Nicholas was Dr. Nichols's premature son, who died despite intubation and an incubator and did not officially count as born.
Dr. Nichols's son was to be named Nicholas after his paternal great-grandfather. Born prematurely at one pound eight ounces, he was intubated and placed in an incubator. He did not survive; his father says the lottery did not technically count him as born.
Nicholas was a premature infant weighing one pound eight ounces at birth.
Nicholas is the son Dr. Nichols lost after a premature birth.