These Rainbow Babies Aren't Just Sisters -- They're Twins

Back in January, biracial twins Kalani and Jarani Dean achieved viral fame due to their different skin tones. Now, the baby girls are warming hearts again thanks to a special photo shoot. Photographer Mary-Kathryn Nourse of Elite Photography took “rainbow baby” pictures of the duo in honor of their first birthday. A rainbow baby is a child born after a miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or infant loss. Kalani and Jarani were born two years after their mom, Whitney Meyer, lost her 2-year-old son, Pravyn, in a drowning accident at his daycare pool. To celebrate the hope the twins brought after this devastating loss, they posed with colorful headpieces in front of a rainbow of flowers. Nourse posted a photo from the shoot on the Elite Photography Facebook page, where it received nearly 10,000 likes within a week. The photographer told HuffPost the twins behaved like “typical 1-year-olds” during the shoot.  “You would sit one down and the other would crawl off and vice versa,” she said. The photographer also noted that they had a sweet bond. “They were always aware of the other and looking to make sure they were within sight of each other. Not only are their skin tones different but they really have their own personalities already.” The photographer described the family as “very sweet and loving.” Though the mood at the photo shoot was light, Nourse said she became emotional looking at the ...
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