Having experienced the birth of a child is one of the blessings in life that many women are able to experience. Experiencing the birth of twins is an even greater blessing.
Although twins are somewhat rare, the likelihood that they will occur has increased in the past four decades. About 33 out of every 1000 births are twins.
There is even a lower likelihood that identical twins will be born, as only three or four out of 1000 births are identical.
23-year-old Savannah was able to experience the joy of having twins. She also found out that both of the twins had Down syndrome, which is also extremely rare.
As you can imagine, Savannah and her husband, Justin, were not sure what to think about the situation. They knew that her illness and her children’s disability would cause people to judge them.
At the same time, however, Savannah realizes just how important these children are in her life. She said: “It’s very rare what they have, but they’ve been my little gems.”
Savannah, who is from Middleburg, Florida, regularly posts pictures of the children and puts videos on TikTok. The little girls are named Kennadi Rue and Mckenli Ackerman and the videos have been very popular.
In one video, Savannah said that doctors advised her to abort the children because they didn’t have an opportunity to survive. She decided to give the children an opportunity and said that every prenatal appointment when they were alive was a blessing.
Her husband was away at boot camp when she discovered they had Down syndrome. She was 29 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to the hospital and gave birth to the two girls. That was May 12, 2021.
Since the girls were born two months early, they spent some time in the NICU before they were sent home.
She said: “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. 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.”
She also said that even though they have Down syndrome, they know how to talk, they have a beating heart, and they have feelings.
She went on to say: “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.”
Many people celebrate her videos and praise her for all she has done. Others, however, have not been quite as kind.
For example, one commenter said: “I wouldn’t want those babies; if mine came out like that, they would be straight up for adoption.”
Savannah came back strong, saying the best thing she could: “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.”
