By the Grace... Two Codes, One Fighter

When Harley Montgomery's daughter was born at just 24 weeks, she weighed less than a can of soda—only 15 ounces. She was so small, so fragile, yet somehow full of fight. Doctors and nurses knew the journey ahead would be a hard one, and for Harley, it meant stepping into a world of monitors, wires, and prayers.

The NICU became their battleground. Every beep, every update, every hour was a mix of hope and fear. Her baby girl faced obstacles most infants never do—tiny lungs still forming, underdeveloped organs, and the constant risk of infection or complications. But the hardest moments came when her daughter coded not once, but twice.

Both times, CPR was required to bring her back. And both times, Harley feared it would be the end.

A nurse who had been in the NICU for many years shared something Harley would never forget—she said in all her time, she had never performed CPR on a baby who later left the NICU alive. But this baby girl? She needed it twice. And she did leave.

Today, that tiny fighter is nearly 8 months old.

Her story is one of raw resilience. It’s about a mother who refused to give up hope, a child who refused to stop fighting, and a God who showed up in the middle of every scary, silent second.

There were days when the odds didn’t look good. But grace doesn't care about odds. It shows up in NICU rooms, in steady hands doing compressions, and in quiet prayers whispered over incubators.

Harley says it best: God is so good.

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