Mom Welcomes Son With Down Syndrome at 43, Is Touched by the Bond He Shares With His Teen Sisters

Mom Welcomes Son With Down Syndrome at 43, Is Touched by the Bond He Shares With His Teen Sisters
Courtesy of Jennifer Hogan Jones
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After welcoming a baby boy with Down syndrome at the age of 43, a mom of three teenage girls was worried that her children wouldn’t be able to bond. Four years on, the loving connection between her son and his “girl gang” is stronger than she ever thought possible.

Stay-at-home mom Jennifer Hogan, 48, met her husband, 49-year-old Ryan, at church on a college skiing trip. Married for the last 22 years, the couple lives in Jacksonville, Florida, and has four children: 18-year-old twins Claire and Caitlyn, 15-year-old Caroline, and 4-year-old Hudson.