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The Royal Family NICU Christmas Letter
On the Tuesday before Christmas, we went back to visit Memorial Hermann’s NICU. We simply planned to drop off the NICU Christmas Letter, which we are holding in the above picture and the text is provided below. A 23-year veteran nurse who remembered us, inquired about why we did not have a dog. Since we
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NICU Birth Weight Math Challenge
I hope you did not give up on us. Things got a bit busy; therefore, we missed posting on two Sundays. As promised a couple of weeks ago, there will be several suggested donation amounts calculated below based on Eric’s approximate birth weight of three pounds. Specifically, you might recall from the Royal Family Birth
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Smile Sucker, I mean Sika
On the November hunt I was armed only with my finger. Much gear has been acquired and I am starting to feel like a real hunter. My hunting companion, Kirk Musgrove, and I have not been able to get to the range to practice or fine-tune sighting in my rifle; therefore, on this hunt, we
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Champion Parents
Okay, Wendy’s last musical performance was just a few years ago, back in high school. Further, Mike never claimed to be able to sing like Stevie Wander or Ray Charles. However, last Saturday night to celebrate Taylor’s 21st birthday, the Taylor and Eric’s Champion Parents dynamic duet made their career launching debut on the karaoke
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Royal Family Big Dreams
Maybe you digested a lot of food and football over the Thanksgiving weekend like the Royal Family. Instead of posting pictures of Eric’s multiple Thanksgiving courses, we included Eric’s first tackle football photo. Under the “Take A Breath Boy” section on the Royal Family Birth Weight Challenge page, we shared details about difficulties Eric had
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Thankful Nobody Got Hurt
In addition to nobody getting hurt, we are thankful no ladder was needed to string up the lights on the large candy canes we place at the end of our driveway. As shown in the picture, Eric was asked to payback his Mom for all the kangaroo holding time. Visit the Royal Family Birth Weight
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Pow – Pow – Pow
In the above picture, taken on my first visit, I am standing outside the gate to the YO Ranch Land property. At this point in time, I had no idea how much I would enjoy hunting as I had not been hunting since my teenage years when I had low vision and now I and
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“Little E” and “Big T” School Milestones
Under the “Take A Breath Boy” heading on the Royal Family Birth Weight Challenge page, more details about the need for Eric to meet some milestones and successfully overcome two brain bleeds, blood in his spinal fluid, Apnea, and Bradycardia, before he could be released from the NICU was shared. The NICU doctors and nurses
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Happy 18th Birthday Eric!
Eighteen years ago today, Eric entered this world at 29 weeks of pregnancy via an emergency cesarean delivery. In the above picture he weighed about 3.25 pounds. To read about Eric’s first seven weeks of life in the NICU you can visit the Royal Family Birth Weight Challenge page. To celebrate this milestone birthday and
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Eric is a Lumberjack and He is Okay
On Sunday, November 5, on our son’s 18th birthday, we will introduce The Royal Family Birth Weight Challenge fund raiser to support March of Dimes. Eric has agreed to the sharing of his story for this fundraiser and to provide hope for others who might be experiencing a similar situation. A post will be published
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