Premature Baby’s First Year of Life Documented in 365 Seconds

Bradley Mitchell’s daughter was born six weeks premature.

ByABC News
September 22, 2016, 2:15 PM

— -- When Bradley Mitchell's daughter was born six weeks premature, he and his wife were unsure whether she would survive and wanted to preserve every moment with her they could.

Mitchell decided to document her first days, which turned into a full 365 days of her first year, in a video that's now gone viral.

Mitchell's daughter was born on Sept. 10, 2015, six weeks early.

The video starts with his daughter attached to breathing tubes inside an incubator. As the days roll by, she grows stronger, eventually able to leave the hospital on Oct. 4, 2015.

What follows are adorable videos of the newborn in different outfits and poses, at home and about with family, friends and even the family dog.

The video also shows how the baby celebrated trying on various onesies, playing with new toys, swimming, traveling and even celebrating first holidays like Christmas.