(Faithit)vLittle Indiana Feek has been the pride and joy of her papa’s life since she made her radiant debut into the world in 2014. With an infectious smile and an endearing propensity for joy, the little 6-year-old princess is hard not to love.
Of course, since the beginning, the Feeks knew they may be facing challenges with Indiana that most parents do not, due to their child’s Down Syndrome diagnosis.
“The books and blogs I first read right after Indy was born and the advice I received all seemed to say ‘this child is going to be completely different’ and ‘set your expectations very, very low’,” said Rory Feek, who is now caring for Indiana as a single parent since Joey’s passing from ovarian cancer in 2016.
They essentially tried to “prepare [them] for a child with a much lower IQ and abilities.”