.S. coming out of your mouth.
Do you really want more kids?"
But the issue of whether or not they want more children is actually still kind of up
in the air.
In an interview with Us Weekly, Danielle revealed she won't be getting pregnant again, but they
might still want to expand their family.
She admitted,
"There won't be any more children unless one day God ever put it on our hearts to adopt."
Danielle and Adam got married in 2006, so they've been together for quite some time.
But even with six young children at home, the Busbys still manage to keep the spark
alive - and Danielle's passion for date nights might be a big reason why.
She offered a tip to other parents, telling Us Weekly,
"Don't ever give up on your date night.
We hear most from other couples is, 'We don't have time.’
Well, we don't have time, we just make time."
While she enjoys fun quality time with her husband, Danielle has also been honest about
the struggles within their marriage.
On OutDaughtered, Adam went through a rough patch when he was diagnosed with male postpartum
depression, and, while Danielle tried to be supportive, she admitted she was having a
hard time.
She said on the show,
"I just wish you would have been more open and said something to me besides hiding it.
You can't shut me out."
Even so, the two remain dedicated to their relationship and their family.
We're so perfect together, and even through the good times and the bad, I wouldn't want
anyone else by my side.”
As a mother of six, Danielle just might have a trick or two up her sleeve when it comes
to organization.
Especially since she even opened up on Instagram saying that her biggest pet peeve is the lack
of it.
"That's our family chore wheel.
So every day, we're gonna spin this wheel and it's gonna say where your name ends up,
that's what you're gonna do.”
She is so passionate about keeping things in order that she even wrote an entire blog
post dedicated to the subject in which she explains her daily schedule with her children.
She said,
"When you have FIVE two-year-olds running the house and in their terrible twos (loud
and proud) our schedule lets me know exactly when it will (hopefully) be [quiet].
[…] We are a very busy household and have tons going on constantly […] but a schedule
is STILL important."
"That's their routine.
And if you don't get them to nap at a certain time, or you don't get them to bed, you just
made it harder on yourself.”
For Danielle, keeping things tidy and organized is how she manages her hectic life with her
husband and their kids.
Danielle knows a thing or two about what it's like to be on camera.
She and Adam - and their entire family - live their lives on the small screen, and all of
America is privy to their ups and downs.
It can't be easy for Danielle, but she says that she actually feels grateful and passionate
about living her life in the public eye.
While she didn't expect things to turn out this way, she blogged,
"I never in a million years would have thought I would live a life with six beautiful girls
and have a reality TV show."
Despite all the challenges that starring on a reality show can bring, Danielle explained
that she was confident in their decision, based on her faith, claiming,
"So we share […] and we do share publicly, but that is because we feel God called us
to do so."
While Danielle might feel it's her life's purpose to star on a reality TV show, that
doesn't mean that life in the public eye has been a walk in the park.
Though she has plenty of loyal fans, Danielle also has to deal with trolls and mommy-shamers
who question and criticize her parenting decisions at every turn.
On Season 5, Danielle and Adam were faced with a tough decision when one of the quints
excelled at school and her teachers suggested she skip a grade.
"I love to have them be their individual self and grow and learn as they take it as their
own pace.”
In an interview with People magazine, Danielle explained,
"Riley's above and beyond with her intelligence.
Knowing where she's at right now, this was our decision based on her.
Of course we looked at the family and how this change affects everyone else."
"It was scary to go to a new class.
And my sisters aren't in the class.”
Still, people were quick to shame Danielle for focusing too much on Riley.
We're pretty sure that no matter what the haters say, Danielle's making the best decision
for her family.
On many episodes of OutDaughtered, Danielle and Adam can be seen spending time with Danielle's
sisters, Ashley and Crystal - who are actually twins.
Danielle clearly adores her sisters and has said that she appreciates them being there
for her, all through her life.
In a 2016 interview with Channel Guide Magazine, Danielle said,
"Would I have done the show without them?
Well, it's made it more exciting with them.
I love being able to capture moments with them.
And I see them all the time - especially my sister that lives here close to me - so it
would have been weird not having her involved […] because we're always together."
While Danielle had to leave her office job in order to raise her kids, her industrious
mind hasn't slowed down one bit.
The OutDaughtered star has launched more than one business since becoming a parent.
“This came into the hospital room with me at 25 weeks pregnant with quintuplets.”
First, Danielle and her sisters, Crystal and Ashley, started a workout clothing line called
CADi fitness, which they call:
"A Fitness Apparel Line created from our Strong and Independent Women driven hearts."
But that's not all she's done.
Danielle - who also runs a cycling studio, Rush Cycle, with partners - has launched her
own online children's clothing boutique, Graeson Bee, with Adam.
According to the brand's site, the couple was obsessed with the name Graeson for a boy,
and, while they never had a son, they decided to keep the name for the store.
They wrote,
"The name Graeson always stuck with us though, so when thinking about what we would name
our Children's Boutique we knew we wanted to incorporate the name Graeson as a way of
stepping out of our box of all things girl and making this shop our son!"
Being a parent to any number of children is a challenge in itself, but as a mother to
six daughters, Danielle has had to adjust a lot along the way.
"If one doesn't wanna taste broccoli, they all of the sudden all don't like broccoli.”
Before having six children, the OutDaughtered star loved to cook, and, while she still appreciates
preparing a delicious meal, she explained on her blog that making food can be stressful
these days.
She wrote,
"Cooking for a family of eight, is no joke.
I feel like I cook for a cafeteria at least three times a day.
I used to love to cook new meals and try new foods but a lot has changed in my cooking
skills, LOL.
I don't necessarily enjoy it as much anymore because I feel like I never get out of the
kitchen."
Fortunately, Danielle can whip up a lot of easy, nutritious meals that Adam and their
family, really love.
"And this is how I'm gonna get spinach in these kids for years to come.”
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