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Texas Couple Adopt Twins but There's a Double Surprise: 'So Beautiful'
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A couple from Texas always wanted a growing family, but what they didn't expect was that their journey would include not just one—but two—sets of twins.
Baylee and Caleb Cypress, 29 and 32, first adopted twins when their eldest daughter was not yet 2 years old.
Their decision, Baylee said, was rooted in faith. "In scripture, we see that Jesus consistently runs after the marginalized. He values orphans and widows," she told Newsweek.
Parents Baylee and Caleb Cypress pictured playing with part of their family: three daughters and one son.
Parents Baylee and Caleb Cypress pictured playing with part of their family: three daughters and one son.
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She continued,: "As people who were ourselves adopted into the family of God by no merit of our own, why wouldn't we also value the vulnerable just as he does?"
When the birth mother—who was a family friend—faced a desperate situation, Baylee and Caleb stepped in.
"She was already 27 weeks pregnant, and our oldest was about 20 months at that time," Baylee said. "It was a big decision … plus we knew the legal side would cost money we didn't have … [but] we knew that God would meet us in our need as he always had, so there really was no legitimate reason to say no."
The twins were born eight weeks later. With help from a church-led garage sale and the generosity of their community, the couple raised the funds for the adoption.
"We're so thankful we didn't take the easy path," Baylee said. "Our lives have been richly blessed with them—and their birth family—in it."
But just as the couple was settling into life with three little ones, another surprise rocked their world. Baylee found out she was pregnant—with twins again.
"We laughed, because what else can you do?" she said. "We had just found out I was pregnant and ended up in the emergency room, thinking I was miscarrying.
"We'd just begun wrapping our heads around one more baby, so now knowing there were another set of twins coming, which would mean five under 3 years old, was just too wild not to laugh at."
The early days, Baylee said, were "pure survival mode." The adopted twins were only 11 months old when the newborn twins arrived, and neither was walking yet.
Thankfully, the parents had a lot of extra help.
Baylee said: "My parents and grandmother were coming over consistently, and my dad generously hired my cousin to come help me part of the day while Caleb was at work. Once we got into a good rhythm, it was more manageable … but you definitely learn to let go of expectations and roll with the punches."
And just when life began to feel more settled, Baylee discovered she was pregnant again.
In a post on Instagram, Baylee (@bayleecypress) and Caleb shared a series of photos of their growing clan.
Many users congratulated the couple and called the shots "so beautiful."
In a separate reel caption, Baylee wrote: "We're equally insane and terrible at family planning but we love it."
"We weren't sure we were done having kids, but we knew we wanted to wait a few years," Baylee said. "That's why I made the comment that we're terrible at family planning. I guess my ovulation tracker was a little off."
Still, with a 5-year-old daughter, 3-year-old twins (a girl and boy), 2-year-old twin girls and a another baby on the way, Baylee said she wouldn't have it any other way. "We probably look a little crazy—and maybe irresponsible—to most, but we love having a big family," she added.
"It's wild and chaotic, but we have a lot of fun, and our kids are the sweetest friends. We know there will be seasons of hard, but it's so worth it."
