Identical twins are a miracle all by themselves. Births like this happen three or four times in 1000.
Savannah Combs, a first time mother, learned she was carrying twins. She and her husband were overjoyed by the thought of welcoming two babies.
Everything went well with the pregnancy and the couple learned they were expecting girls. However, they also learned that their identical twins both had Down Syndrome. The news came as a shock at first, but Savannah, 23, soon realized that the condition only meant that her girls would be super special. She didn’t mind they would be born with the syndrome. Of course, she was aware that there would be people who wouldn’t accept her bundles of joy, but that didn’t concern her a great deal.
“It’s very rare what they have, but they’ve been my little gems,” the proud mother told News4JAX.
Once the girls were born, Savannah and her husband Justin decided to share their journey on TikTok. The two tiny beauties, Kennadi Rue and Mckenli gained a number of followers on the social media where Savannah posted about each of the milestones they reached.
In one of the videos she shared on TikTok, Savannah revealed how doctors advised her to terminate her pregnancy because the chances of her girls to survive were slim, but she decided to give them a fighting chance. As it turned out, she did the right thing. ”Every [prenatal] appointment they were alive was a blessing to me,” Savannah explained.
They were born five weeks prematurely and had to spend some time at the NICU. Today, they are nine months old and thriving. In fact, they are just like any other baby out there.
“They’re called mono di twins, meaning that they had their own sacs, but they shared the same placenta, meaning that they were going to be identical,” Savannah explained.
“Mo di twins as it is, it’s like very rare. And then you throw Down syndrome on top of it, it’s like one in 2 million.”
“They have feelings. They have a beating heart. They know how to talk. They know how to do things you do. They will get there,” she added. “Like I said, it may be a step behind but they’re going to do it. I’ve learned these kids are feisty little things and happy little things.”
She loves showing the world that having Down Syndrome doesn’t necessarily mean the life of those people is in any way affected negatively.
“I’m going to let them know that they’re just like us and they’re going to get there as long as they put their minds to it.”
Of course, there are always those who post negative comments and judge Savannah for keeping her babies.
”I wouldn’t want those babies; if mine came out like that, they would be straight up for adoption,” one person wrote under one of the videos. However, this mother had just the right answer for the mean person. “I said, good thing they weren’t born to you and were born to me. God knew what he was doing by giving these babies to the right parents who would love them regardless,” Savannah replied.
These girls are truly happy for having a mom like Savannah who wants to raise awareness about Down Syndrome and teach the world that those who have it can lead a happy and fulfilling lives, just like her two beautiful angels.
For more on this family’s beautiful life story go to the video below.
Why Macaulay Culkin Almost Gave up on Love, But His Wife Saved Him and Gave Him a Beautiful Family
Macaulay Culkin, the 42-year-old Home Alonestar, and his fiancée, actress Brenda Song, 34, recently welcomed their second child, a boy named Carson, born around Christmas. The couple, known for their private life, kept the pregnancy under wraps, announcing it after a few months.
Parents of two boys
Culkin and Song are now proud parents to two boys. Their firstborn, Dakota, arrived in April 2021, named in memory of Culkin’s late sister, who passed away in 2008. The couple shared the news of Dakota’s birth after a period of privacy, expressing their joy in a brief statement, “We’re overjoyed.”
They are devoted to parenthood
The 2 actors have been romantically linked since 2017, and they got engaged at the beginning of 2022, just a few months after Dakota’s birth.
Song described her relationship with Culkin as “unbelievable” because of how good it is to spend her life with him. “Culkin told me, ‘I was waiting for the other shoe to drop.” After a while, he realized, “No—sometimes it’s just good.’” Song recalled.
Engaged in 2022, just months after Dakota’s birth, Culkin and Song are devoted to hands-on parenting. They prefer family support over a nanny, with Brenda’s mom assisting them since the birth of their first son. Brenda shared that her mom would even bring the baby to set for breastfeeding during work hours.
They have a solid couple dynamics
Emphasizing the importance of communication, Brenda highlighted the challenges of the early months of parenting. She stressed the significance of being communicative and flexible instead of having set duties, demonstrating the couple’s strong bond and teamwork.
She shared, “I think when you and your partner have kids, especially the first few months, you don’t have the patience to be polite with each other.” She added, ’’Being communicative when you need help is so important. Instead of having set duties, we just feel each other out.’’
Culkin’s life before Song
Following his split from Kunis, it appeared that Culkin had resigned himself to a loveless fate. However, in 2017, a serendipitous encounter changed the narrative. Brenda Song entered his life while filming Changeland, a meeting that caught even the film’s director, Seth Green, off guard. Green later confessed that he “didn’t see [their relationship] coming.”
Brenda and Macaulay connected swiftly, facilitated by their shared background as child stars. The unique bond formed over the challenges of growing up in the spotlight was a significant factor in their quick rapport. Song described the unspoken understanding between child actors, saying, “Child actors, we don’t even get to talk about it, you just look each other in the eye, and you nod, and we know.”
In this unexpected turn of events, love returned to Culkin’s life, and the couple’s connection blossomed against all expectations. We also appreciate Culkin and Song’s authentic and straightforward approach to parenthood. You may also want to read how Blake Lively saved Ryan Reynolds after facing his divorce.
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