Introducing the gorgeous Thomson Children!! 
These three siblings all have designer genes- ALL three children have Trisomy 21, the most common form of Down syndrome. Trisomy 21 is a random event and not hereditary, so it is amazing that this family has three beautiful biological children with the condition. I think they have won the jackpot! Read about their story below and share at the end. Calli (11): loves electronics and anything to do with doctors, hospitals, ambulances. She has the biggest heart when it comes to helping other children. She would give the coat off her back, shoes off her feet and food off her plate to a child if they needed it. Montana (8): is a Tomboy! She loves playing in the dirt, working on cars and fishing. She is an adrenaline junky! She would be the child at an amusement park running to all the rides because of the thrill and the faster more “scary” rides would be her favorite. Sky (5): Mommy’s Boy. Now being in kindergarten we are trying to break that but he cries every day. He is your typical boy; he loves to play in the dirt, muddy water and climb anything and everything. Calli was born 2 weeks early and we found out at 2 weeks of age she had T21 and a heart defect. She had 2 open heart surgeries and spent a lot of her first year of life in the hospital. We are waiting for surgery number 3 buying time with medicine. My pregnancy with Montana…. well when we found out at 20 weeks that she had T21 too, we also found out she had the same heart condition as Calli. The ultrasound tech told us we had options. I instantly said “My only option is to have her and love her. She is my child” that was all he said. The cardiologist that followed my pregnancy (he was Calli and Montana’s cardiologist) said we should not have any more children because it looked like Montana’s heart was worse than Calli’s. He was unsure but it looked like to him (at the time) that the more children we had the worse the heart condition would be. But no one had ever heard of parents having multiple children with T21, let alone the same heart condition. Montana was born 4 and a half weeks early. She had one open heart surgery and spent about 6 months in the hospital. After Montana was born I was going to have my tubes tied but never got around to it. Sky was a surprise! A great and wonderful surprise! The doctors and geneticist in Wisconsin told me to abort. 
It was a full on argument to the point I was in tears because they were trying to force me into aborting him. We walked out of the office and never went back. Skye also has a heart defect. He was born 3 weeks early. He had one open heart surgery and spent just a couple of weeks in the hospital. Besides Calli’s heart they are all doing well. No one really believes me that I have 3 children with T21. It is always ‘that does not happen’ or ‘you must have adopted them’. Then they try to look to see which one is my biological child and which two are not. I have just gotten to the point that I walk away. Two of the questions I hear all the time are: have you and your husband been tested? Or how did you have 3? Followed by I want one! (if the person does not have a child with T21) what did you do to ensure you would have a child with T21? (a parent who already has a child with T21 but they want another). I guess people think there is a magic pill that I took to make my kids have T21! Day to day life is just like that of any family with children. My kids fight, cry, laugh, get timeouts, hugs, kisses, most days they don’t want to go to school so I have to fight to get school clothes on, we are late or nearly late for everything. No different than a typical household! They are in general education with their peers and pulled out for extra help where it is needed. 
I would tell parents who are expecting a baby with T21 that their child is just a child and to raise that child as they would any other child. The love that you have for your child will only grow stronger over time. It is okay to be sad, mad, upset because things have changed. Don’t hold back your feeling. Those feeling will change over time and you will look back and wonder why you were so upset. Our children can do amazing things! My children are my world!!! They mean everything to me.
These three siblings all have designer genes- ALL three children have Trisomy 21, the most common form of Down syndrome. Trisomy 21 is a random event and not hereditary, so it is amazing that this family has three beautiful biological children with the condition. I think they have won the jackpot! Read about their story below and share at the end. Calli (11): loves electronics and anything to do with doctors, hospitals, ambulances. She has the biggest heart when it comes to helping other children. She would give the coat off her back, shoes off her feet and food off her plate to a child if they needed it. Montana (8): is a Tomboy! She loves playing in the dirt, working on cars and fishing. She is an adrenaline junky! She would be the child at an amusement park running to all the rides because of the thrill and the faster more “scary” rides would be her favorite. Sky (5): Mommy’s Boy. Now being in kindergarten we are trying to break that but he cries every day. He is your typical boy; he loves to play in the dirt, muddy water and climb anything and everything. Calli was born 2 weeks early and we found out at 2 weeks of age she had T21 and a heart defect. She had 2 open heart surgeries and spent a lot of her first year of life in the hospital. We are waiting for surgery number 3 buying time with medicine. My pregnancy with Montana…. well when we found out at 20 weeks that she had T21 too, we also found out she had the same heart condition as Calli. The ultrasound tech told us we had options. I instantly said “My only option is to have her and love her. She is my child” that was all he said. The cardiologist that followed my pregnancy (he was Calli and Montana’s cardiologist) said we should not have any more children because it looked like Montana’s heart was worse than Calli’s. He was unsure but it looked like to him (at the time) that the more children we had the worse the heart condition would be. But no one had ever heard of parents having multiple children with T21, let alone the same heart condition. Montana was born 4 and a half weeks early. She had one open heart surgery and spent about 6 months in the hospital. After Montana was born I was going to have my tubes tied but never got around to it. Sky was a surprise! A great and wonderful surprise! The doctors and geneticist in Wisconsin told me to abort. It was a full on argument to the point I was in tears because they were trying to force me into aborting him. We walked out of the office and never went back. Skye also has a heart defect. He was born 3 weeks early. He had one open heart surgery and spent just a couple of weeks in the hospital. Besides Calli’s heart they are all doing well. No one really believes me that I have 3 children with T21. It is always ‘that does not happen’ or ‘you must have adopted them’. Then they try to look to see which one is my biological child and which two are not. I have just gotten to the point that I walk away. Two of the questions I hear all the time are: have you and your husband been tested? Or how did you have 3? Followed by I want one! (if the person does not have a child with T21) what did you do to ensure you would have a child with T21? (a parent who already has a child with T21 but they want another). I guess people think there is a magic pill that I took to make my kids have T21! Day to day life is just like that of any family with children. My kids fight, cry, laugh, get timeouts, hugs, kisses, most days they don’t want to go to school so I have to fight to get school clothes on, we are late or nearly late for everything. No different than a typical household! They are in general education with their peers and pulled out for extra help where it is needed. I would tell parents who are expecting a baby with T21 that their child is just a child and to raise that child as they would any other child. The love that you have for your child will only grow stronger over time. It is okay to be sad, mad, upset because things have changed. Don’t hold back your feeling. Those feeling will change over time and you will look back and wonder why you were so upset. Our children can do amazing things! My children are my world!!! They mean everything to me.-As told to Joelle Kelly. You can follow her at Josee’s Journey of Faith, Hope & Love.
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Such cute and beautiful kids. Good luck with Callie’s heart I hope things turn out well for her
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Congratulations on your beautiful family! My daughter is 27 and she is a joy. Triple the joy at your house- delightful!
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I wish I would of read something uplifting like this after I had my son. Instead a lot of stuff was negative and outdated. I hope your story is able to reach others like us that need something postitve to hold onto!
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Your children are beautiful! I’m a heart mom (not a T21 mom), and I can’t imagine having more than one child with heart trouble (just one of my five). Your babies are so precious. ❤ All children are blessings–regardless of what the world may say about them (or us). 🙂
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They have a wonderful Mother and Father.
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What a lovely photo of your children. I have three children. Two boys and a daughter. I’m lucky enough to have both of my boys with Down Syndrome. Brian is 27 and Damien is 18, with their sister in the middle of them both at the age of 21. I wouldn’t change a thing about my children for anything in the world. There is never a dull moment in my household. My eldest is the swimmer and artist of the family. Damien is very switched on, in almost everything he does and their sister is the smartest (gifted) and the gamer.
Both of my boys have had open heart surgery. Damien also suffers from asthma.
If only I could put a picture up of them to show to you all.
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Beautiful children! I think you have been Blessed trice! I have two of my own born with Down Syndrome, my son is also Autistic. I had the same issue with doctors trying to get me to abort my second. People look at me funny as well because I have two kids with Down Syndrome, and the extra whammy on my son with the Autism. My daughter had the open heart surgery when she was 5 months old. She is doing fabulous right now. Never underestimate the strength of our children. We are a Blessed group of people.
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I would never imagine that there would be three children with Down syndrome. But I’m surprised. On my age of 34, I have Down syndrome trisomy 21 Mosaic type, high functional. I work from Mondays to Fridays by walking 34 minutes back and forth, get up so early and done the chores in the afternoon, goes to the bank when it’s needed and there are lots to share about my experiences. If you have time to read some of stories, you can go and check at my blog. I’ve seldom post articles the past months because of my new work. To added with my abilities such as dancing, writing and drawing are my gifted talents since I was in my adolescence. Now I’m working to go out dating with a girl I’ve always dream to go married.
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You are a saint! I also have a child with T4 and M 18 he is my world! Your children are beautiful .
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Hi there! I loved reading about your beautiful children! I have two children of my own with Down Syndrome, both biological. Elli is 5 and Levi is 2 1/2. The article said that Down Syndrome is not inherited. Most of the time this is true, but in our case my children got it from me. Its called translocation. One of my 21 chromosomes is stuck to my 14th chromosome. So its not in its regular spot. It’s regular spot is blank. When the children were born, they got my normal 21, their father’s 21, and my funky 14 with the 21 attached. So, trisomy 21. The geneticist said we had a 1 in 10 chance of having a child with DS each time we try. I think we are done having children now but the ones we have are great blessings to us and all that know them! Take care!
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Hi Laura! Congratulations on your beautiful children- just wanted to clarify the article above does mention that Trisomy 21 isn’t hereditary, but doesn’t clarify that translocation Down syndrome IS. I should definitely do a follow up article to this one (written by a friend, Joelle) on the different types though!
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Yes, we have a sweet daughter who has a translocation. We were both tested and are not carriers…. We were just given an extra gift of joy…
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God makes no mistakes💖 Do just like any other family love them scold them laugh with them and cry with them.hang on tight for the ride.😂😀
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Your kiddos are beautiful! I have 2 biological children who were born with DS. I have a son (14) and my 2 girls (12 & 11) were born with DS. People always think we adopted. My girls were born 10 1/2 months apart. My 12 year old has had 2 open heart surgeries. My 11 year old had heart surgery when she was 3 months old. They are both doing great now. They will be in the 6th grade next year. They are in a classroom with 6 other kids and are mainstreamed into other classes throughout the day.
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Your children are gorgeous and you have my thoughts and prayers for their continued health and happiness. Being the mother of three myself, I know that it’s a full time job and I give you applause for raising such a fine and beautiful family. May the hard times be behind you all. xo
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What a gorgeous trio! So so blessed that heart and wisdom overtake ‘medical advice’. I did read in the first paragraph that T21 is not hereditary. There is a form of T21 that is hereditary where the parent/parents do not show any symptoms. It is very very rare though. It is caused through a Robertsonian Translocation. But either way, it is amazing that all three beautiful children have T21! Xx
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Oh just read the comment above re translocations! :))
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