March of Dimes 2013

It is that time of year again that we walk in the March of Dimes Walk for our beautiful Addison and preemie babies everywhere.  Ryan and I were blessed with our beautiful baby girl September of 2008.  She decided to join us 9 weeks earlier than planned.  I was sent to Iowa City by ambulance for what I thought was going to be at least a 4-week bed rest.  My blood pressure did not cooperate and I spent a week on bed rest before we decided to induce labor for my health and Addison's.  I was induced Tuesday night and my water broke on Wednesday morning.  She came into the world at 8:32 in the morning and was rushed into the NICU.  She weighed 2 lbs. 15 oz.  I wasn't allowed to see her for 24 hours due to the drugs I was given to induce labor.  Addison spent 6 weeks in Iowa City in the NICU up there and then came back here for 2 more weeks.  We would not be where we are today if it weren't for those doctors and nurses in the U of I Children's hospital and Genesis.  We also would not be as advanced in research about Premature births if it weren't for March of Dimes!