Watch this resilient little boy defy all expectations and make it to his first birthday, after being born at 27 weeks and weighing the same as a can of coke.
After tipping the scales at just 14.5 ounces (410g) baby Leovani Vera was so small his father’s wedding ring fit his wrist like a bangle.
Due to him being so small, he spent 127 days in the NICU where doctors made sure his health and weight progressed and he bravely pulled through.
His mother, Isabel, from Texas, USA, said that Leovani was a miracle and explains how she went into survival mode when he was born and was worried he’d never be able to get to where he is now.
Now 12 months on and weighing a normal and healthy 14 pounds 8 ounces, Leovani has just celebrated turning one years old!