Stansel Journey: Christmas 2015

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Christmas 2015

Well Christmas 2015 has come and gone. It seemed to have just snuck up on me so quickly. I was preoccupied with the pregnancy at the beginning of the month and then the arrival of Brandon on the 14th. Now we are going to the NICU everyday to visit him. It was so hard to not have had Brandon home on Christmas. I will write more about Brandon on the next blog post. Anyway the girls enjoyed Christmas morning and the toys that they got! The girls got a Barbie house and it has been Kayla's favorite. Rachel and Haley have enjoyed the Radio Flyer scooter they got. It was so nice to see my girls so happy and excited for Christmas morning and seeing them unwrap the gifts that they got. Christmas is not just about the gifts. Its about the gift of our Savior and the celebration of his birth. For that I am very grateful! Also so very grateful for our family and the support they have given us during this time while Brandon is in the NICU. Merry Christmas!!!

Kayla, Rachel and Haley opening gifts

Kayla all smiles for the Barbie house

Rachel opening a gift

Brandon on Christmas day in the NICU. His first Christmas.

Brandon's foot prints - MistleTOES

3 comments:

UnknownDecember 31, 2015 at 11:02 AM
such cute photos. I love the mistletoes :) SUPER CUTE! Have a blessed new year.
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Heather RJanuary 1, 2016 at 1:57 AM
Looks like everybody was enjoying the presents. Much love to you at this special season, and particularly to Brandon for a speedy recovery and that he is home soon.
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The Lane FamilyJanuary 7, 2016 at 8:34 PM
So glad that you had a beautiful Christmas even though sweet Brandon was not home with all of you. The footprints on the "mistletoe" sign was just so very, very cute.
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Thomas and I were married in January 2007 in Houston, Texas. About 8 months later, we were excited to start a family. After a diagnosis of infertility due to PCOS and endometriosis, we were devastated. With the help of infertility treatments we were blessed with twin boys (Brian and Brendan), but unfortunately lost them at 18 weeks due to an incompetent cervix. Unwilling to give up on our dream to have a family, we tried again, but our second try resulted in an ectopic pregnancy. On our third try we were surprisingly expecting sextuplets. On August 4, 2009 at 22 weeks 6 days, we welcomed 4 girls and 2 boys - Haley, Braden, Dallin, Ashlyn, Rachel and Kaitlyn. Our sweet angels Braden, Dallin, Ashlyn and Kaitlyn passed away and returned to our loving Heavenly Father. We have been so blessed to have Haley and Rachel at home with us. They have been home from the NICU since February 2010. They are doing well and growing. They are miracles! We love them and have been so blessed!

We have been so blessed to have added another miracle baby to our family. Kayla was born December 9, 2011. She was born at 36 weeks, 5 days. She is a precious miracle and we are so glad she joined our family.

Our last little miracle, Brandon Thomas joined our family on December 14, 2015. He was born at 36 weeks, 5 days. He was 9 pounds, 7 oz (big boy)! He has spina bifida, but he is doing well. He is such a happy boy!! We love our little boy and are so blessed to have him in our family.

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