Trent andAmber Johnstonmet in 1994 and married four years later.
The couple decided to have a second child two years later, but the pregnancy proved dangerous.
After their daughter Elizabeth was born, the Johnstons decided to expand their family through adoption.
They adopted their daughterAnnafrom Siberia, daughterEmmafrom China, and son Alex from South Korea.
They dove in, but quickly realized the process would be very different.
“Overcome with emotion, I explained we do not have weeks or months!”
“Fifteen minutes after returning home from that conversation, our phone rang.
Amber Johnston further explained (via People), “Obviously our anatomy is different than average size people.
He could come out paralyzed.
He could not make it through the surgery.
Unfortunately, something went wrong while he was under sedation for the procedure and Alex stopped breathing.
The family shared the event in one of their episodes, and Amber was visibly upset.
So that’s when I got scared, because I couldn’t hear him breathing.
I’m just wondering if he’s, like, okay and stuff.
And if this is the right thing.
Anesthesia is always scary when doing these types of things.”
As Amber told The List in anexclusive interviewregarding the show, “This is a job.
It’s a family job in a sense of family business, and we’re all seven in it.
He’s not the only one of the Johnston kids who runs his own shop.
Alex Johnston has a brand new hobby cooking!
When he’s not busy crafting origami, Alex has another hobby that he really seems to love cooking!
Alex’s interest in cooking has actually been well-documented throughout the most recent seasons of the family’s show.
Amber even decided the kids should have a cook-off competition of their own.
Alex partnered with Elizabeth to make Italian beef stroganoff, caramelized figs, and stir-fried green beans.
So his mom, Amber Johnston, dove in, explaining to him the steps necessary.
First, he needed to come up with a plan to build his own robot.
Happily, Alex later got great news: He secured a spot on the robotics team!
It also looks like Alex is taking an active role at his high school.
