And away we go...

She's been in the world for just nine days and already we're helpless. Born May 5 at 10:11 a.m. EDT at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Gestational age: 32 weeks and 1 day. We''ll spare you the 16 days prior to her arrival. She's here now and the rest is boring back story. Eventually she'll make her home in Washington, D.C. with Mom, Dad and two cats. Well, one, if you don't count the grey, furry, fat excuse for a feline Carey adopted eight years ago. For now, Greta's home is the neo-natal intensive care unit. She lives in a clear plastic box that flips open on the top and has two port holes that open to the outside world. Inside the box, it's anywhere between 30-38.5 degrees Celsius.