Doctors were unsure what the days ahead would hold after Aurora Britton arrived via emergency C-section at just 27 weeks pregnant. Born weighing only 2 pounds, 10 ounces, the now 7-month-old defied ...

Editor's note: This article has been revised to clarify that Aurora was discharged from the special care nursery after about two weeks. The infant's fingers, tiny and frail, poked at her mother's name ...