March for Babies

March for Babies t-shirt. Here are the front and back.

The March for Babies is 5 weeks away. We're hoping to have lots of walkers on our team and be able to collect a huge donation for March of Dimes. To sign up to walk please go to: www.marchforbabies.com/lhwicker. You can also sponsor our team there. For those of you who don't know, we are the ambassadors this year for the Palmetto Health Richland Women's Services and NICU. So, the t-shirt for the walk has Austin's, Chris', and my hand prints on it. It turned out very cute, don't you think?

There are several colors available: light blue, bright yellow, pale pink, white, and ash. Everyone is asked or encouraged to wear the light blue one for the walk. T-shirts are $15 for short sleeve and $20 for long sleeve; infant and youth sizes are $10. The available sizes: infant 6m, 18m, 24 mo; youth sizes XS (2-4), S (6-8), M (10-12), L (14-16) XL (18-20); and adult sizes are S, M, L, XL, XXL & 3XL. Please let me know if you would like to order one. All orders must be in by April 15th.

March of Dimes is a big deal to us after the birth of our 24 week, micro-preemie triplets. We want to honor Austin's life and the memory of Brayden and Lexi. We know that without March of Dimes research and findings that Austin wouldn't be sleeping soundly at home right now. March of Dimes hopes that one day all children will be born healthy. To read more about our story you can go to: http://www.march4babies.blogspot.com/

Thank you all for your time and support! It will help save babies' lives, and we are grateful.

And an update on our family . . .

Austin is doing well. We have had a rough few days, but his problems seem to be coming from his reflux. So, now that seems better controlled and has helped so much. I got on the scale last night with him, and there was a 7lb difference! We go to the pediatrician on Monday, so we’ll see how much he weighs. Please pray he continues to eat well, so he can grow stronger! We also have our first appointment with the pulmonologoist Monday morning. I'm not sure the inhaled steroid is doing much good for him. It's difficult for a baby to take in all the medication even though we are using a spacer and mask to administer it. So, perhaps he will recommend we switch to a nebulizer. We'll do whatever is best for Austin. I'm very ready to see this doctor and hear more about Austin's Chronic Lung Disease. He breaths very fast sometimes, but we've been told by that it's normal for preemies who have lung damage. I just want some sort of plan and hope that this can improve. So, please pray for that too. Bradley is doing well with Austin. The first thing he does when he wakes up is look for Austin. He has told family that it's his baby and that they can't have him! It's is very obvious that he loves him. We're so grateful to have everyone under one roof. Caring for Austin can be difficult (since he requires more special attention than the average baby), but it's very welcome right now. Thank you all for your prayers. God is good, and we're just trying to give it all to Him and trust.