Baby born at 22.5 weeks, weighing just 1 lb, will be home in time for Christmas

Megan Phipps and her boyfriend were expecting a mid-October due date, and had been expecting twins, according to KBTX.

The hospital said that Phipps had developed a rare condition in which she grew two uteruses instead of one. She had a twin in both her right and left uterus.

Phipps went into pre-term labor just five months into her pregnancy, and delivered baby Reece on June 12. The twin sister, Riley, was born the same day but passed away 12 days after delivery.

Reece spent 144 days in the NICU at Bryan, receiving almost a dozen blood transfusions, a central line for one month and was on a ventilator for 45 days, according to KBTX.

The hospital said that Reece progressed slowly, and did not have any major complications from the early birth.

During her stay at Bryan Health, an angel wing ornament of her sister's ashes hung above Reece's crib.

Reece's stay at Bryan Health was the longest NICU stay in the hospital's history.

On November 2, Reece was determined to be strong enough to go home, and was discharged, weighing in at a healthy 8 pounds, 5 ounces.

"According to the Tiniest Babies Registry at the University of Iowa, Reece is the 26th baby worldwide to be born before 23 weeks' gestation and survive," KBTX wrote.