***March for Babies 2010***
I can not believe the time has come again!! The March of Dimes, March for Babies walk 2010 is right around the corner!! We were so blessed last year to have about 50 people join Team Angel Jaggears and help to honor our 3 little Angels. Not only did we have so many people show their support by walking with us and wearing our t-shirt, but we also raised $5700.00 and placed 3rd in all of Tarrant County. That was such a blessing to know so many people support this great organization. This past summer I was invited to an awards luncheon and presented this award,
It was truly amazing and I would not have been able to do it without all of your help. Jake and I made a promise to ourselves and our Angels that we will continue to walk and raise money in their honor as long as we are able to, and we hope we when we are not around to do it that Zach, Alex and Baby J will continue this for us.
I know this may seem premature to start collecting money now, but as you all know we are expecting Baby J to arrive into this world on March 2nd, and I wanted to get this started before things get even crazier in the Jaggears’ household. As I lay here on bed rest (with the risk of premature labor) I have a little extra time on my hands!!! I know the economy is tough this year and we have been affected by it to, but we hope that you can even give a $25.00 donation. If you can give the same amount as last year that would be AWESOME!!! Also we hope that you all come out and walk with us, you do NOT have to raise money on your own to walk with us, you can just donate to Team Angel Jaggears and then shoot me an email to let me know you will be walking. We did have some walkers that raised money last year and that was HUGE contributing factor to Team Angel Jaggears, so please try to sign up and raise some money yourself!! As soon as I have the t-shirt designed I will send out an email with the pricing, the design and an order form. If you would rather write a check than pay online you can make the check payable to March of Dimes, and in the memo write Team Angel Jaggears. Mail that check to me and I will turn them in as I get them, just email me and I will send you my mailing address. erica.jaggears@sbcglobal.net
So this year the walk is Saturday, April 17th, in Ft. Worth. It will be the same walk for those of you that participated last year. We are planning on doing t-shirts again this year, I am having them designed now and we will provide lunch again for all that can come out. You can keep up with Baby J and March of Dimes updates here or on Facebook. Please join us to be a part of this great day and help fight for those premature babies that can not do it alone. The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
Email me or call me if you have any questions! We look forward to making this year another success and we need your help to get there!
Click here to join our team, or to donate for March for Babies
March of Dimes 2009 from Erica Joyce Photography on Vimeo.
Honoring:
“AJ” October 15, 2008 born at 18.5 weeks
Angel B. Jaggears November 7, 2008 born at 21.5 weeks
Angel C. Jaggears November 7, 2008 born at 21.5 weeks
Here are some pictures from March for Babies 2009…
***The Nursery***
OK so everyone keeps wanting to see some updates of the nursery! We are not finished but we have a big start. Jake, Zach and Alex helped to get all the furniture together this past weekend, I know it was a chore but I am so thankful I have them here to do these things. We are still working on getting our bedding made, I am finishing the canvases I am making, still need the shelf put up on the wall, a valance, and need to shop for a round mirror, an end table, lamp, baskets, etc. It is a little harder to do when you do not know the sex of the baby! Of course we will paint the top wall pink or orange and add the babie names in wooden letters once we figure out boy or girl. So it is not completed but here are a few more images to heold youover until we make more changes to the room…
See even Jacob can say he helped paint! This is him cleaning up the edges with an artist paint brush.
***Baby J Update***
So as of today we are 35.5 weeks! I went to see Dr. White today and he thinks this baby is 7.5 lbs!! WHOA!! I still have 4 more weeks! He seems to think we will only deliver a 8-8.5 lb baby but I am thinking more like 9.5-10!! I have already had the discussion that I will not even attempt to push a 10 lb baby, and he told me anything bigger than 9 lb, I can chose to have a c-section if I would like to. So that was a little relief to know I have the option. We are still looking good though, my cerclage will come out Tuesday February 16th and then we are scheduling my induction March 2nd. I am scheduling an induction so I can have Dr. White deliver our baby. It is nice to know a date has been set and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I have been pretty nervous these past few weeks as I guess any new Mom would be, it is just the fear of the unknown! I am so excited to meet this little (or BIG) one!! Here is Baby J last week at 34.5 weeks. He/She was sleeping..
We also registered at Babies R Us last week so we can mark that off the list. Even though we are not having any showers until after the baby gets here I wanted to knock this part out! We did 2 separate registries and as soon as we know the gender we will delete the one we don’t need. So Jake got the Girl gun and I had the Boy gun. He had a lot of fun registering for all pink things that says Daddy loves me!!! As soon as we got to the clothes department he took off and left me in the middle of the isle in my wheelchair. I had to move myself around, I felt like Fred Flinstone!! We had a great time though! Jake also registered for his own diaper bag (diaper satchel) , since he said he will not carry one that looks like this…
Here is “Dad’s diaper bag”…
by erica
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