A soon-to-be aunt with Down syndrome overcame her aversion to babies - by using a toy doll.<br /><br />Grace Reber, 24, had struggled to deal with the unpredictable behaviour babies often exhibit like unexpected noises and sudden movement.<br /><br />So ahead of the birth of her now 10-month-old niece and two-month-old nephew, Grace's mum Bonnie Reber, 63, exposed her to a doll everyday in their home.<br /><br />After six months of gradually getting used to the doll, Grace is now able to regularly interact with her relatives and is even happy to hold them.<br /><br />Bonnie, a co-owner of Grace Place Art from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, said: "It's been incredible to see how far she's come.
