Story of the world's most prematurely born baby

If there's ever anybody in this world that deserves to be a mother, it's Molly

So our journey really begins with the loss of our daughter. We had a daughter in September of 23

She was born almost 18 weeks gestation, so she was born prematurely as well

Yay! Come back see! I ended up being diagnosed with incompetent cervix

And so we knew that for our next pregnancy that we would have to consult with a maternal fetal medicine doctor, get a cerclage placed preventatively between 12 and 14 weeks

We ended up finding out that we were pregnant with Nash in March of 2024

And we were so excited, but also very nervous. We didn't really, you know, get too excited

We didn't get our hopes up. We didn't decorate the nursery. We didn't really do anything too drastic because we just didn't want to jinx it

So when I checked into the University of Iowa, I was 20 weeks and four days

It was a Tuesday, and I had got there. My contractions started, or what felt like contractions, started getting closer together and heavier

The doctor, she thought that our chances were very slim. But I do remember we had a great nurse and she was so hopeful for us and that kind of what helped us hang on to hope Because of our loss in 23 we at that point kind of just accepted what could happen but we just wanted to give Nash a chance

Had Nash been born just 10 hours earlier, he wouldn't be here

So we feel very, very fortunate that he held on until that 21-week mark

If I could explain Nash during the NICU journey, it would be him with his hands behind his head just sitting there like, what's next

He took everything so perfectly. We were able to trust that he was going to be okay because of how chill he was

He is the world's most premature-born baby. He's a world record holder, and we are so thrilled he achieved that

because that means that he made it. He made his journey. He's surviving, and he's thriving, and he's doing really good

So we're very proud of him. Yeah, he's just a happy kid

I rarely see him cry, and it's the best. I love waking up to him

I love going to pick him up from daycare. He's truly the best thing that could have ever happened to us