Of course with my age then (35) I did all the genetic testing, we were able to learn the sex of at least 1 baby! It's A BOY!! My heart almost exploded that Wednesday night.

 My regular obgyn recommended we see a high risk Dr since there's twins, so that we did. Weekly visits, weekly ultrasounds, I didnt mind at all, who wouldn't love to see their growing babies every week?? 

Fast forward to my 18 week scan, the Dr confirmed that my cervix was getting shorter but we are not going to worry much about it right now and guess what??? Baby B is a GIRL!! One of each. It was a dream come true. 

2 weeks later my 20 week scan my cervix is dangerously short, and Kaleb is head down and pushed right up against it, I had to be admitted and have an emergency cerclage put in. Everything went great. 

Weeks passed babies are doing amazing, growing amazing, everything was going perfectly. 

Fast forward to 27 weeks the cerclage is still holding up but my cervix is getting shorter and we need to be admitted again for 2 days of IV fluids and steroids to help the babies lungs, just in case. On Decemeber 26th 2016, I woke up at 5am to a puddle. Once I realized it wouldn't stop I woke up Dustin, and told him we needed to go to the hospital I think my water broke. I was so scared, that was the longest 15 minute drive ever. The hospital tested my fluids, and confirmed Kaleb's water had ruptured. I was told I was being admitted until the arrival of the twins, I was on hospital bed rest, and our goal was 37 weeks, then 35 weeks... Fast forward almost 4 weeks. January 9th 2017(31 weeks) I felt horrible, and contractions were full force. I called Dustin at work that morning and said its time. 18 hours of labor, my Dr called it, time for a c-section. 

I was scared yet excited to meet the babies!!!!

January 10th 2017 4:00 pm I heard "oh my look at that beautiful boy" and heard his cry, my heart melted. 4:02 pm, we heard "look at this beautiful baby girl", she didnt cry, she need some oxygen and off to the NICU they went. 

Kaleb was doing so well, he didnt require any oxygen at all, Kadence needed a little more help, but they were so perfect! So beautiful! 

1 week later its time to try to bottle feed Kaleb, he did amazing! Very alert, awake, and latching great. Kadence was having a bit of trouble holding down her milk so she had to have a continuous drip in her feeding tube which made her very sleepy all the time. Kaleb was ready for an open crib and clothes!! He held his temp great and was gaining weight amazingly. Kadence needed a little more time but was doing great, about 4 days later she got taken off her drip and was ready for an open crib as well. Both babies are doing AMAZING!! 3 weeks have passed the nurse and Dr talked to me and Dustin about Kaleb possibly being able to come home in a week or maybe sooner. To get ready to bring his carseat up for testing. We were so excited! 

2 days later February 1st, as I was getting ready to head to the hospital to get my morning snuggles, my phone rang, it was the Dr, he told me Kaleb was sick, they believed he had NEC ( necrotizing enterocolitis) a rare intestinal disease that can affect preemie babies. He advanced from level 1 to 4 within hours, he was transported to Childrens Hospital where the room was packed with surgeons,  nurses and an emergency medical team. Kaleb was rushed into surgery. An hour and a half later the Dr's came and told us that our beautiful boy was out of surgery and the were amazingly surprised at what they found. We were full of so much hope. 2 days of balancing 2 little babies at 2 different hospitals, we got the call that they feel they need to go back in and take a look at Kalebs intestines due to some discoloring and smell. We rushed to children's. 20 minutes later the Dr came in and gave us the worse news. All of his intestines were gone, and we had to make the hardest desicion a parent could make, we went with the less selfish option, even the surgeons agreed. We let our boy be free of the horrible pain he was in. 

You never think these types of dieases will happen to your family, you never believe your family will be that 1 in 500 chances.