Just another one of those things.

It's amazing how drained I am from registering.

I don't want to blog tonight.

So, instead I will give you some info:

Chris and I registered for the

2010 OC Walk to Remember

"We walk for the steps our babies will never take"

I still remember our wonderful heaven-sent nurse that sat with me for hours before Walt was born. She just so happened (tender mercy) to be the Head of the Grievance Team at UCI.

SIDE NOTE. Two things:

1) Isn't that sad that there are such things as: Grievance Teams

Yuck. And Yuck.

2) Isn't it amazing that we showed up just after her shift started?

Yes. And Yes.

She is actually the person that trains EVERYONE in the hospital how to deal with "GRIEVING SITUATIONS".

She is my own personal angel sent.

Anywho (can you tell my brain is scattered??), she was one of the only people who didn't walk through our hospital room door with a look of doom/devastation slapped on their face. She sat in bed with me, cried with me, answered every innocent question I had, and laughed at every totally inappropriate comment that came spewing out of my mouth all night.

..

I couldn't help it.

It was the morphine.

And, my lack of propriety. Yep. Both did me in that day.

..

Anywho (again), I remember when she mentioned this Walk. My heart leaped, and I instantly knew that it was something I would want to do. When your baby dies in your arms, only moments after birth, there is not much you get to do to celebrate their life.

Just sayin'.

And here we are. It's October already?

It's October already.

We would love to invite any and all that want to participate. It would really (like, really, really) mean a lot to us to see your face.

And, we are pretty shy about telling people what would mean a lot to us.

So come.

.REGISTER HERE.

PS We have a "TEAM NAME" because we are THAT official. Don't forget to register AS A TEAM MEMBER: Walking with Walt

PPS Now that I am officially off bed rest

(well, not really-ish... but I will be. Next week. I know I will get a clear sign!) it's time to plan our Memorial for little Wally.

Since all hell broke loose after his birth, it sort of put a damper on the whole memorial/burial part of this all.

Details, details.

We have our plot, but have been waiting for.ev.er. on his head stone---did you know it takes like five hundred years for those things??--- yadda, yadda, yadda.

My point: if you can't make it to the Walk, we are also attending the candle light ceremony that the hospital puts on for all the infants who have died that year:

"Wave of Light" Candle light ceremony

DATE AND TIME:

October 15th 7:00 PM

LOCATION:

UCI Medical Center

Edward Shanbrom

MD Hall Lawn

PARKING:

Hospital Parking Structure

.The end.