Monday, November 17, 2008

Helping all Babies get their Nine Months...


This past Sunday was a great day for us! Ryan and I participated in Gator Walk 2008. It is the 5th annual March for Babies held on the UF campus sponsored by the March of Dimes. This was our first walk and it definitely will not be our last. The weather was gorgeous and it was an amazing day to get out there.
We were getting ready to start the walk when one of the representatives from the March of Dimes approached me. She asked if I would be willing to take Ryan up on stage and share our story. I think my knees immediately began shaking. You see there isn't a day that has gone by in the last 18 months that I didn't think about what I would say to all those doctors and nurses if I got the chance. So we headed up and I told just a little bit about what we went through. Thinking back now, I wish I had said so much more. I will say that Ryan loved his moment in the spot light. He even became somewhat of a little celebrity afterwards. We posed for pictures and talked to a ton of people. All the way home last night, I still felt like I had so much I needed to say and didn't. It wasn't until this morning that it hit me that no matter how many times I say thank you, it won't be enough. How do you thank someone for saving your most precious thing in the world? You can't. So I will walk next year! And the year after that! And the year after that! It will never be to much. Because I can never repay what was given to me. I want to thank Mom, Debbie, Vicky, and Brittany for walking with us. Again. Words can not express how much it means to me.
Here are some highlight pictures from our day.




















































Over All GatorWalk 2008 raised $38,000 to help prevent Premature Birth!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

what an amazing day it must have been for you... and i'm sure, very emotional.

ryan is so blessed to have such a wonderful mom!!

many hugs to all 3 of you!!!