March for Babies!

Good afternoon friends & family!

Some of you may have noticed that really handsome banner to the right. It is not just there for you to look at. As you know I was born at 26 weeks which is quite a bit earlier than I should have arrived. Thanks to a great deal of prayer I did not have many of the problems that premature babies face. However, my Mommy and Daddy believe that I came here early for a reason. So as my first official preemie duty I would like to bring awareness to the March for Babies and more importantly March of Dimes.

The mission of March of Dimes (http://www.marchofdimes.com/) is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. I am sure this is a cause we can all stand (or crawl) behind regardless of your political or religious affiliation. As such, I would implore you all to consider making a donation to this wonderful cause.

On April 25th at 9:00am, my Mommy, Daddy, and Grandparents (and anyone else who wants to join us) will be walking in the March for Babies in uptown Charlotte. I would love for you to help sponsor us in this walk. My hospital bills were almost $250,000 and I was pretty healthy. Our goal for this year is to raise at least $1,000 to help babies like me. You may not know but I also have a sister Maya Angeline that was born too soon at 20 weeks and went on to heaven 01/30/07. Even before Maya was born my Mommy and Daddy were supporters of March of Dimes. But now this cause is even closer to their hearts and those that are close to us.

Please consider supporting us. Consider it an early 1st birthday present! (You're not gonna hold me to that are you?!?) Just kidding. If you would like to make a donation, you can click on the banner to the right or you can go to my Mommy's page at http://www.marchforbabies.org/bluprncss or my Daddy's page at http://www.marchforbabies.org/formiles Remember that no donation is too small!

Love, Mr. Miles

All things new!

Here is the quick and dirty of what is new with me!!

New photos...click on the box to the right to read the captions.

New weight....9 lbs. 14 oz.

New progress....I am talking up a storm now. Nobody is sure what I am saying but I sure am talking!!

New shot.....RSV shot today. 1 more to go.....

New hematology visit on 3/9/09....only a heel stick once again....all values continuing to go up....1 more visit next month....

Love, Mr. Miles

Happy 5 months to me.....

Happy 5 months to me..happy 5 months to me...happy 5 months to me....happy 5 months to me!!

So as you can tell I turned 5 months yesterday. We celebrated with a trip to the park with Stymie & Darla. They actually seemed more excited to be at the park than I was. I am still trying to get used to being outside. Just when I started getting used to the bright sun, the wind gets thrown into the mix. I DID NOT like the wind too much.

After our trip to the park, we celebrated with a UNC victory over Duke. Grandpa Frank did not seem too excited about that one for some reason.

Life has gotten much better for me since my last post. Although Mommy tells me I have a hematology appointment this afternoon. But those usually aren't too bad.

Other than that I am a happy little guy. I LOVE taking baths and reading books with Mommy & Daddy (not at the same time of course). Daddy likes to sing me silly songs. I try to humor him. I do like when he plays me Veggie Tales silly songs (If it doesn't have a tail it's not a monkey...). I don't like tummy time too much. But Mommy says that it is going to help me continue to build up my neck muscles. I am almost ready to keep my head up full-time on my own. And I am also going to be rolling over before Mommy and Daddy know it. I have really strong leg muscles already. And I like to entertain everyone with my baby squats. I am staying awake more during the day and sleeping more at night.

Well that's it for now! Gotta go get some sun!

Love, Mr. Miles