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Click Here to Find Out About "Living Miracles: Stories of Hope from Parents of Premature Babies"--Anna is Featured in this Book!!
Welcome to Anna's Home Page!
BREAKING NEWS!!! NEW PICS POSTED SEPTEMBER 26, 2005 FROM JULY 2002-DECEMBER 2004
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:
- Annagrams Days 3-10 (September 16-22, 1996)
- Annagrams Days 11-25 (September 23-October 7, 1996)
- Annagrams Days 26-35 (October 8-17, 1997)
- Annagrams Days 36-49 (October 18-31, 1996)
- Annagrams Days 50-70 (November 1-21, 1996)
- Annagrams Days 71-101 (November 22-December 22, 1996)
- Annagrams Days 102-117 (December 23, 1996-January 7, 1997)
- Annagram Day 118 (Describes my Homecoming on January 8, 1997, and responses from my fans)
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 September 26, 2005!!!
If you 'd like to see more pictures of me (and my parents), you can roam the hallways of
BREAKING NEWS!!!! NEW PICS POSTED September 26, 2005 at:
Photo Gallery W: July Through December 2002
Photo Gallery X: January Through June 2003
Photo Gallery Y: July Through December 2003
Photo Gallery Z: January Through June 2004
Photo Gallery AA: July Through December 2004
Photo Gallery AB: January Through June 2005 [Still Under Construction]
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:
- For A Special Baby--This site sell Preemie clothes tailored especially for your tiny miracle.
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
MY PAGE HAS BEEN VISITED A GRAND TOTAL OF
TIMES
SINCE 1/12/97
LAST PAGE UPDATE: September 26, 2005
NEW ADDITIONS:
- Photo Gallery Hallways W, X, Y, Z and AA (July 2002 through December 2004) (See preview photo below and links above to Anna's Photo Galleria)
- Anna is now 9 years old and weighs in at 45 lbs., or 20,430 grams.
- View the new entry in Anna's HomeWatch from September 26, 2005 describing her progress in recent years!!!
And now, here's a preview of what's new in the Photo Galleria:
Photo Gallery Hallway Z: Anna and her Mom pose for a picture during a very cold day at Disney World (Feb. 2004)