March of Dimes March for Babies was FUNTASTIC!

The weather here in CT the last four or five days has been hot, hot, hot. I'll take it, though. I prefer to be warm, even hot to being even the slight bit cold. On Sunday, was the March of Dimes, March for Babies event at Bluff Point in Groton. What a morning. It was beautiful. We walked in the morning so the heat of the day hadn't really set in yet, we were right on the mouth of the Thames

River and Long Island Sound and every now and then got a whisper of an ocean breeze! Just glorious. Papoose, Stroller Strides and Luna Moms Club moms and their kiddos joined me on the walk as well as my 10 year old son, Will. I even met up with Rebecca Morse-Whitten from the Morning Club at WBMW radio, where we followed her pregnancy and did some on air spots last year. I finally got to meet her cutie, Lilliana!

The walk began at 10 a.m. with moms, dads, babies, kids, grandmas, grandpas, dogs and yes, cats all stepping out onto our 3.1 mile trek (the cats were on leashes. WEIRD!) to support premature babies and to support their family members. I could really feel the passion of these walkers as they walked for "their" babies. Before we walked we were inspired by the story of Dylan, a mirco-preemie, born at 1.8 lbs. who is now a thriving, curly haired eight year old. His family had nothing but praise for the March of Dimes and their support during their days with tiny baby, Dylan.

We finally finished the walk at about 11:15 a.m. It felt longer than 3.1 miles and I wasn't sure that it was truly what my son had bargained for when he said he would join me that morning. We all felt great afterwards, though. They had pizza, fruit, water and salad for the walkers to get nourishment as we cooled down in the shade.

My thanks goes to all the folks who donated in Papoose and those that came and walked with us on Sunday; Sarah, Nora, Josie, Shaivite, Nina, Connie, C.J., Nicole, Stephen, Mehera and Gil and of course my love bug, Willy!