A friend of mine Zoe gave birth to her little boy Archer prematurely at 24 weeks in September. Archer has been at Monash Medical Centre for the past 3 months and has overcome many obsticles including a heart operation due to his valve not closing.

When i gave birth to my son, Tristan, back in October i had the pleasure of meeting the now famous little Archer and what a gorgeous little man he is. Like all of us Zoe and her husband Luke, were thrown into the unknown world of having a premature baby and they have both coped amazingly. They are both such strong people and are brilliant parents. They attend to the bedside of Archer each day and thrive in the cuddles they can give their son when he is able to handle them.

When we had a coffee with Zoe and Luke we had a good chat about life in the NICU and about Archers progress. Whilst we could understand their fears, frustration, excitement and thoughts about the road ahead we have no idea how hard their journey has been as both our children were born at different gestations with Ronan being born at 27 weeks. Zoe and Luke both watched the antics that Ronan got up to whilst we were having our coffee and i am sure they can’t wait for Archer to do the same. Archer is doing brilliantly and coming along so well now and we are so proud of Zoe and Luke for being so strong for their little boy even in the down times.

Here is an article regarding the famous little Archer being in Monash for christmas. This article is brilliant and just shows how amazing this special family are.

Herald Sun – Premature Baby Archer A Shining Star This Christmas