Congress just returned to work after a seven-week break. Guess what they haven’t done anything about yet? They have done nothing to combat Zika. Over this summer, mosquitos started infecting people with Zika in parts of southern Florida. In Puerto Rico, thousands of cases of Zika have been diagnosed, including hundreds in pregnant women. And new reports […]
World Prematurity Awareness Day 2015
We talk about World Prematurity Awareness Day because prematurity can happen to any baby. All causes for preterm birth are not even known, but there are ways you can be prepared and reduce your risk of going into preterm labor. The idea of having micro preemie babies never even crossed my radar. In my situation, […]
Rain or shine, tomorrow we march for babies! #whyIWalk
This is our FOURTH year raising money for the March of Dimes with Team Charis and Kat. Each year gets a little more difficult to raise the money. Each year I continue to beg and plead to bring in as much money a I can. And each year I am blessed by the number of […]
Tiny Superhero
A few days ago, my sweet survivor baby Tiny asked if she could rest with my “Kathryn Bear.” I reluctantly said yes. This Kathryn bear is so very special to me. It was hand made by a volunteer for the Molly Bears organization, and it weighs exactly the same amount that my Kathryn did when […]
Are You At Risk for Preterm Birth? World Prematurity Day
When I found out I was pregnant with my third child, which surprisingly turned out to be twins, I never thought twice about having a preterm baby. I had carried two babies to 40 weeks and 1 day each. The first had come on his own (thankfully so, because he had a nukal chord and […]
THIS CLOSE to ending Polio! #WorldPolioDay
Today is World Polio Day Yo! Do you realize just HOW CLOSE we are to eradicating Polio? THIS CLOSE! And do you know who was responsible for developing the vaccine? The March of DIMES of course! Today is World Polio Day. We are celebrating all that the UN has done and continues doing, to protect […]
Why I Walk…
I just wanted to share this little video I made as we get ready for March for Babies on Saturday. This is Why I Walk Customize a free photo slideshow And NO – I am not asking anyone for a donation for our March for Babies Team – cause I’ve already hit that hardcore. (unless […]
November 17th – World Prematurity Day
World Prematurity Day Today we’ll be joining hundreds of thousands of people in making our voices heard about prematurity. If you’ve ever even had to spend ONE day in a NICU, you know it is not a fun place to be. Imagine spending 25 days there? Imagine EIGHT FOUR. That’s how long Tiny spent in […]
Mrs. B Goes (Went) to Washington! {Advocacy}
Advocacy Day for the March of Dimes! I did go to Washington, DC and I had a fabulous time! And I worked hard! I promised I would share a recap of my trip and the important initiatives we are currently working on. I was really lucky to be invited by the South Carolina chapter of […]
What do you know about Newborn Screening?
In honor of Tiny’s 20 month birthday I’d like to share with you a special call to action! We need to make sure the Newborn Screening Reauthorization Act gains as many co-sponsors as possible. Did you know that ONE in every 300 babies born in the United States has a condition that could be easily […]
Purple Hair!
Oh yes I did! I dyed my hair purple for the walk on Saturday! Purple is my favorite color, it’s the color that reminds me most of my Kathryn, and it’s the color for Preemies and the March of Dimes. Perfect! But I did it for the Walk. What walk? THE WALK! The march for […]
Do You Sverve?
I have a featured post on Sverve today! Sverve is an online community for women bloggers that connects female social media influencers and businesses for win-win partnerships. This is my first feature over there! I hope you’ll stop on over and check out my post on Reasons to make the Switch from Blogger to WordPress.Org. […]
{Wonderful Wednesday} Why I March for Babies!
Hello friends! We have just a little over one week until it’s time for March for Babies! Yay!! I just wanted to share this simple video with you. I am not a great vlogger, but, hey, it’s real, and it’s me! And it’s my Tiny! And this is Why I March for Babies! Enjoy! And […]
