World's first set of surviving septuplets to turn 18: See the McCaughey family

Scott Stump, TODAY – In 1997, the McCaughey septuplets were a national phenomenon as the world's first surviving set of septuplets.

Now, they are seven teenagers only two months shy of their 18th birthday, with distinct identities and separate dreams.

After appearing on TODAY when they were only four days old, the seven children of Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey returned on Wednesday to show just how far they have come since making history. Kenny Jr., Alexis, Natalie, Kelsey, Nathan, Brandon and Joel, all now 17 years old, have made their parents wonder where all the time went as they begin their senior year of high school.