HOME AND THRIVING, THE TINY 1Ib BABY GIRL WHOSE ARM SLIPPED THROUGH HER FATHER'S WEDDING RING WHEN SHE WAS BORN

Mollie Perrin, almost eight months, has defied doctors to survive and is about to celebrate her first Christmas, despite being born prematurely weighing just 1lb. She is pictured with her mother Stephanie, 34

.Stephanie Perrin, 34, was told her baby would not live past 3 weeks old

.Baby Mollie had stopped growing in the womb due to a placental disorder 

.Photograph of her entire arm fitting in her father's wedding ring went viral

.Is now celebrating her first Christmas, weighing 8lbs, and parents have re-created a photo of her fingers in her father's ring to show her progress

Eight months ago, baby Mollie Perrin was tiny, birdlike, and weighed just 1lb.

She was so small her entire arm could be slipped through her father's wedding ring - with room to spare.

But despite doctors' dire predictions, she has battled on to survive - and, to her parents' delight - is about to celebrate her first Christmas.

Mollie was born 13 weeks premature weighing 1lb 1oz (0.45 kg), and doctors told her devastated parents Stephanie, 34, and James, 38, that she may not live past three weeks old. 

But after 20 weeks in hospital she slowly gained weight and her relieved parents were finally allowed to take her home - a milestone they never thought she would reach. 

Mollie was born 13 weeks early and her father, James, 38 was allowed to hold her for the first time at 25 days old (pictured). She was so tiny his wedding ring fit around her arm, an image that went viral earlier this year

Mr and Mrs Perrin re-created the image of Mollie's fingers inside her father's wedding ring to show her progress. Mr Perrin said: 'We really did get to a point earlier on this year where we never dreamed that we would have the opportunity to spend this time with our little girl'

Mrs Perrin, of Hull, said: 'Mollie is now seven months old and we can't wait to enjoy our first Christmas Day as parents.

'She's still so tiny - she now weighs 8lb 3oz - but looking back at the first photos of her with James's wedding ring around her arm brings tears to my eyes.

'It's amazing that she survived and has finally gained weight.

'It was such a worrying time but now her hand is too big to even fit through the ring, showing how far she's come.

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