Tripp Abney has defied the odds since birth.
So, when Tripp celebrated his first birthday, he was appropriately dressed in a Superman outfit.Gavin was just five months pregnant with Tripp, her second biological child, when she went into preterm labor.
"I remember his arms and legs moving and asking, 'Is he OK?' and saying that he was OK," Gavin recalled. "I told them I wanted them to do anything they could to save the baby."Babies born prior to 22 weeks are born without their critical organs fully developed, including their heart, lungs and intestines, according to Dr. Maran Ramani, chief of the Division of Neonatology at USA Health and the doctor who oversaw Tripp's care.
In the NICU, Gavin and her husband, Herron Abney II, had to wait one month to even hold their son because he was so small and under so much medical intervention.According to Gore and Ramani, babies born before 22 weeks are often so small they fit in the palm of an adult's hand. Their eyes are usually closed and their footprint is close to 1-inch long.
"We never missed a day," said Gavin. "Especially once we got to hold him, I wanted to hold him so much."
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