Dana Griffin-Graves' photos of baby born at 24 months go viral

The couple from the 'bun in the oven' viral pregnancy video have shared that their son, who was born premature, is doing 'fantastic.'

Dana Griffin-Graves gave birth four months early via C-section when she was admitted to intensive care with near-fatal high blood pressure in October. Doctors warned her that the unborn baby was putting her health at risk.

Little Kaleb Graves was born 17 weeks early, weighing just 13 ounces. Now he weighs one-pound five ounces. 

'Kaleb, he is doing fantastic,' the 41-year-old mother told WRIC. 

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'Fantastic': Dana Griffin-Graves says that her son, Kaleb, is doing fantastic after being born premature at 17 weeks early in October

At the time of his birth, he weighed just 13 ounces. Now he weighs one-pound five ounces and turns one-month-old on Friday

The mother gave birth four months early via C-section when she was admitted to intensive care with near-fatal high blood pressure in October. Doctors warned her that their unborn baby was putting her health at risk

'If someone would have told me six weeks ago when I was laying in the hospital bed and I was in the ICU department, that I would be here today, I wouldn't believe it.'

Dana and her husband, Arkell Graves, had given up on having children after 17 years of trying. 

At the time of his birth, Kaleb, who wasn't due until mid-February, only had a five percent chance of survival. 

On Friday, the infant will turn one-month-old and his parents couldn't be more happier. 

'God is good. He's a miracle. Kaleb is a miracle,' the proud father told WRIC. 

At the time of his birth, Kaleb, who wasn't due until mid-February, only had a five percent chance of survival

During her hours-long visits, Dana sings to her son and reads from the thousands of encouraging prayers and posts left on Facebook for them.

The couple takes turns spending time at the hospital with Kaleb. Arkell , 41, spends mornings at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, while Dana is there afternoons and evenings. 

During her hours-long visits, she sings to her son and reads from the thousands of encouraging prayers and posts left on Facebook for them. 

'It's just amazing to know that we have so many people in our corner, so many people that have gone through the same thing and it's just because of God's grace,' she told WRIC.

Her husband feels the exact same way as she.  

'I'm very humbled to the fact that so many people are praying for us and the prayers are actually working. We can actually feel them. They're amazing,' Arkell told WRIC.  

Kaleb is likely to spend months in hospital before his parents are able to bring him home

Arkell Graves (right) said that 'God is good. He's a miracle. Kaleb is a miracle.' Above the couple is pictured taking some time away from the hospital to get pedicures

The couple had tried for 17 years to have a child, with Dana only discovering she was nearly five months pregnant on accident. She told her husband that they were expecting a boy by putting actual buns in the oven along alongside a sonogram

Just weeks ago, the couple shared that the baby opened his eyes for the first time and grabbed their fingers in a post on Facebook. 

She originally told Arkell that they were expecting a boy, and a heartwarming video of the moment he found out went viral.

'Have your tissues ready!' Dana captioned the video. 'After 4 miscarriages and one stillborn birth, we had given up on the idea of having babies of our on, especially at our age … But God!'

The couple had tried for 17 years to have a child, with Dana only discovering she was nearly five months pregnant on accident. 

'We had everything planned,' Dana told Buzzfeed after the pregnancy announcement video went viral. 'It just didn't work out, so we kind of gave up.'

But then, earlier this year, Dana had started going walking with her friends for a bit of exercise. To her confusion, everyone else started losing weight except for her.

Upon learning he is having a son, Arkell loses his composure and bursts into tears, pulling his shirt over his head to muffle his sobbing. The video of the pregnancy announcement has been viewed more than 10 million times on YouTube

A community of thousands have tracked the couple's progress on Facebook 

Seeking the cause of the problem, Dana went to see a doctor, and was giving a shocking diagnosis. Not only was she pregnant, but she was nearly at the five-month mark.

'I was ecstatic,' she said. 'We hadn't planned anything, we weren't trying.'

In the viral video of the pregnancy announcement, Dana has her husband check what's cooking in the oven. Arkell then sees buns in the oven and realizes his wife is pregnant.

The video has been viewed more than 10 million times and a community of thousands have tracked the couple's progress.

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Kaleb is likely to spend months in hospital before his parents are able to bring him home.

Her sister, Melanie Griffin-Hamlin, created a GoFundMe page 'with the purpose of helping to offset some of the expenses of the enormous hospital bills and to have a beautiful, well- deserved nursery for Baby Kaleb.'

Since being created last month, the family has raised more than $5,000 of the $10,000 they are asking for. 

Comments of well wishes and prayers have been left for the couple and Kaleb by the hundreds of people who have donated so far.

Dana, seen here while pregnant, was told of the severe risks that continuing to hold 'her baby inside' posed. Arkell is pictured before the C-section took place in October

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