Emily Maynard’s son Jones.Photo: Emily Maynard/instagram
Emily Maynard Johnsonis sharing another update on her little boy.
The formerBachelorettestar, 37, shared a sweet photo of sonJones West, 7 months, smiling in a hospital gown with a stuffed animal on his lap. The mom of six explained that Jones, who wasborn with Down syndrome, “had an ostomy reversal.”
“I love him so much,” she wrote on the photo, shared to her Instagram Story Thursday. “And for those who have asked, he had an ostomy reversal and it went great.”
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Emily Maynard’s daughter Nola Belle.Emily Maynard/instagram
Later, Maynard Johnson shared a photo of daughter Nola Belle, 2½, happily holding a new Barbie doll, Mattel’sfirst-ever Barbie with Down syndrome.
“I may be new to this community, but it makes my heart so happy to see giant companies like @barbie including Down syndrome in their lineup,” she wrote.
“Nola Belle was clearly just thrilled to get a new Barbie,” she said with a laughing emoji, adding, “Thank you @barbie for the sweetest gift ever.”
Emily Maynard Johnson/Instagram
Maynard Johnson and husbandTyler Johnsonalso share Gatlin, 5, Gibson, 6, Jennings, 7, and Ricki, 17.
In November, Maynard Johnson opened up to PEOPLE about how Jones “just folded into all the other craziness” when she brought him home.
“I’m still learning about Down syndrome, but I’m trying to also just experience Jones as Jones and not as different than any of the other kids,” Maynard Johnson said. “I have no expectations. He’s perfect and everything is going to be great.”
source: people.com
