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NJ preemie going home!
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Well, the tears in my eyes today are not of sadness, but of joy. This is a beautiful story you may have been following since this past April. On April 25th (via C-section), little--and I mean little, as in she weighed less than a soda can!--Tamera Dixon made her debut.
The only issue with her arrival was that the pretty little gal--and I mean little, as in she was only ten inches long!--was welcomed into the world fifteen weeks early. She's an absolute miracle of love, life, dedication and--yeah--science.
Her parents must be the happiest people on earth right about now, as wee Tamera has spent her life so far in an incubator. Now she's set to return home with mommy and daddy and two proud brothers where I'm pretty sure, based on her picture (see the story), she will reign as the most adorable baby in the world.
At least in New Jersey. And she'll not only have that honor, but the record as possibly the tiniest baby ever born in New Jersey as well. When Tamera was born she weighed eleven ounces.
Now she weighs over four pounds and is apparently a little ball of baby energy. Seriously, you have to check out the picture that goes with this article. That's one cute little baby!!!
Congratulations to the whole family!!!
Cute pic of big and small by Goldberg.
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8-19-2007 @ 6:14PM
soccermom http://soccermomoftwo.blogspot.com said...Adorable baby girl. Amazing that there are no lasting effects of the early birth. That is such a wonderful thing.
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8-19-2007 @ 8:10PM
Heather said...I'm so glad this family had an excelent outcome. My sister had a baby who was 14 oz. and 10 in. when he was born. He was only with us for 5 days.
Congrats to this family!
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8-19-2007 @ 9:53PM
Michelle said...It is a wonderful thing to bring your preemie home, especially when you think that day may never come! (My son was born 15 weeks early, too)
However, soccermom, it is way too early to say she has no lasting effects from being too small and too early, being on a vent, getting steroids, etc. . . . I can almost guarantee there will be lasting effects of being a micro-preemie. They are not just small babies, size is secondary to other, more important matters. I think to trivialize her ordeal and her experiences to come is unfair to her, her family and others experiencing the same trauma.
So, I congratulate them on this marvelous milestone and wish them good luck and godspeed. I also would like to send them thoughts of patience and a loud voice for advocating for their daughter.
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