Monday, February 27, 2012

A little update

Friday both Stephen and Braden were having drainage. :-(   So was Grayson but not as badly.  Then Grayson decided to get the nasty coughing all nite with yellow snotties on Sat morning and I just knew he had to have an ear infection.  Last nite Braden had the ugly coughing all nite but today after seeing the Doctor they seem pretty good.  Much to my surprise neither has an ear infection.  Just the usual redness that comes with a cold virus.  Great news is Braden seems to be handling being sick better than Grayson. lol  I never thought that would happen EVER.  I guess it's his huge growth spurt that rivals any he has had in the past.  He is a whopping 37 and 1/2 inches tall and weighs 33 lbs 4 ozs.  That's a no clothing weight too. :-)  So much to be proud of... Grayson is also growing.  He weighed in at 22 lbs 4 ozs.  Funny they stay exactly 10 pounds apart now with every weigh in.   Grayson is wearing 18-24 month clothing and seems tall.  But we did not get a height on him today.  He turns 2 in May.  Wow!!! can you believe it?  We will get a new height and weight on him with his 2 year Ped. checkup. 

We have a rough draft on our March of Dimes T-shirts and I just wanted to remind everyone that if you would like a shirt please let me know asap.  nnyl1806@comcast.net.  We will need to have our order completed by the 1st week in March.  I want to make sure they come in on time for the walk.  That is for those walking and if your not you can still buy a t-shirt to support the cause.  Thanks so much in advance to all who support this year's giving back to other preemies and their families.  We are so blessed and thankful for our Braden and all the new technology and research that has brought him farther than we ever imagined he might go. 

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Braden's car

Braden's car

Adjusted age ticker

Lilypie 1st Birthday Ticker

Braden's new Car

Braden's new Car
1/10/08

Braden's new car

Braden's new car
1/10/08

Braden

Braden
Chick Magnet outfit 2

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Braden
Chick Magnet outfit

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Braden
12/13/08

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Braden
12/13/08

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Mr. Smiley

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Braden
having a better day

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11/2/08

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Braden
11/2/08

Chillin on his boppy

Chillin on his boppy

Trying to take off his mitten

Trying to take off his mitten

Tummy time

Tummy time

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Braden

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Braden
10/3/08

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Braden
Look Mommy I pulled out my nose tube again...

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Braden
10/1/08

10/01/08

10/01/08

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Braden
9/30/08

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Braden
9/30/08

Braden in Camo

Braden in Camo

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9/12/08

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Braden
9/12/08

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Braden
9/12/08

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Braden
He loves to put his hand under his cheek. So cute...

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Braden
Another photo to show how big Braden is...

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Braden
Please ignore me in these photos. I just wanted you to see how big Braden has gotten.

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Braden
9/10/08

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Braden
8/21/08

Braden playing with his keys

Braden playing with his keys

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Braden
8/17/08

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Braden
8/17/08

Braden and Mommy

Braden and Mommy

Braden and Stephen

Braden and Stephen
8/10/08

Braden and Stephen

Braden and Stephen
8/11/08

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Braden
8/06/08

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Braden
8/6/08

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8/6/08

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8/6/08

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After his bath

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Braden
7/31/08

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Tummy time

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Braden
Playing in his mirror.

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7/30/08

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7/30/08

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7/30/08 Braden checking out his wrist toy.

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Braden
7/20/08 Enjoying his swing

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Braden
7/18/08

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Braden
7/15/08 Braden and his NG tube

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Braden
7/7/08 Braden before his Dr. visit. He was happy this morning.

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Braden
7/7/08 Braden looking at his Daddy taking his photo.

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Braden
7/2/08

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Braden
7/2/08

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Braden
7/2/08 In his BeBe Pod. He's not sure if he like it just yet.

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Braden
6/19/08

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Braden
6/19/08

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6/18/08

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6/12/08

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6/11/08

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6/9/08

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Braden's new toy

Braden's new toy

Braden and his Daddy

Braden and his Daddy

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Braden
Last nite on his trach nose since we had no power. He did really well.

Braden

Braden
5/31/08

Braden & his wubbanub pacifier

Braden & his wubbanub pacifier

Braden at home

Braden at home

Braden and his tummy time Boppy

Braden and his tummy time Boppy

Braden

Braden
5/29/08

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Braden
5/29/08

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Braden
5/27/08 Getting set up at home.

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Braden
5/27/08 in the van.

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Braden
5/27/08 On our way out of the hospital

Mommy and Braden :-)

Mommy and Braden :-)

Braden and nurse Sherry

Braden and nurse Sherry

Braden's home coming

Braden's home coming
5/27/08 In his carseat. :-)

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Braden
5/24/08

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Braden
5/23/08

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Braden
5/22/08 Braden with Nurse Patty

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Braden
5/20/08

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Braden
5/20/08 Braden and his nurse Stacy

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Braden
5/19/08

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Braden
In one of Missy's outfits. Can you see how big he is.. in his newborn clothes.

Braden

Braden
With Nurse Rachel. He is not mad at her he's got gas. :-)

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Braden
5/17/08

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Braden
5/17/08

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Braden
5/16/08

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5/16/08

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5/16/08

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5/16/08

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5/14/08

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5/14/08

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5/14/08

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5/14/08

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5/14/08

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5/14/08

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5/14/08

5/11/08

5/11/08
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5/11/08

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5/10/08

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5/10/08

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5/10/08

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Braden
5/10/08 4th months old today

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Braden
5/7/08

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5/7/08

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5/7/08

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5/4/08

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Braden
5/4/08 Dressed up in his puppy dog attire.

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Braden
5/4/08 Look at those big beautiful eyes.

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Braden
5/4/08

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Braden
5/4/08 Taking his bottle like a big boy.

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Braden
5/4/08

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Braden
5/4/08 In cousin Riley's lightning outfit.

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Braden
5/3/08

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5/3/08

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5/3/08

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5/3/08

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5/3/08

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5/1/08

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5/1/08

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5/1/08

BRADEN

BRADEN
5/1/08

BRADEN

BRADEN
5/1/08

Braden

Braden
4/30/08

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Braden
4/30/08

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4/29/08

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4/29/08

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4/28/08

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4/28/08

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Braden
4/26/08

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Braden
4/26/08

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Braden
4/26/08 Frog feet pajamas from Ashley.

Braden & Family

Braden & Family
4/26/08

Braden & Family

Braden & Family
4/26/08

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Braden
4/26/08

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Braden
4/26/08

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Braden
4/25/08

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4/25/08

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Braden
4/24/08 In his bouncy seat.

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Braden
4/24/08

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Braden
4/22/08

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Braden
4/22/08

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Braden
4/22/08

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Braden
4/21/08

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Braden
4/21/08 Getting a break from his bottle

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Braden
4/20/08

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Braden
4/20/08 King Braden in his frog outfit

Braden

Braden
4/19/08

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Braden
4/19/08

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Braden
4/19/08

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Braden
4/19/08 Taking his bottle

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Braden
4/19/08 Wide awake after his feeding.

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Braden
4/18/08

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Braden
4/18/08

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Braden
4/15/08 In his big boy bed

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Braden
4/15/08

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Braden
4/13/08 Look both eyes. :-)

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Braden
With both eyes open 4/13/08

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Braden
4/12/08

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Braden
4/11/08

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4/11/08

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4/11/08

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4/10/08

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4/10/08

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4/10/08

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4/9/08

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4/9/08

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4/7/08

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Braden
4/7/08 still at Vandy

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Braden
4/2/08

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4/2/08

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4/2/08 Daddy holding Braden for the first time.

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Braden
4/1/08 Dino outfit and blanket

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Braden
4/1/08

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Braden
Braden and Nurse Missy who sang a very lovely song to him tonite.

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Braden
4/1/08

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Braden
4/1/08

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Braden
3/31/08

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Braden
3/31/08

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3/31/08

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Braden
3/31/08 Braden is now 36 weeks gestational age. He will be 3 months old on April 10th.

Braden

Braden
3/31/08

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Braden
3/31/08 Sleeping so peacefully

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Braden
3/31/08 Momma holding Braden

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Braden
3/31/08 He's telling them to be quiet or he's thinking. You decide.

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Braden
3/31/08 Patty pics

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Braden
3/28/08 Such a cutie :-)

Braden

Braden
3/28/08 Braden's alligator apparel

Braden

Braden
3/28/08 The Green bean bag alien from Roswell.

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Braden
3/25/08

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Braden
3/25/08

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3/25/08

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3/25/08

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Braden
3/24/08

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Braden
3/24/08

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Braden
3/24/08

Braden in Camo

Braden in Camo
3/23/08

Braden in Camo

Braden in Camo
3/23/08

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Braden
3/23/08

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Braden
3/23/08

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Braden
3/20/08 Look how big he's getting.

Braden's new isolette

Braden's new isolette
3/18/08

Braden's new Isolette

Braden's new Isolette
3/18/08

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Braden
3/16/08

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Braden
3/16/08

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Braden
3/16/08 Photo from last nite while Mommy held Braden

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Braden
3/15/08

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3/15/08

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3/14/08

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3/14/08

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3/14/08

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3/14/08 This duck is not as big as it looks.

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Braden
3/14/08

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3/12/08

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3/12/08

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3/11/08 New bedding..

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Braden
3/11/08 Both eyes open. Taken with the lights down and no flash. He won't open them otherwise.

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Braden
3/11/08

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Braden
3/11/08 Doesn't he look bigger?

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Braden
3/11/08

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Braden
3/10/08 2 months old today. :-)

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Braden
3/9/08

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Braden
3/9/08

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Braden
3/9/08

Family photo

Family photo
3/7/08

Braden

Braden
3/7/08 Photo by Aunt Paula

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Braden
3/7/08 Our first family photo

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Braden
3/7/08 Braden's tooth. Photo courtesy of Nurse Patti

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Braden
3/7/08

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3/6/08

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3/6/08

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3/6/08

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3/5/08

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Braden
3/5/08 Photo by Aunt Paula

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Braden
3/3/08 With his mittens and hat to warm him up after his bath.

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Braden
3/3/08

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3/3/08

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3/3/08

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3/3/08

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2/29/08

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2/29/08

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2/29/08

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2/29/08

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2/28/08

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2/27/08

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2/27/08

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2/27/08

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2/26/08

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2/26/08

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2/05/08

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2/25/08

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Braden
2/22/08 Evening visit

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Braden
2/22/08 Daddy's a little better at taking my photo.

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Braden
2/22/08 This is what happens when Mommy forgets to turn off the flash.

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Braden
2/18/08 You can see he is still very little even though he's reached 2 lbs.

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Braden
2/18/08 Look zero tubes :-)

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2/18/08

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2/16/08 Is that a smile on his little face:-)

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2/16/08

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2/16/08

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2/16/08

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2/16/08 Still off the vent what a trooper.

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Braden
2/14/08

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2/14/08

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2/12/08

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2/11/08

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Braden
2/11/08 Braden on his camo and frogs blanket. Very Cute.

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Braden
2/11/08

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2/11/08

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2/7/08

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2/6/08

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Braden
On his own blue bunny blanket given to him by Judy G.. :-)

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Braden
2/6/08 with his purple passy

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Braden
2-4-08 Sometimes it's just too hard to get a non blurry shot. He is so small. But, this is a picture without tape on his chin.

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Braden
2/2/08

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2/2/08

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2-1-08

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Braden
Our little superman 2-1-08

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Braden
1-29-08

Braden's new hat

Braden's new hat
1/29/08

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Braden
1-28-08

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Braden
1-28-08

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Braden
1-25-08

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Braden
1-25-08

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Braden
1-21-08 All I want to do is sleep.

Kaleigh

Kaleigh
1-21-08 Both eyes open and a non blurry picture. Thank you Daddy.

Kaleigh

Kaleigh
1-21-08 with both eyes open. Mommy had a hard time with the camera so my apologies for the blurred photo.

Braden

Braden
1/20/08 Little Kaleigh's photo last nite didn't come out. They had her in the dark so it was difficult to get a good shot. :-(

Braden John

Braden John
1-19-08 Still sleeping away and really tired but doing very well.

Kaleigh Grace

Kaleigh Grace
1-19-08 She doesn't look so comfortable but they had just flipped her back on her back. She would rather be on her belly.

Kaleigh

Kaleigh
1-19-08 Good pic of her little face.

Braden

Braden
1-19-08 resting peacefully from a hard day of breathing on his own.

Braden

Braden
1-18-08 with his purple passy

Kaleigh

Kaleigh
1-18-08 evening

Kaleigh 1-18-08

Kaleigh 1-18-08
Our little hero has showed us that she is a fighter.

Braden

Braden
1-18-08 first day off his ventilator. :-)

Kaleigh 1-17-08

Kaleigh 1-17-08
Resting so she can get stronger.

Braden 1-17-08

Braden 1-17-08
Has his lamp off today. So we can see his cute little face.

Kaleigh

Kaleigh
Laying on her pink gingham blanket. They just changed out that morning.

Braden

Braden
That's Mommy's hand on Braden's little head. In an effort to calm him.

Kaleigh

Kaleigh
They had Kaleigh on her side today. What a large diaper she has on.

Braden

Braden
Loves to sleep on his tummy. Kaleigh likes it too.

Braden

Braden
1/14/08 Stretched out and relaxed

Kaleigh

Kaleigh
1/14/08 crinkling her forhead

kaleigh grace

kaleigh grace
1/12/08

Braden John

Braden John
1/12/08

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This is the story of an amazing set of twins that were born 16 weeks to soon and their little brother Grayson. Kaleigh Grace who lived an amazing 13 days and we miss daily. Braden our super hero who is now 4. This is our journey in parenting with challenges above and beyond the norm.