#30DaysofHope Day 13- Geno & Ronan

Our twins were born on World Kindness Day, November 13, 2016. Geno was ready to meet the world, and Ronan was content until the moment they scooped him out and whisked him to the NICU. The boys were born at only 28 weeks.

The NICU roller coaster was mostly good to us, but I remained an emotional basket case regardless. The boys spent 63 and 65 days in the NICU.

Our tiny and mighty Geno rallied until he was nearing discharge, at which point he experienced anemia so exhausting that he was no longer able to breath. The NICU team saved him while we watched and prayed. Ronan endured too many IVs (even on his tiny head), days without feedings while his gut healed and we prayed he wouldn’t develop NEC, and a staph infection that was a long battle. In the end, our tiny fighters gained and grew.

Today, those sweet boys are 4 years old!

They’re healthy and happy. We can never repay the NICU staff for all they have done for us; that team is responsible for every memory we are so grateful to make. May these sweet boys stay strong and KIND always.