Mackenzie McKee is finding a special way to make sure her late mom, Angie Douthit, is part of her pregnancy.
During the Thursday, April 24, episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, Mackenzie, 30, and her fiancé, Khesanio Hall, paid a visit to the cemetery where Angie rests to reveal they are expecting twins.
“Pulling up to the grave, I thought, ‘I’m going to be fine. I’m going to be strong. I’m going to tell her that I’m pregnant,’” Mackenzie said in a confessional interview. “Then I just lost it. My mother was there every step of the way with all three pregnancies and it has been extremely, mentally tough to not even get to call her and tell her it’s twins.”
On March 31, Mackenzie confirmed on The Drew Barrymore Show that she is pregnant and expecting twins through IVF. The former 16 and Pregnant star is also mom of Gannon, 13, Jaxie, 10, and Broncs, 7, with ex Josh McKee.
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While traveling to her mom’s cemetery, Mackenzie admitted that she hasn’t paid a visit “in forever.”
“I don’t really enjoy doing this. It is hard,” she said. “My dad has only been once. He doesn’t go. I think it just makes it more real, and a lot of us are still having a hard time accepting [her death].”
Fortunately, Mackenzie had the support of Khesanio, 30, who said he was excited to “be able to meet” Angie.
“She’d be proud of you,” he said before offering hope that Angie is still part of the journey. “She’s gonna be there.”
In December 2019, Angie passed away after battling cancer for multiple years. She was 50.
Before her death, she started every day with an uplifting and inspiring Instagram post for her followers who watched her health journey on the Teen Mom franchise.
While visiting her mom’s gravesite, Mackenzie couldn’t help but reflect on how much her life has changed since Angie’s death.
“Last time I was here, I had three kids and I was asking, ‘How am I going to get through all of this? How am I going to be a single mom?’” she said. “Now there’s a man that actually takes care of me and the kids, and now we’re having twins.”
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Mackenzie expressed her continued priority to be a hands-on mom to her children while also caring for herself.
“Nothing can prepare you to lose a parent, and I really hope my kids don’t have to lose me,” she said. “I can’t believe I’m having babies without her.”
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter airs on MTV Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.
