When Lochlan and Lex arrived four months early, it didn't look good.
The twin boys, born in Washington in July 2017, weighed just 1lb 10oz each.
Lex would need heart surgery once he reached 2lbs, and Lochlan suffered two brain bleeds.
Their parents, Savannah and Kyle O'Malley, and four-year-old sister Poppy, couldn't touch or hold them for two weeks, and they spent the first three months of their lives in the NICU surrounded by tubes.
Almost two years on, the family and their doctors are stunned: Lochlan and Lex are thriving, and ready to celebrate their second birthday.
Savannah O'Malley, pictured with her boys Lex and Lochlan as they near their second birthday
This is the first picture of the family-of-five together, with Savannah, Kyle, their daughter Poppy, and the twin boys
The boys spent the first three months of their life - enduring surgeries and being discharged all before their due date
'Our warriors continue to defy the odds and I couldn't be prouder of them,' their mom Savannah, 34, said.
'What I have learned while riding the NICU rollercoaster is that statistics are just numbers and that miracles happen every day, especially in the NICU.'
'Today, you would never know Lex has overcome so many obstacles. He doesn't walk, he runs. He is funny, curious and absolutely melts my heart.
'Lochlan is currently in therapy and he perseveres. One neurologist said you'd never know this was the same child by looking at his MRI. Lochlan is incredibly verbal and observant, he makes everyone fall in love with his charm.
'Although he is developmentally delayed, we don't expect his neurological situation to limit him in anyway as he becomes a young man. He isn't held back developmentally; he's just taking the scenic route.'
Savannah, an artist, went into premature labor with twins at 24 weeks in 2017.
'I went to the hospital that day to be checked over and expected to be sent home on bed rest,' she said. 'I didn't even know if babies could survive if they were born so premature. We didn't know the sexes, we didn't have names planned and we had no idea what rollercoaster was just beginning.'
Doctors couldn't halt the labor, so Savannah was wheeled in for an emergency C-section to deliver the boys, Lochlan Timothy and Lex Anthony on July 18.
Savannah touching Lex for the first time, he weighed just 1.5lbs
Savannah aiding with Lochlan's care time in NICU
Lochlan pictured in NICU the day he was born. He suffered two brain bleeds
'The nurses kept saying that our boys were so big, but all I could see were the tiniest creatures I had ever seen. They didn't even look like humans. Their skin was transparent, eyes fused shut and their arms were smaller than my index finger.'
The boys were given their names when they were a couple of days old, with Lochlan Timothy meaning 'warrior' and 'to honor God', while Lex Anthony means 'guardian' and 'priceless'.
'We knew that this would be the greatest
