When Julianne Kirkland, began having contractions at just 23 weeks of carrying quadruplets, one of her physicians suggested she consider reducing the pregnancy to two babies. But Julianne and husband Matt said that was not an option.

“We felt like God gave us four babies, so we were going to trust him with all four,” Julianne recalled. Since her pregnancy was then considered extremely high risk, the Kirklands, of Watkinsville, Ga., were sent to maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. Paul C. Browne at Augusta University Medical Center.

“Dr. Browne was a ray of sunshine,” Julianne said. “He told us, ‘We’re going to make it. We’re going to get you past 28 weeks.’ He believed in us, and I knew we were where we needed to be.”

Against incredible odds, the Kirkland quadruplets – three boys and a girl, weighing from 2 pounds, 11 ounces to 3 pounds, 11 ounces – were delivered by C-section on March 21, 2015. Because they were about eight weeks premature, boys Ashton Blake, Meyers Wayne, and Walker Hayes, and baby girl Bradlee Ann where wheeled down the hall to the adjoining Children’s Hospital of Georgia, where they were cared for in the Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

“Everyone at the hospital has been amazing. We can't say enough about Dr. Browne and the staff at the Children’s Hospital,” said Julianne. "We feel truly blessed with four healthy babies.”

You can hear more of the remarkable Kirkland quads story and other miracle stories during the 31st annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Celebration, broadcasting live from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 on WAGT-TV from the lobby of the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. This annual event celebrates the culmination of funds from the prior year’s fundraising efforts to benefit programs and services at CHOG, the area’s only children’s hospital.

The CMN Hospitals broadcast will include video tours of the hospital; conversations with patients, donors and staff; and recognition of committed partners and supporters. Viewers also will get a first-hand look at the specialized pediatric care found only at CHOG.

Hospital staff, local volunteers and celebrities from WAGT and WRDW-TV will man a phone bank, accepting donations for the hospital during the fundraiser. Telethon officials celebrated a record-breaking $1.35 million in donations, pledges and fundraising events at last year’s telethon.