Only a month ago David Meadows wondered if little Harrison would survive after he helped deliver the baby on his living room floor.
Harrison, who was three months premature, weighed no more than a couple of bags of sugar.

But after a few uncertain weeks on a life-support machine, Harrison is getting stronger by the day.

Harrison had to be wrapped up in blankets and placed on the chest of David.

This is because his tiny body loses heat quickly and holding him like a normal full-grown baby could make him ill.

David, a plasterer, said: 'It was fantastic – quite emotional really.
'I had waited a long time for it and it was a great moment.'
The 40-year-old and his wife Maria, 36, described Harrison as their 'little miracle' after he was delivered at their home in Westbrook Grove, Purbrook, in August.

Harrison had bleeding on the brain and lungs and it was touch and go whether he would survive.

The only contact the Meadows had with their son was holding his tiny hand through a hole in the incubator.

But this week mum and dad have finally held their son – and felt his heart beat against theirs.

Harrison is now drinking milk and his weight has increased by a few ounces.

He is also taken off the ventilator every seven hours and allowed to breathe for himself for one hour.
David said: 'He's doing really well.

'He's got blond hair and blue eyes.
'He's a real fidget. His arms and legs never stop moving.
'He's now drinking the maximum amount of milk that he can do, so he's growing. He just seems to be going from strength to strength.'
Harrison is due to come home on December 6 – the day he was supposed to be delivered.

But doctors at St Mary's Hospital, Milton, have said he may be able to come home three weeks early because he's doing so well.

David added: 'It will make a lovely early Christmas present.'