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STORY AND WHAT IT MEANS TO FINALLY GO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. BABY KAISER HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF OKLAHOMA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL SINCE FEBRUARY, AND JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE’S FINALLY HEADED HOME. HE’S BEEN THROUGH A LOT MORE THAN YOU KNOW ANYBODY HAS BEEN THROUGH IN THEIR LIFE, AND HE’S TEN MONTHS OLD. KAISER HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE SINCE DAY ONE. BORN AT JUST 25 WEEKS AT 1 POUND, 12OZ. SO WHENEVER BABIES ARE BORN THAT EARLY, THEIR LUNGS AREN’T FULLY DEVELOPED, WHICH JUST MAKES IT HARDER FOR THEM TO BREATHE ON THEIR OWN. IT’S BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR HIS FAMILY IN AND OUT OF THE NICU AND PICU SINCE LAST FEBRUARY. LIKE I SAID, HE’S JUST BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH AND THERE’S TIMES WHERE WE WEREN’T SURE IF HE WAS GOING TO MAKE IT. AND I’M JUST JUST SO GLAD THAT HE’S HERE. BUT AT TEN MONTHS OLD TODAY, KAISER AND HIS MOM ARE FINALLY HEADED HOME AND JUST IN TIME FOR HIS FIRST CHRISTMAS. I’M SO HAPPY FOR HIM. I JUST CAN’T WAIT TILL HE CAN JUST GO HOME AND, YOU KNOW, TRY TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE. NORMAL BABY LIFE. KATELYN WANTS TO SHARE KAISER’S STORY FOR ANY FAMILIES WHO MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING SIMILAR. JUST DON’T LOSE YOUR FAITH BECAUSE THAT’S THAT’S THE THE THING THAT KEEPS YOU GOI
'Don’t lose your faith': Baby born at 25 weeks heads home after months in a hospital
He weighed 1 pound, 12 ounces when he was born in February. Just two days before Christmas, he is finally going home.
Christmas time became extra special for one family this year.The Skinner family has gone through the unimaginable. Their baby, Kyzer, has been in and out of the neonatal intensive care unit and the pediatric intensive care unit at Oklahoma Children's Hospital since February. Just two days before Christmas, he is finally going home. "He’s been through a lot more than anybody has been through in their life, and he’s 10 months old," Katelyn Skinner, Kyzer's mom, said. Kyzer was born at just 25 weeks, and he weighed 1 pound, 12 ounces. "Whenever babies are born that early, their lungs aren’t fully developed. It makes it harder for them to breathe on their own," Amanda Page, a complex care pediatrician at Oklahoma Children's Hospital, said. It has been a long road for his family, and Kyzer has been fighting for his life since he was born. "He’s just been through so much. There are times when we didn’t think he was going to make it. I’m just so glad that he’s here," Katelyn Skinner said.At 10 months old, Kyzer and his mom are finally headed home, just in time for his first Christmas. "I’m so happy for him! I can’t wait for him to go home and live a normal life! A normal baby life," Katelyn Skinner said. She also said she wants to share Kyzer's story for any other families who might be going through something similar. "Just don’t lose your faith, because that’s the thing that keeps you going,” Katelyn Skinner said.
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Christmas time became extra special for one family this year.
The Skinner family has gone through the unimaginable. Their baby, Kyzer, has been in and out of the neonatal intensive care unit and the pediatric intensive care unit at Oklahoma Children's Hospital since February.
Just two days before Christmas, he is finally going home.
"He’s been through a lot more than anybody has been through in their life, and he’s 10 months old," Katelyn Skinner, Kyzer's mom, said.
Kyzer was born at just 25 weeks, and he weighed 1 pound, 12 ounces.
"Whenever babies are born that early, their lungs aren’t fully developed. It makes it harder for them to breathe on their own," Amanda Page, a complex care pediatrician at Oklahoma Children's Hospital, said.
It has been a long road for his family, and Kyzer has been fighting for his life since he was born.
"He’s just been through so much. There are times when we didn’t think he was going to make it. I’m just so glad that he’s here," Katelyn Skinner said.
At 10 months old, Kyzer and his mom are finally headed home, just in time for his first Christmas.
"I’m so happy for him! I can’t wait for him to go home and live a normal life! A normal baby life," Katelyn Skinner said.
She also said she wants to share Kyzer's story for any other families who might be going through something similar.
"Just don’t lose your faith, because that’s the thing that keeps you going,” Katelyn Skinner said.
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