The Austin area is expected to be home to another set of quintuplets. The Jones still have quite a haul in front of them.
Quintuplets!
Right now all five babies appear to be in good health. With any luck, that will continue to be the case, and come next year we'll all be trying to keep up with the Jones'.
Casey and Ethan Jones have their sights set on 2009.
"My true due date is March 27th, but with quints, you don't carry full term, so New Year's is our goal -- first goal. That'll put us at 28 weeks," said the Jones'.
Casey is 20 weeks pregnant with quintuplets -- the second set to be born in the Austin area.
This is the second time the Jones' have used fertility treatment to get pregnant.
Their 4-year-old daughter, Eliot, will be big sister to the four girls and one boy.
"We were unbelievably blessed for it to work on the first time with Eliot - and then again ...our doctor was in shock," said Ethan and Casey.
Dr. Kaylen Silverberg is the Jones' fertility doctor. He says the science of fertility treatment has improved greatly, but conceiving five babies is not desired because of the dangers involved and now rarely happens.
"I've been doing this for 19 years; this is the first time this has happened. I had one set of quadruplets 10 years ago maybe, so it's extraordinarily rare because we do this all day everyday," said Dr. Silverberg.
The Jones' are already preparing for the challenges ahead.
Another place the Jones' are getting help is a family that knows exactly what they're in for. The Wilkinson quints of Cedar Park celebrated their first birthday in July. The two families have already met.
"They're well put together -- they're not pulling their hair; they look very happy. For me it was great just to see five little babies toddling around!"
Five little babies, who will soon be toddling around this home, as soon as the Jones' make room.
