LIFEFrom the archives: See the McCaughey septuplets baby photos from 1997Des Moines RegisterThe image from the book cover of "Seven from Heaven", a book about Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey's first year as the parents of the world's first surviving set of septuplets. All seven babies are thriving as they head toward their first birthday Nov. 19, 1998.AP PhotoBlank Children's Hospital handout photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997, of Natalie Sue McCaughey, one of the septuplets born last week in Des Moines, Iowa, to Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey, of Carlisle, Iowa.AP Photo/Blank Children's HospitalKenneth Robert McCaughey, one of the septuplets born last week to Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey, of Carlisle, Iowa, is shown Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997, at Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, in this image from television. All the septuplets are now in fair condition and breathing on their own, the hospital said, Nov. 28, 1997.AP Photo/Iowa Methodist Medical CenterJoel Steven McCaughey, one of the septuplets born last week to Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey, of Carlisle, Iowa, is shown Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997, at Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, in this image from television.AP Photo/Iowa Methodist Medical CenterNathan Ray McCaughey, one of the septuplets born last week to Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey, of Carlisle, Iowa, is shown Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997, at Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, in this image from television.AP Photo/Iowa Methodist Medical CenterKelsey Ann McCaughey, one of the septuplets born last week to Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey, of Carlisle, Iowa, is shown Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997, at Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, in this image from television.AP Photo/Iowa Methodist Medical CenterAlexis May McCaughey, one of the septuplets born last week to Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey, of Carlisle, Iowa, is shown Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997, at Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, in this image from television.AP Photo/Iowa Methodist Medical CenterBrandon James McCaughey, one of the septuplets born last week to Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey, of Carlisle, Iowa, is shown Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997, at Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, in this image from television.AP Photo/Iowa Methodist Medical CenterBlank Children's Hospital handout photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997, of Kenneth Robert McCaughey, one of the septuplets born last week in Des Moines, Iowa, to Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey, of Carlisle, Iowa.AP Photo/Blank Children's HospitalBrandon James McCaugheySubmitted PhotoJoel Steven McCaughey.Submitted PhotoNatalie Sue McCaugheySubmitted PhotoNathan Roy McCaugheySubmitted PhotoAlexis May McCaugheySubmitted PhotoKelsey Ann McCaugheySubmitted PhotoBobbi McCaughey feeds septuplet Kenny while their oldest daughter, Mikayla, finds a restful position.David Peterson/Staff Photo, SYGMA-Mikayla McCaughey climbs into her mother Bobbi's lap to help feed Nathan.David Peterson/Staff Photo, SYGMAKenny McCaughey, left, gives his son, Kenny, a kiss as Bobbi McCaughey holds their daughter, Natalie, in this May 20, 1998 file photo, prior to a ground breaking ceremony for their new house in Carlisle, Iowa. The McCaughey septuplets will be celebrating their first birthday Nov 19, 1998.AP Photo/Charlie NeibergallClarke Companies Chairman Lloyd Clarke handed Kanny McCaughey the keys to the McCaughey family's new home as Mikayla and Bobbi looked on Saturday during a ceremony in the garage of the structure.Stoneman Sher/SYGMAMichele Hepworth, sister of Bobbi McCaughey, plays with Kenny at the site of the McCaughey's new home May 29, 1998. Looking on is construction worker Doug Farber.David Peterson/Staff Photo, SYGMAKenny and Bobbi McCaughey at the construction site of their new Carlisle home.David Peterson/Staff Photo, SYGMAMichele Hepworth, Bobbi McCaughey's sister, plays with Kenneth Friday at the construction site of the McCaughey's new home in Carlisle in May 1998.David Peterson/Staff Photo, SYGMABobbi McCaughey holds her daughter Natalie, prior to a ground breaking ceremony for their new house, Wednesday May 20, 1998, in Carlisle, Iowa.AP Photo/Charlie NeibergallKenny McCaughey seems to enjoy a visit to the doctor's office. Dr. Jean Spencer examines him at a children's clinic in Des Moines in August 1998.David Peterson/Staff Photo, SYGMA-Sue Suebert, right, hands Alexis to Judy Luke after a morning nap. Bobbi holds Natalie who awoke first. Suebert and Luke helped on this particular morning with caring for the seven infants.David Peterson/Staff Photo, SYGMASurrounded by her growing, healthy brood is Bobbi McCaughey of Carlisle on August 25, 1998. She and her husband, Kenny, parents of the first surviving septuplets, soon will see the four boys and three girls -now 9 months old -crawl. From left, Nathan, big sister Mikayla, Kelsey, Brandon, Alexis (lying down), Kenny, Joel and Natalie are proving to be a delightful challenge.David Peterson/Staff Photo For SYGMAThe McCaughey septuplets on the set with Oprah. The show, celebrating the babies' first birthday, will aire on Thursday Nov. 19, 1998.Oprah Winfrey ShowFour of the septuplets play on the McCaughey living room carpet. Clockwise from bottom - Kelsey, Brandon, Nathan (still feeding) and Kenny.David Peterson/Staff Photo, SYGMABrandon (left) and Nathan McCaughey play together in the new house.SHER STONEMAN/SYGMANathan McCaughey in the new house.SHER STONEMAN/SYGMAAlexis McCaughey in the new house.SHER STONEMAN/SYGMAGov. Terry Branstad kisses Kenny McCaughey in the new house.SHER STONEMAN/SYGMAKenny McCaughey in the new house.SHER STONEMAN/SYGMANatalie McCaughey in the new house.SHER STONEMAN/SYGMAKenny McCaughey walks with help from grandpa Kenneth McCaughey's in the new house.SHER STONEMAN/SYGMAKenny McCaughey walks with help from grandpa Kenneth McCaughey's in the new house.SHER STONEMAN/SYGMAKenny McCaughey in the new house. (SHER STONEMAN/SYGMA)SHER STONEMAN/SYGMAAlexis McCaughey in the new house.(SHER STONEMAN/SYGMA)SYGMA/NOT FOR PUBLICATION BY ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN PRINT OR ONLINE, SYGMA/NOT FOR PUBLICATION BY ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN PRINT OR ONLINEA look at the McCaughey septuplets -- Joel, Kenny, Nathan, Brandon, Kelsey, Natalie and Alexis -- since the babies left the hospital, aired on ABC News "PrimeTime Live," on April 8 1998. (SYGMA/ABC NEWS)SYGMA/ABC NEWSBobbi McCaughey, center, holds her son Kenneth Robert McCaughey as she poses with her husband, Kenny McCaughey, and Ann Curry, right, from Dateline NBC at the Iowa Methodest Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, Nov. 23, 1997. Young Kenneth McCaughey is the first in a set of septuplets born to the couple Wednesday, Nov. 19.AP Photo/NBC NewsFriends and family members hold six of the seven septuplets in the new house before they return home to their old house. Adults, left to right: LouAnn Hurd; Kenneth McCaughey; Starr Josten; Valerie McCaughey; Matt McCaughey and Phyllis Beamer.SHER STONEMAN/SYGMAKenny McCaughey stops to comfort Nathan as they head back to their Carlisle home on May 29, 1998. Joel is in the front of the stroller Kenny is pushing.David Peterson/Staff Photo For SYGMAHeading home after a photo shoot at the site of their new home are Bobbi McCaughey with (front to back) Nathan, Natalie and Alexis, and Kenny with Joel, Kelsey, Brandon and Kenneth on May 29, 1998.David Peterson/Staff Photo For SYGMAChris Wood, left, hands Brandon back to his aunt, Michele Hepworth while Ron Beeler, right, holds Kenny. Shot at the site of the McCaughey's new Carlisle home on May 29, 1998.David Peterson/Staff Photo For SYGMABobbi and Kenny McCaughey negotiate a puddle as they head back to their tiny Carlisle home on May 29, 1998. They had been visiting the construction site of their new home.David Peterson/Staff Photo For SYGMAMichele Hepworth plays with Joel as they prepare to leave the construction site of their new home on May 29, 1998. All the babies, left to right: Nathan, Natalie and Alexis. Second stroller: Joel, Kelsey, Brandon and Kenneth.David Peterson/Staff Photo For SYGMAConstruction workers at the site of the new McCaughey home got an opportunity to hold the septuplets Friday, May 29, 1998. L to R are Doug Farber, holding Natalie, Brent Voss, holding Nathan (L) and Alexis, Chris Wood, holding Kelsey (L) and Brandon and Ron Beeler, holding Kenneth (L) and Joel.David Peterson/Staff Photo For SYGMACurious about the world around them are Joel, Kelsey, Brandon and Kenneth at the site of their new home on May 29, 1998.David Peterson/Staff Photo For SYGMATaking the kids for a stroll in the fresh air is never a routine endeavor. Bobbi and her sister, Michele Hepworth, park the mega-strollers to chat with neighbors on August 21, 1998. (David Peterson/Des Moines Register/SYGMA)David Peterson/Staff Photo For SYGMAIn Bobbi's stroller are (back to front) Nathan, Natalie and Alexis. In Kenny's stroller: Joel, Kelsey, Brandon and Kenneth on May 29, 1998.David Peterson/Staff Photo For SYGMAKenny McCaughey; NBC News' Ann Curry; Bobbi McCaughey with eldest daughter, Mikayla, on her lap and all seven of the McCaughey septuplets before their second birthday.Sygma/DATELINE NBCThe last two of the McCaughey septuplets leave Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines on March 1, 1998, three months and ten days after being born, and head home to Carlisle with their parents, Kenny and Bobbi. The McCaughey's brought the other 5 children to the hospital, so all seven of them went home together for the first time. Kenny heads out of the hospital with Alexis May, left, and Natalie Sue, the two babies who were just released from the hospital.Staff Photo For SYGMAThe last two of the McCaughey septuplets leave Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines on March 1, 1998, three month and ten days after being born, and head home to Carlisle with their parents, Kenny and Bobbi. The McCaughey's brought the other 5 children to the hospital, so all seven of them went home together for the first time. Bobby reaches for Nathan Roy from the van, while Bobbi is at right.Staff Photo For SYGMAThe last two of the McCaughey septuplets leave Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines on March 1, 1998, three month and ten days after being born, and head home to Carlisle with their parents, Kenny and Bobbi. The McCaughey's brought the other 5 children to the hospital, so all seven of them went home together for the first time. Kenny heads out of the hospital with Alexis May, left, and Natalie Sue, the two babies who were just released from the hospital.Staff Photo For SYGMABobbi McCaughey shares a private conversation with her daughter Mikayla in the family room of their new home before Saturday's ceremony.Stoneman Sher/SYGMAKenny and Bobbi McCaughey, parents of septuplets, are shown on the cover of the Dec. 1, 1997, issue of Newsweek magazine.AP Photo/Newsweek, Original Photo Copyright Najlah Feanny/SABABobbi and Kenny McCaughey, the parents of septuplets, are shown on the cover of the Dec. 1, 1997, issue of Time magazine.AP Photo/TimeGot Milk? America's most famous mom, BobbiMcCaughey, and her children do. It takes 45 gallons a month to meet the needs of eight children and two adults. The McCaughey's milk is donated by a local milk processor of Des Moines, Iowa.Business Wire PhotoHow do you hold seven babies? The cover of Ladies' Home Journal magazine shows just how easy it is for Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey and their famous septuplets. The June issue, on sale May 12, features a day in the life of the McCaughey family.Business Wire PhotoKenny and Bobbi McCaughey appear on the cover of Newsweek this week.NewsweekBobbi McCaughey lies in her hospital bed at Iowa Methodist Hospital Center in Des Moines, Iowa, prior the birth of her septuplets, as seen in this undated image from television made available Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1997. The McCaughey's first child, Mikayla, is seen at right.AP Photo/Dateline NBC