gould nunan was born at melbourne 's monash hospital in july last year .
he have praised medical staff for taking care of their son who came into the world not breathing , with a hole in his heart and a brain bleed .
he and her partner jonathan nunan would spend the next four and a half months practically living at the hospital and watching as their son developed pneumonia .
but slowly , ` tough little fighter ' etienne began to experience his first milestones in life .