
Nonetheless, Dr. J affirmed that Max was "out of the woods" in terms of complications. Max celebrated the news by chewing on a baby num-num (a rice cake designed to melt in the mouth):

Max was born in October 2008 at Georgetown University Hospital. After more than four months at GUH, Max moved to the HSC Pediatric Center in March 2009. He came home six months after he was born, in April 2009.