The Tale of Two Preemies: Christmas Recap

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Christmas Recap

Christmas week was very hectic. My parents came out Wednesday night so they could attend Cole's preschool program the following morning. Cole was less than thrilled to stand next to L~ because, as he claims, she hurts his ears.

Friday morning was church program practice, followed by the real deal that night. The kids did a fantastic job. Our program this year was really neat. It started with the creation and fall of man, the reason for God sending his son, and ended with the crucifixion and Christ's resurrection. It was a simple program but was so much more than Mary, Joseph, and the Baby.

Following the program, we let the kids open a couple of presents. This was Tate's favorite, although his face doesn't show it.

Christmas morning was spent watching Toy Story 3 in their new Christmas jammies.

I hope your Christmas was wonderful and that your New Year will be too.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: just catching up on the blog. angus is adorable and that photo of him blending in with the boots is my favorite! cole is looking so grown up and tate is as cute as ever:); 1/08/2011 8:13 AM

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Cole's Story

Cole was born at 30 weeks 3 days, much to our surprise, in 2006. I went in to the hospital because I wasn't feeling well and was afraid I'd get dehydrated. I ended up being air lifted to a larger hospital where Cole was born 24 hours later. He weighed in at 4 lbs. 2 oz. and was 17" long. He had some developmental delays, mostly due to acid reflux. He also had positional plagiocephaly and was in a remolding helmet for 6 weeks. At 14 months he underwent a cardiac catheter procedure to close his PDA. At 25 months he tripped getting out of his kiddie pool and broke his femur. He was in a cast from his hips to his toes for 4 long weeks. He also broke his shoulder at age 5 1/2. His latest medical drama has been a cyst in his left ear. He's had his adenoids removed and another surgery to remove the cyst. He'll have a second surgery in August. He's been through the ringer, but you'd never know it. He just rolls with the punches. He's 100% farm boy. He wants to know how everything works and why. He loves the farm. Farming is definitely in his blood.

Tate's Story

Tate was born at 34 weeks 2 days in 2008. Since I had a previous premature delivery, I was on high alert for another one. It didn't help. We had ultrasound after ultrasound and everything looked great. Tate, however, was not patient. I was admitted to the hospital with preterm labor. He held off for a couple of days, but was still born early. He weighed 5 and a half pounds and was 19" long. Fortunately he had no problems and was released from the hospital 3 days after he was born. He was born the middle child. He desperately wants to do what his big brother does, but has his own interests and wants Cole do to those with him. He's my trouble-maker, fit-thrower, and snuggle bug.