When Julie McConnel became pregnant in 2014, she hoped for a daughter since her 3-year-old son craved for a younger sibling. However, it came out that she was expecting twins.

Prenatal tests, however, swiftly revealed that Julie and Dan’s unborn children had one extra chromosome.

As a result, they will be born with Down syndrome. Julie and Dan made the decision to place their children for adoption out of concern and fear.

They were welcomed to the Idaho Down Syndrome Association while completing the adoption papers, where they learned more about children with special needs.

When the parents discovered the truth about children with Down syndrome, they decided to keep their twins.

In August 2015, Charlie and Milo McConnel were born. To see their twins, Julie, Dan, and their son was ecstatic. They enjoyed playing with their kids and adored them to the moon and back.