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BREAKING NEWS!!! NEW PICS POSTED JULY 12, 2010 FOR THE PERIOD FROM 2005 THROUGH 2010
Hi! My name is Anna. In addition to being extremely cute, I'm also what they call a Preemie. I made an early arrival at 26 weeks gestation on September 12, 1996. My original due date was supposed to be December 13, 1996. Ooops! Until January 8, 1997, I spent my days hanging out at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. You see, by showing up early I only managed to weigh one pound, 5 ounces. Apparently that's on the small side for a newborn. I had to grow a whole bunch bigger before they let me go home. Check out Anna's Grams to track how my weight increased over time. My Mom and Dad, Kelsey and Craig, came to see me all the time, which was pretty cool. If you've got a hankie handy, you might want to read my Mom's account of how much she loves me, which is followed by her Mom's (my Mimi's) response.
During my hospital stay, Mom and Dad sent out Annagrams to people to let them know how I was doing. You can review my daily progress by clicking below:
Throughout my stay, Mom and Dad received lots of words of support and encouragement from family, friends, and other parents of preemies as far away as Australia and the Neverlands (I remembered the spelling for the last place from a story Dad read me about a pirate).
Now that I'm home, we keep people updated on my progress through periodic editions of Anna's HomeWatch. See especially the new entry from July 12, 2010.
If you 'd like to see more pictures of me (and my parents), you can roam the hallways of
BREAKING NEWS!!!! NEW PICS POSTED JULY 12, 2010 AT:
Photo Gallery AB: 2005 to 2010
And if static pics aren't exciting enough for you, check me out in Annamation (including sound)! That was just my early baby chatter. Check out my more recent, technologically advanced
ANNA HOME PAGE GREETING VIDEO (April 2003)
To contact my parents, send them an e-mail. They would love to hear from you.
When you're all finished hanging out at my place, you may want to try one of my favorite sites for preemie fashions:
In case you were wondering how I put together such a neat home page at my young age, the answer is that back in 1996 I used an early web page maker put out by AOL called AOLPress. We later updated it to a Microsoft FrontPage platform.
Thanks again for dropping by! Anna
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LAST PAGE UPDATE: July 12, 2010
NEW ADDITIONS:
And now, here's a preview of what's new in the Photo Galleria:
Photo Gallery Hallway AB: Anna water skies for the first time (July 2010)
