Baby Born Weighing 9.5 Ounces Is Discharged From Hospital 5 Months After Birth

Melinda Star Guido, one of the smallest babies ever born at a weight of 9.5 ounces, is discharged from Los Angeles County USC Medical Center five months after her birth on January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Baby Born Weighing 9.5 Ounces Is Discharged From Hospital 5 Months After Birth

Melinda Star Guido, one of the smallest babies ever born at a weight of 9.5 ounces, is discharged from Los Angeles County USC Medical Center five months after her birth on January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Baby Born Weighing 9.5 Ounces Is Discharged From Hospital 5 Months After Birth

Melinda Star Guido is surrounded by news media cameras as she is discharged from Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center five months after her birth January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Guido was born 24 weeks early, weighing 9.5 ounces, and was the third smallest baby born in the world. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Baby Born Weighing 9.5 Ounces Is Discharged From Hospital 5 Months After Birth

Melinda Star Guido, one of the smallest babies ever born at a weight of 9.5 ounces, is discharged from Los Angeles County USC Medical Center five months after her birth on January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Baby Born Weighing 9.5 Ounces Is Discharged From Hospital 5 Months After Birth

Melinda Star Guido is picked up by her mother Haydee Ibarra as her father Yovani Guido looks on after she was discharged from Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center five months after her birth January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Guido was born 24 weeks early, weighing 9.5 ounces, and was the third smallest baby born in the world. She currently weighs 4.5 pounds and doctors will continue to monitor her for the next six years. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Baby Born Weighing 9.5 Ounces Is Discharged From Hospital 5 Months After Birth

Melinda Star Guido is picked up by her mother Haydee Ibarra as her father Yovani Guido looks on after she was discharged from Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center five months after her birth January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Guido was born 24 weeks early, weighing 9.5 ounces, and was the third smallest baby born in the world. She currently weighs 4.5 pounds and doctors will continue to monitor her for the next six years. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Baby Born Weighing 9.5 Ounces Is Discharged From Hospital 5 Months After Birth

Melinda Star Guido, one of the smallest babies ever born at a weight of 9.5 ounces, is discharged from Los Angeles County USC Medical Center five months after her birth on January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Baby Born Weighing 9.5 Ounces Is Discharged From Hospital 5 Months After Birth

Melinda Star Guido, one of the smallest babies ever born at a weight of 9.5 ounces, is discharged from Los Angeles County USC Medical Center five months after her birth on January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Baby Born Weighing 9.5 Ounces Is Discharged From Hospital 5 Months After Birth

Melinda Star Guido is picked up by her mother Haydee Ibarra as her father Yovani Guido looks on after she was discharged from Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center five months after her birth January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Guido was born 24 weeks early, weighing 9.5 ounces, and was the third smallest baby born in the world. She currently weighs 4.5 pounds and doctors will continue to monitor her for the next six years. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Baby Born Weighing 9.5 Ounces Is Discharged From Hospital 5 Months After Birth

Melinda Star Guido, one of the smallest babies ever born at a weight of 9.5 ounces, is discharged from Los Angeles County USC Medical Center five months after her birth on January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Baby Born Weighing 9.5 Ounces Is Discharged From Hospital 5 Months After Birth

Melinda Star Guido, one of the smallest babies ever born at a weight of 9.5 ounces, is discharged from Los Angeles County USC Medical Center five months after her birth on January 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)