Staff Sgt. Skyler Cooper was deployed in Kuwait during his wife's second pregnancy. Not only was Cydney Cooper pregnant with twin girls, but she also had their two sons to raise.
It was toward the end of her pregnancy when Cydney came down with the flu. As a result, their twins Emma and Kyla were born prematurely at 33 weeks.
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Skyler hadn't been able to make it back home to Kansas in time for the birth of his daughters. He texted, called, and video-chatted as much as he possibly could.
Cydney was eternally grateful to see both Emma and Kyla getting stronger and healthier by the day. She couldn't wait for Skyler to finally meet them.
On the twins' 12th day in NICU, Cydney cradled one baby in one hand and her phone in the other. Skyler had been texting her all day, eagerly asking for photos and updates about the twins.
She was in the middle of texting him back from her NICU room, sitting with her back to the door.
Just then, a nurse walked into the room with a surprise that involved, per Cydney's Facebook post, "1 year of crazy, 1000s of miles, 1 solo pregnancy and delivery, 48392 Skype calls, some superheroes, a few plane rides, 12 NICU days, tons of help from family and friends, and many tears."
