Nicole Grace Duran

As some of you may or may not know Leanna had an emergency c-section yesterday (Thursday, June 12th) and gave birth to Nicole Grace Duran at 3:19pm. Nicole is 4lbs 4 oz and 8 weeks early. She is perfect for being 8 weeks early. She is almost independently breathing on her own, is stabilizing her temperature and is going to be getting a little bit of food today. She is very, very pretty and since Kyle and I peeked underneath her hat she has dark hair!!

Leanna began experiencing sever contractions around 1:00 yesterday. She had a friend drive her home from work but by the time she got home she was in severe pain. Kyle rushed her to the hospital where they discovered her placenta had pulled away and did an emergency c-section. Leanna is superwoman! She looks fabulous and is doing very, very, well.

They expect that Nicole will be in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for at least 4 weeks. Please keep everyone in prayer. That Nicole would continue to improve and develop despite her early arrival and that Leanna would heal very quickly. My brother was a champion through all of the stress and is holding up very well!!

Below are the best pictures I could get through the incubator. Enjoy!