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23 Jun 2008 06:20 PM

AvaBaby Story of a Micro Preemie

No matter how prepared we tried to make ourselves for this outcome, nothing and I mean nothing could prepare me for what I saw. First of all Ava was so very tiny, and yet I now know they come even smaller as unbelievable as it may seem. She was just 1 inch longer than a ruler! What is that?? Her size issue was minut' compared to the condition to her tiny little body.

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30 Apr 2008 12:21 PM

AvaBaby's Micro Preemie Story Part 4

Thankfully they never had to evacuate because they manged to hault the fire about 2 miles from the hospital. The smoke continued to hang over the hospital and surrounding area for days. We settled back in for the wait, but contractions continued, nothing could stop them. On occasion my daugher's doctor would do an ultra sound to see how our little Ava was looking.

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14 Apr 2008 07:37 AM

AvaBaby's Micro Preemie Story/Blog Part 3

Some how we managed to make it to the wedding. Ava's mom managed to be there as well. She sat through the whole thing. When it came time to dance with my son, the tears flowed rather heavily. It was such a relief that we made it through their special night and it was beautiful. The days following the wedding crept by very slowly.

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14 Apr 2008 07:34 AM

AvaBaby's Micro Preemie Story/Blog Part 2

The story of Ava's arrival did not begin at her actual birth. It started about 3 months before with what seemed like another normal pregnancy. One day the phone call came from my daughter that there was spotting. For those of you ladies who have experienced this when pregnant, you know how un-nerving that can be. Often though it doesn't mean anything is really wrong.

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14 Apr 2008 07:32 AM

AvaBaby's Micro Preemie Story/Blog

I had never even read a blog until about a week ago when someone wrote a blog about me and my full circle experience with my granddaugher Ava who was born at 26 1/2 weeks gestation, weighing 1 lb 15 oz and was a mere 13 inches long. I had no idea any human being could be so tiny. People speak of preemies, but they were never talking about this.

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