Today has been a weird day. I have felt so sick. Everyone keeps saying Mamie might just be getting ready to come. I would not complain at all if she decided to come a little early. We are just so ready to have our baby here. Brit and I have a pedicure at 4 and we have decided that Mitzi is going to shoot the rehearsal dinner for me tonight since I am not feeling well. I think I need to put my feet up and rest. I plan on shooting half of the wedding tomorrow.
As you all know, I am Mamie's mom, and Mamie was my first child. I was pregnant with her from October 2008 to June 25th, 2009 when she was born a sleeping angel (stillborn) two and a half weeks before her due date. Stillbirth and infant death are realities that too many parents face even today. Did you know that each year 1 in 115 babies delivered is stillborn? And 1 in every 102 newborns die before the age of 28 days old? Now, a year after losing Mamie, I have started Mamie's Poppy Plates, my organization providing keepsakes for parents who are not able to take their babies home from the hospital. Because handprints and footprints are something that we cherish as parents of children in Heaven or here on this earth, I wanted to find a beautiful way to preserve such a precious reminder of our babies. Your donation of $13 will provide a plate to bereaved families who are delivering at St. Vincent Hospital. Their baby’s birth stats, hand and footprints will be stampe...
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