Baby born with half a skull learns to say 'I love you'
In another incredible stride for the young boy born with only half a skull, Jaxon Emmett Buell has now learned to say "I love you" to his parents.
The latest video of the adorable one-year-old boy from the US comes after he recently said "hello" to his parents and supporters across the world.
Jaxon was given just days to live when he was born with a large chunk of his skull missing due to a condition known as Anencephaly.
The Florida boy, who has been nicknamed Jaxon Strong, defied the odds of the rare condition, which affects one in about 4,860 babies in the US.
His families have been inundated with messages of support, since the story of the brave baby boy made headlines earlier this year.
His parents Brandon and Brittany have now posted an adorable video on a Facebook page for Jaxon, in a bid to thank friends and fans.
In the lovely video, Jaxon who turned one in August, says ‘hello’ to his adoring parents.
“Jaxon says "Hello" to Germany to the kids that drew him pictures!!!!,” his parents wrote when they posted the video on Facebook.
“You can't see our shocked and happy expressions behind the camera, but we are super proud parents to be able to witness Jaxon speaking yet again!!! Such a brilliant little man!!! ”
The video has already been like more than 23,800 times since it was uploaded to social media on Saturday.
The devout Christian couple have previously spoken out about their decision not to abort Jaxon, when they were advised to terminate the pregnancy at 23 weeks.
"Who are we to decide? We were given a child, we are given a chance and we have to be his voice," Mr Buell has said.
A GoFundMe page which was set up over a year ago to help cover Jaxon’s medical expenses, has raised more than $121,000.
