Jude Ephraim's 2nd Birthday Celebration

Tuesday would have been Jude's 2nd birthday. We gathered at his grave site and released balloons in memory of his life.




After we ate dinner his mother brought out cupcakes for everyone, each of them had a candle. We sang happy birthday, blew out the candles and wished Jude a happy birthday.

Baby Boy Adler

Baby boy Adler was born at 8:57am on September 22, 2009. His mother stood when she delivered. She is getting to know him before she gives him a name-I'll let you know when she does!

Adelaide Jane Wallin

Congratulations Shannon and Jason! Adelaide Jane was born July 29, 2009 at 9:30ish PM. She is a brunette but they decided to keep her anyway :)

The TEARS Foundation

The TEARS Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that compassionately assists newly bereaved families in Washington State with their baby’s funeral expenses and with ongoing emotional support.

This foundation helped Megan raise money for the cost of Jude's funeral (you can read his birth story here). She has started a fundraising page in his name to help other newly bereaved mothers with this unexpected expense. Please offer support to these families and help Jude's mother meet her fundraising goal of $2,500. Through your thoughtful contribution, the TEARS Foundation will be able to continue assisting bereaved parents with the financial expenses they face in making final arrangements for their precious baby who has passed away. Your donation not only lifts a monetary burden from families who have lost a baby, but will also help provide families with access to comprehensive bereavement care in the form grief support groups and trained peer companions.



Please e-mail this link to anyone you think might be willing to help!

Kameron is 1!

Kameron Joy turned one! March 15th!

Evelyn Renae Tegeler February 7, 2009

Evenlyn was born at 2:48am this morning. She weighed 7lbs 15oz. Congratulations Erin & Pete!

The Birth Survey

www.thebirthsurvey.com

Their goal is to give women a mechanism that can be used to share information about maternity care practices in their community while at the same time providing practitioners and institutions feedback for quality of care improvement efforts.

At the heart of the project is an on-going, online consumer survey, The Birth Survey, that asks women to provide feedback about their birth experience with a particular doctor or midwife and within a specific birth environment. Responses will be made available online to other women in their community who are deciding where and with whom to birth. Paired with this experiential data will be official statistics from state departments of health listing obstetrical intervention rates at the facility level.