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.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Catch up!

You know as a little girl when I would whine about the days dragging, my parents would always say the older you get the faster they go by. AMEN to that! Wow how did January go by so quickly??

Here is a quick recap:

December: When we last posted Mallory had just gotten glasses. Both of the girls are doing well with them and have had check ups proving that their vision is much better with their glasses. For Christmas we condensed our travels to Lubbock and Midland this year. We hated not getting to see our fabulous extended family in Amarillo and Meadow, but time just wasnt going to permit. 2009 was the Weaver's turn for Christmas Eve and Day so Lubbock was our first stop. Thankfully we got their before the BIG snow hit! Jeremy played with my sister's kids in the snow and had a blast. I tried to convince the girls it was fun but Kelby is not a fan of any temp that does not allow you to wear sandals and Mallory just kept saying "mess Momma, mess" haha! Good thing we live in Austin! Seriously, Kelby was mortified when i tried to put boots on her feet. Santa brought us more than our fair share of goodies and we felt every so blessed!!

We ended our trip with a stop in the big city of Stanton. Jeremy's nephew got a dirt bike for Christmas. It was so much fun to watch him ride like a pro at the track. The girls love playing with our nieces Morgan and Brenlee. Brody is up and moving like a crazy man, which only adds to the fun for them. Christmas with the Cheatham clan brought even more goodies! Some how once again we managed to get almost everything loaded in the Expedition and head south!

It was great to be home, but know sooner did we get back and Kelby got a sore throat and stomach bug. Kelby is so feisty that you hardly know she is sick. Even with a 103 fever she was running around the house laughing and giggling. We ended 2009 with Kelby sick and started 2010 with Mallory catching the bug. Check history, we have yet to ring in a new year and not have a sick kid! Guess you can't break tradition? Thankfully it was only a 4 day virus.

Finally getting back in a routine after being gone for eight days and sick kids for another eight days was tiring! I'll have Jeremy post pictures later as he is more patient with blogger than I am. (i know many of you are shocked! haha)

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