Welcome to my site. My name is Ethan, and I will be sharing with you the story of my life! I will include pictures with brief descriptions about my life as a preemie. To start of with, let me say, I was born on December 4,2002 @ 32 weeks gestation. I weighed 3lbs 11oz and was 16 inches long. And if you read on there is more....so let's start from the beginning   Well, this is my mommy. She is in hard labor in this picture, which you can't tell because she is smiling. She is happy that grandpa snuck those crackers in, because they wouldn't let her have anything to eat. She was really nervous and scared because she didn't know what to expect. She received Nubaine, which helped with her pain, and she also had an epidural. I was ready to come, so that didn't have a chance to work...:)   I'M HERE!!! I arrived at 8:18am. I really didn't get a chance to see my mommy or daddy when I was born. That's why there are no pictures..:( I didn't have any major complications, but the doctors rushed me right up to the NICU. I didn't realize it would be 6 long hours before I got to see mommy and daddy. But mommy spent that time on the phone....as you can see.   Well, I think she has managed to call everyone in the world. When this picture was taken, we had exactly 2 hours before we would meet for the first time. Mommy was so worried, she didn't know what I would endure being I was so small. She tried to think positive...but you know how mommies are...worry all the time!     The next pages are about me, but, before we get to them, I would like you to know a little bit about my situation. When I was born my cry wasn't strong enough to close the valve in my heart. I had a small hole that Dr. Austin had to fix. I really liked him. He was always so gentle and soft spoken. I was placed on C-PAP for a few days. I needed a little help with keeping my oxygen up. I was on a heart monitor. I had a little trouble keeping my temperature up. Hey what can I say, I was used to being in mommy's warm tummy! I had a few head ultrasounds done to make sure I didn't have any brain bleeds. And I had a feeding tube placed after about 3 days. Man, I was sure glad when I got that thing. I was used to mommy eating 20 times a day!! View My Guestbook Sign My Guestbook Some of the graphics on this site I am not sure where I got them. If anyone knows who owns them, please let me know so I can ask for permission, or remove if need be.