Mallory and Kelby: First Play Date

The girls were born on November 16th, 2007, 16 weeks early. Mallory Kate – 1 lb 8 oz, Evan Reese – 1 lb 1 oz, and Kelby Grace – 1 lb 5 oz. Upon their delivery, Mallory and Kelby were transferred to St. David’s South and were doing fairly well considering the circumstances. Our little Evan Reese was a fighter, but she had a lot of problems and she was with us for about 5 hours. We love you Evan and we miss you everyday, but we know we’ll see you again one day. Mallory and Kelby both went through a lot in their 105 day stay in the hospital, from heart surgeries, to brain bleeds, to infections. Many prayers were answered and we thank God everyday for everything He has done for them. Today they are perfectly healthy and growing bigger and stronger everyday. We started this blog to keep everybody updated on their progress. You can scroll down to the bottom of the page for a slideshow from the NICU days.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

First Play Date

On Monday April 14th, Kelby had a doctor's appt. to get released from her monitor. Jeremy is normally able to help me but had a meeting. Not wanting to hassle a stroller, steps, a cramped elevator and two hopefully non-screaming babies I asked Alyssa to keep Mallory for me. So at 7:45am Mallory and I walked across the grass to play with Kaylen. Alyssa and Vance are great neighbors and have two adorable kids Kyler 4 and Kaylen 4mths. Mallory and Kaylen had a great time and begged to get back together. It is so funny to see what a "normal" 4 mth old should look like, our perspective is a little warped since we started at 1 lb.

2 comments:

Shannon said...: The girls look great. All chubby! What miracles! And glad you made it home safe from your first official road trip. I know it can be very exhausting. See you on the 10th I hope.; April 24, 2008 at 11:24 AM
Shannon said...: Just droppin in; April 30, 2008 at 5:26 PM