March For Babies/March of Dimes

Sunday April 26, 2009 is the NICU reunion, which we will attend, and the March For Babies Walk. The St. Paul NICU will be walking for babies, we will not be doing the walk this year but want to in the future.

Why Families Walk:

Family Teams are made up of friends and families walking together to celebrate or honor a baby in their lives. And many of our family teams walk in memory of a baby who didn't survive. These special teams remind everyone of the importance of our mission to help all babies be born healthy. -I would like to get a team together next year to march for My Quads!!

Consider donating to our NICU team www.marchforbabies.org/555161

The more money that is raised the more we can help the March Of DImes with research. So that all babies can be born healthy and come home healthy. The research has already affected our family, the research is why Samantha, Bridgette and Teddy were able to come home and thrive. This research is also why Madeline lived for 9 days. Let's help all kids come home healthy so no parent has to lose a baby.

Here are a few of the very first photos of the babies.

Samantha - 10 days old, thriving.

Bridgette - 3 days old, she gave us so many scare, came on and off the vetilator several times. Threatened heart surgey. Home and thriving now.

Teddy - 3 days old. Threatened heart surgery, came on and off the ventilator several times. Home & thriving.

Madeline - 3 days old, thrived for 8 days, was on high flow, was called to Heaven on her 9th day. Let's together help babies so no other parent has to feel the loss of a baby.

Thank-You March of Dimes for my babies.

Grandpa Visits

My Dad came over on Thursday to visit. He brought lunch and then took the big girls outside to play for a little while. It was cold so they were not out too long, but I did manage to have all the kids piled on him

for a great photo

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The New Family Room

Well our family room used to have 3 baby swings in it, so it used to look like this:



Now we switched out the swings for fun play stuff!! Step and Play Piano, Jumperoo & an Exersaucer!!!




Samantha


Bridgette



Teddy


And if they get sleepy we have the bouncy seats!!

Mall Trip

Well we all went out on a trip. Just a small trip to a local mall (not the Mall Of America), but we went out. It took us about a half hour to get everyone loaded into the car, the stroller wont fit inside, with everyone, so it got wrapped in a tarp with bunji cords and was strapped to the roof. SO needless to say I will not be going on outings alone.

Here is a photo of the kids.