Family grateful for Seattle NICU nurses at Swedish First Hill The Hammer family said they didn't realize how special nurses were until they needed one when their daughter was in the NICU. Author: Mimi Jung Updated: 1:05 PM PDT May 12, 2021 SEATTLE — Peyton Hammer is a happy little girl who is about to celebrate her second birthday. You would never know by looking at her how far she's come since the day she was born. Peyton was born at 26 weeks after her mom, Amanda Hammer, developed severe onset preeclampsia. "When Peyton was born, she was 700 grams, which they don't even measure them in pounds when they're that small,” said Amanda Hammer. “So, that's about one and a half pounds.”