If you are tired of hearing about this, I am sorry.
Why does this matter so much to me you may ask. My girls are doing well, why would this be so important?
I think back on the time my girls were in the Nicu. Irelyn was there for six weeks and Miley for seven. It was the absolute hardest time in my life. Each day I walked into the hospital I was so afraid of what I would find. Would things have changed since I left only hours earlier? Thinking back on this is extremely emotional to me. I know you think I should just get over it. I am trying and doing much better about it since the girls turned one. But, I do not want anyone to have to experience the emotional roller coaster called the Nicu. I did not know that my girls would be preemies. Heck, I didn't even really know what a preemie was until I had mine. March of Dimes is searching for answers to end prematurity and to find ways that all babies are born healthy. As every child deserves to be healthy.
I set my goal at $1,000. Looking back at this, I realize that it was probably too high. The economy is crappy and their are tons of unemployed people. Still, I think about reaching my goal many times a day. For those who have already donated to me...thank you soooo much. For those unable to contribute, I completely understand. If you are still interested in sponsoring me, click on the March of Dimes logo on the side of my page. Please know...that any donation counts!!!
Here are a couple of my favorite pictures from the Nicu. The girls are a couple weeks old.
Thank you so much for all your love and support.
In other news, the girls have begun to "talk" more. Here is a word list
Irelyn- mama, dada, dog, bye bye, ut oh, thank you, ball, and tons of lalalala singing
Miley- mama, dada, dog, down, done, grandpa, papa, ut oh, ball, dog, what's that (Sounds like whatsat), hi, bye bye, no
I think that is all. Irelyn loves to sing and Miley loves to try to repeat what you are saying. Thye are both simply adorable.
Thanks for reading
5 comments:
I really hope you meet your goal Kelly. The March of Dimes is such a great cause. I knew for over a month that I was going to have a preemie, and I spent so much time researching things on their website, which definitely helped me be more prepared for when Audrey went to the NICU.
What is the deadline for contributions?
Kelly, you are not being silly and in no way should you "just get over it." The NICU is a very scary place. Even when children leave healthy, like yours and mine, there are too many that do not. And when you are there for any length of time it is impossible to not be aware of all the heartache around you. We were there for 11 weeks and there were several babies who passed away just in that time frame. One was actally in the bed right across from our daughter. Not to mention all the babies who lived but had serious conditions.
It's actally ironic because at one point Olivia was the smallest baby in the room by far, yet she was the healthiest. All the others were full termers who were very very sick. I remember holding my two and a half pounder and looking around the room and just feeling incredibly blessed! :) Talk about perspective!
I so admire you for raising money for this great cause! I have been meaning to donate, I just keep forgetting that you are doing it. I'll try to come back after I pick up my son from preschool.
God Bless,
Sassy
Kelly, Neil and I were happy to help!! Miley and Irelyn are beautiful healthy girls. And if sponsoring you can help more children thrive as Miley and Irelyn have then it's money well spent! Love to you all!
May 2nd is the walk. Thanks for the support ladies!
Good Luck kelly!Your girls are adorable!They sure look like they are doing good.They look so healthy!
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