The charity ride for Baby Allison was on Sunday and I think it was VERY successful. There were over forty motorcycles there and lots of people took part in the raffles and auctions. I think the total came to about $1043. That will help A LOT with the bills. Still need about another $2000 in the memorial fund to pay off all of the bills. At least its a start. Anything left over buys Alli's headstone and gets donated to the March of Dimes. I am still so amazed at all the people who came to the ride and how really nice and selfless people can be. O_o I'm still in shock..
In other news, my sister, Heather, is having a baby! I will be an aunt. At first she went in and they couldn't find any baby on the ultrasound. They told her there was no baby (a condition called blighted ovum, its VERY common) and that they wanted to do a D&C (that's dilation and curettage, pretty much what they do for an abortion, but if you have miscarried and not expelled everything they need to suction the leftovers out or you can get sick). She told them no and made an appointment to recheck everything after she and her husband Xi got back from France. Well today was the appt. and what do you know?! There's a lil baby! Heather said it looked like a raspberry. Its only fitting since my first ultrasound of Alli, I thought she looked like a Cheeto. What's with this family and babies looking like food? Anyway, I'm REALLY happy for her.
I on the other hand wish I could have another one right now, but that doesn't seem to be happening at the moment. Maybe my body and God are smarter than I am and realize better than I do that my body needs a rest before carrying a baby again. O_o I just feel so lonesome without my Alli. Another lil person to smother with love feels like the only thing to cure it. It seems to be a common feeling in mothers who lose infants, so at least I'm normal...in that respect anyhow.
I have more to post but I should be in bed. I fail at sleep anymore.... Z_z
