March for Babies 2011

We were beyond humbled and grateful for the amazing turnout at the March of Dimes walk! Our entire family came out in the cold, windy day to walk in honor of Abigail and all babies born too early!

Thank you so so much for being there for us!!!!!!!

Although it was a cold day, the walk went great.  We got to see some of our favorite NICU families.  We even saw my FAVORITE nurse, who got to see Abigail 3 1/2 years after watching her for 12 hours a day!    I have two favorite moments with her.  One was when she moved Abigail from the front "high-risk" part of the NICU to the back of the NICU.  My other favorite moment was after we got home.  We had left a disposable camera in Abigail's hospital room so they could take pictures of things when we weren't there.  Since I was alwasys there during the day, I didn't know what I'd find.  There were tons and tons of pictures of the night nurses (who we always talked to before we left for the night so we knew who they were) with Abigail.  Dressing her, helping her make "art projects" for us, and sometimes big moments like the time I got there in the morning and she was in a big girl crib instead of an incubator.  They documented those moments.  And some of my favorite nurses took pictures with Abigail which I didn't know, so when I got home I had pictures of them!  What an amazing gift I didn't even know I was getting.  Seeing Jane was  a great "full-circle" moment!

Some pics of our day:

The whole group!  Team Abigail!

The reason we walk...our 3 lb miracle

Getting ready to face the cold wind for 3 miles!

The after-walk celebration!!!!!  We did it!

This was also Aunt Katie's celebration...she decided to make her bday celebration the walk...thank you so much Aunt Katie!!!!  We love you!  Happy Bday on Tuesday!

Our family...all here and heatlhy thanks in part to the amazing advances made by March of Dimes, as well as the doctors and nurses at CDH!