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Dad brings son home from NICU after 47 days of dancing on TikTok

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Dad is dancing on TikTok every day until his newborn son leaves the NICU
Chris Askew
ByNicole Pelletiere
March 03, 2020, 5:00 AM

A Florida baby is now home after his dad touched millions by dancing on the app TikTok until the newborn left the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Chris Askew of Osteen, Fla., danced for 47 days in videos-gone-viral until bringing Dylan home on Monday, he told "Good Morning America."

"I feel excited, I feel nervous...it's like a roller coaster of emotions," Askew said. "We can finally start being a family again."

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Chris Askew of Osteen, Fla., danced for 47 days in videos-gone-viral until bringing his son home from the NICU. Askew and his wife, Danielle, who are parents to Hunter, 5, Nathan, 3 and CJ, 1, welcomed a fourth son, Dylan, on Jan. 12.
Chris Askew
Dylan Askew heads home from the NICU after 47 days in Florida. He was cared for in the neo-natal intensive care unit at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, in Orlando.
Chris Askew

Askew and his wife, Danielle, who are parents to Hunter, 5, Nathan, 3 and CJ, 1, welcomed a fourth son, Dylan, on Jan. 12.

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Dylan was born two months premature, weighing only four pounds, after his mom had a partial placenta abruption.

He was cared for in the neo-natal intensive care unit at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, in Orlando.

PHOTO: Chris Askew of Osteen, Fla., danced for 47 days in videos-gone-viral until bringing his son home from the NICU. Askew and his wife, Danielle, who are parents to Hunter, 5, Nathan, 3 and CJ, 1, welcomed a fourth son, Dylan, on Jan. 12.
Chris Askew of Osteen, Fla., danced for 47 days in videos-gone-viral until bringing Dylan home on Monday, he told "Good Morning America." Askew and his wife, Danielle, who are parents to Hunter, 5, Nathan, 3 and CJ, 1, welcomed a fourth son, Dylan, on Jan. 12.
Chris Askew
Chris Askew of Osteen, Florida, has danced in 23 videos viewed by 6 million. Askew is dancing every day until his son Dylan heads home from the NICU.
TikTok/skewu

"He's been fighting since the day he was born," Askew, a firefighter and real estate company owner told "GMA" Feb. 6. "I know he's going to be a strong little person once he gets older."

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Askew started making the videos after befriending another creative TikTok user.

PHOTO: Chris Askew of Osteen, Florida, and his wife, Danielle, who are parents to Hunter, 5, Nathan, 3 and CJ, 1, welcomed a fourth son, Dylan, on Jan. 12. Dylan was born two months premature.
Chris Askew of Osteen, Florida, has danced in 23 videos viewed by 6 million. Askew and his wife, Danielle, who are parents to Hunter, 5, Nathan, 3 and CJ, 1, welcomed a fourth son, Dylan, on Jan. 12. Dylan was born two months premature, weighing 4 pounds, after his mom had a partial placenta abruption.
Chris Askew
Chris Askew of Osteen, Florida, has danced in 23 videos viewed by 6 million. Askew is dancing every day until his son Dylan heads home from the NICU.
TikTok/skewu

To raise his family's spirits, he danced with his wife's hospital co-workers, his fellow firefighters, on the roof of his house and on the home court of the NBA's Orlando Magics.

Dylan was born two months premature, weighing 4 pounds, after his mom had a partial placenta abruption. He is now being cared for in the neo-natal intensive care unit at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies in Florida.
Chris Askew

And on March 2, Dylan left the hospital in a knitted cap and gown to signify his "graduation" from the NICU.

Chris Askew of Osteen, Florida, has danced in 23 videos viewed by 6 million. Askew is dancing every day until his son Dylan heads home from the NICU.
TikTok/skewu
Chris Askew of Osteen, Florida, has danced in 23 videos viewed by 6 million. Askew and his wife, Danielle, who are parents to Hunter, 5, Nathan, 3 and CJ, 1, welcomed a fourth son, Dylan, on Jan. 12.
TikTok/skewu

Askew hopes his videos raise awareness of the difficulties moms and dads of preemies face. He's launched an online fundraiser for parents who have to miss work to be with their babies.

Askew said he'll continue making TikTok videos--only this time he will incorporate the entire family.

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