March for Babies

Greetings!

We are walking this year in the March for Babies.  I am going to post this on facebook so I am going to give a little back-story here that regular visitors already know:)...We are walking this year because the march of dimes makes a difference in the lives of babies and families.  Our own story started when Jonas and Elsa were born four months premature.  They both weighed about the same as four sticks of butter.  Elsa was closer to three.  Over the next five months, our kids took two steps forward and one step back on a regular basis as they gradually gained weight and moved from the N.I.C.U. to the I.C.U to H.O.M.E.  During our marathon, we were heart-broken when babies next to Jonas and Elsa died, we rode the wave of uncertainty with various diagnosis for Jonas and Elsa, and we prayed for healing.  We sometimes look back on the blog and are amazed at what we experienced and ever so thankful for the amazing care our entire family received.  We walk for Jonas and Elsa and for all the other babies born premature...we support March of Dimes and hope to one day hear that NICU's are no longer needed because prematurity no longer happens.

If you are interested in supporting our walk please visit our March of Dimes family page.  No pressure...if you already have another charity you support...please keep supporting it!  There are so many great causes...this is the one for us!

The weeks start to fly by in spring!  Jonas and Elsa have been busy!  They are learning tons each day at school and amaze us with their vocabulary and letter awareness!

God Bless,
Mari & Dan & Elsa & Jonas