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Here's a little background for our family. We found out we were pregnant on December 30th, 2005 and we were thrilled to be expecting a little one around September 4th, 2006. He, however, had very different plans and shocked us by arriving 3 1/2 months early on May 22, 2006. Little Benjamin Robert Kirkham weighed 1lb 10oz and was about 12 inches long, just an estimation since no one actually measured him in all the chaos. He came out pink and crying, but was quickly intubated, stabilized, and rushed to Texas Children's Hospital where he spent the next 2 1/2 months growing ounce by ounce. He faced enormous risks such as brain hemmorhages, blindness, bowel infections, just to name a few, but by the grace of God never got so much as a rash. Ben spent his last month in the hospital at St. Luke's where he had to learn to feed by a bottle and still breathe...a huge feat for a tiny preemie and one that took him several weeks to accomplish. Finally, one week after his due date, we brought our precious baby home and began life as a real family!