151 a new jersey couple and their baby girl are home safe after spending three months stranded in portugal caught between medical regulations insurance costs and visa stipulations kim spratt husband fred and baby girl hayden landed at teterboro airport in new jersey sunday afternoon according to abc station wabctv in new york following a summer of stress nearly 3500 miles from home were happy to be home but it does feel like theres a part thats missing fred spratt said according to wabc in may doctors cleared kim to travel when she was six months pregnant with twins but one week into the vacation kim went into labor the couples newborn son hudson did not survive daughter hayden weighed 1 pound 8 ounces at birth new jersey couple stuck in portugal for 3 months after premature birth kim spratt is pictured during the flight home with her family months after the premature birth of her daughter in portugal courtesy kim spratt doctors said hayden was healthy enough to fly home but not on a commercial fight she needed a medically equipped plane something the spratts said their insurance carrier initially refused to pay the familys insurer highmark blue cross blue shield initially declined to comment on the case because of privacy laws but later said it would pay for the trip we were able to reach mr spratt based on a review of the members case we have made the decision to cover the requested medical transportation service company spokesman aaron billger said we are pleased that the family will be returning home in midseptember new jersey residents kim and fred spratt have been stuck in portugal since may following a premature birth courtesy of kim and fred spratt and sure enough the family including little hayden made a safe landing in the united states sunday the spratts visa may have only allowed them to stay in portugal for a few more weeks hayden will still need to be hospitalized here according to wabc as happy as they are to be home fred spratt said the family is incomplete without hudson my daughter wants hudson to be remembered said kims mother donna kirzow according to wabc he will be remembered he will not be forgotten he will always be a part of this family