Seventeen years ago the McCaughey children grabbed headlines for being the first world's first set of surviving septuplets. Now, all grown-up, high school juniors Kenny, Kelsey, Natalie, Brandon, Alexis, Nathan and Joel are gearing up to leave the family home in Des Moines, Iowa, and go solo. Several of the teenagers have revealed that they're dating, with Brandon recently celebrating the ten-month mark with his girlfriend and Kelsey happy with a boyfriend of one year. Scroll down for video Full household: Seventeen years ago the McCaughey children grabbed headlines for being the first world's first set of surviving septuplets. Dinner times: Now, all grown-up, high school juniors Kenny, Kelsey, Natalie, Brandon, Alexis, Nathan and Joel are gearing up to leave the family home in Des Moines, Iowa, and go solo
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Kenny, Kelsey, Natalie, Brandon, Alexis, Nathan and Joel McCaughey, from Carlisle, Iowa, celebrated their 17th birthdays in November
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The septuplets were born after their mother, Bobbi, took fertility drugs
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The children achieved international headlines after they were born in 1997, with some criticizing their parents for refusing selective reduction
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Two of the children have cerebral palsy but all are healthy and are doing well at high school
Fighter: @placeholder, who suffers from cerebral palsy, is in cheerleading as a manager and hopes to teach
Last but not least: @placeholder was the 8th to be born, weighing just 2lbs 15oz.
Making headlines: Bobbi and her husband @placeholder, who already had one daughter, famously declined selective reduction after learning they were pregnant with seven children following fertility treatment