Doctors Said This Baby With Trisomy 18 Would Die in the Womb, He’s Now 15-Months Old

Doctors said he wouldn’t make it 12 weeks in the womb. But 15-month-old Baby Xander has just gone home—smiling, laughing, and proving everyone wrong.Born with Trisomy 18, a rare genetic condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 18, Xander faced impossible odds. The condition often leads to severe disabilities, and many doctors tell parents there’s little hope.“I was about 10 weeks pregnant at the time, and our doctor had told us that I had two weeks left of the pregnancy. That these babies