Marching!

Avery Beth and I will be walking this Saturday in the March of Dimes, "March for Babies!" I am so excited and am desperate for no rain! Above is a picture taken of Avery just moments after her birth. It was such a scary time for us and am thankful for all the people who helped us through our struggle, including the March of Dimes. It is so amazing that this tiny little baby has inspired so many to give!


We have our very own team, "Avery's Aviators" and above is our team logo. We currently have 25 team members and have raised a whopping $6,765!!! We have so much momentum right now! I am so close to my goal of $1,000 but I am $130 short. Click this link http://www.marchforbabies.org/personal_page.asp?pp=79702&ct=4&w=4064292&u=laurengsanders or the purple box to the right to give!

Please think long and hard about giving to the March of Dimes. What a difference they can make in the life of a family. One of the focuses for March of Dimes funds is on educating expecting mothers about what to look for and signs of problems with their pregnancy. How different my experience may have been if I had been more informed about my symptoms and knew to question my doctor. I was so sick. I was literally dying, in my bedroom, alone, with a dismissive doctor who sent me out the door with pain killers and an appointment at a specialist for heartburn. I learned so much from my experience and feel it is MY DUTY to tell expectant mothers to trust their body, visit the March of Dimes website while expecting, ask for a second opinion and trust their new "maternal instinct" if they feel something is wrong. I wish I had.

This image was taken the day Avery was born. Her hand was the size of my engagement ring. So tiny!