Meet The Masches!

No, I do not mean literally we are going to meet them, but I want to introduce my new favorite tv family to my readers! For those of you who don't know the people above, they are the 8 people in the show called "Raising Sextuplets." Recently the husband, Bryan, has been in the media for being arrested for domestic abuse. It really broke my heart because I love the show and I also love, love, love the mom and wife in the center of it all - Jenny.

Jenny reminds me alot of myself. She put herself through nursing school and eventually practioner school all while balancing being wife and mom. Of course, I didn't do college with 6 kids and a husband, but I did have ALOT of weight on my shoulders at that time. She is also very much OCD and a bit of a control freak which I can also relate to. :)

If you do not know anything about the show or the family, here is a little bit about what the show captures - (courtesy of http://www.wikipedia.com/ )

Jenny and Bryan met via email communication while Bryan was stationed in Kuwait with the Air Force. They were married a year later on January 2, 2004. Jenny is a physician assistant and Bryan is now a pharmaceutical salesman. They also own a real estate investment company. The sextuplets were the result of artificial insemination after Jenny suffered two miscarriages.

The babies were delivered at thirty weeks, four days at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] The Masche babies were the second set of sextuplets to be born at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. The three boys and three girls weighed between 2 lbs., 1 oz. and 3 lbs. and were delivered by cesarean section within about six minutes beginning at 8:21 a.m.

After delivery, Jenny suffered heart failure, and was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit, where she nearly died due to complications from the extreme pregnancy. Jenny recovered enough after five days to be able to visit her sextuplets in the NICU. The babies spent about five weeks in the hospital after birth. Grand Canyon University, in Phoenix, offered each of the children a full scholarship to attend the school as part of the freshman class of 2025.[3]

Prior to Raising Sextuplets, the Masches have appeared on television a few times: Bryan asked Jenny to marry him on national television at an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game in 2003, the couple appeared on the Today show during the pregnancy[4] and afterward[5][6][7], and Jenny competed on Deal or No Deal.[8]

The family used to reside in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.[9] They now reside in Destin, Florida.

On September 11, 2010, Bryan Masche was arrested at his father-in-law's home in Camp Verde, Arizona for resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and threatening per domestic violence.

The show pretty much shows you the ups and the downs of their marriage and family even taking you into some of their marriage counseling sessions. It is refreshing to see a real family with real problems, but also see a mom who does survive it all and still lets loose. She found time to even train and run a marathon! Talk about inspiring!!

I could go on and on about this family, but I think you all should just check it out for yourself. The next show that I could find via www.tvguide.com airs next Friday at 8pm/7ct.