Everyday Eddins: A good cause...

I know I keep saying this, but time has really flown by. Our darling little girl was 16 weeks old on Saturday. She has changed so much in such a small amount of time, it is a wonder what the next days, weeks, months and years have in store for us?!

We had a nice weekend. Friday night we met up with Wayne & Elaine and went shopping at Kohl's, Grandma and Grandpa thought Lila needed a few things for next summer, then we had a nice dinner out!

Saturday found Mike and some good friends golfing in a benefit for a little girl named Taylor Whitehead. Mike grew up with Taylor's Dad Jeff and was very good friends with Jeff's brother Tim. Taylor is now 10 months old. When she was 4 months old she was admitted to the hospital with labored breathing. While in her father's arms she took her last breath. She stopped breathing for 10 minutes before the hospital was able to intubate her. Taylor now suffers from sever brain damage, it is believed she is blind and has several other life threatening conditions. In addition, it is not known if she will ever be able to walk. Her heart has also been severely damaged and diagnosed as, she is in need of a heart transplant, but since she has brain damage she is not a candidate.

The family is now doing an experimental treatment with a hyperbaric chamber that helps get oxygen to her brain. While you cannot repair damaged brain cells, it is possible for the brain to create neural paths for the body to operate. This treatment has show signs of success already, but unfortunately it is not covered by insurance. The funds raised during Saturday's benefit went towards the purchase of the hyperbaric chamber to have in their home so they don't have to continuously make trips back and for to the hospital. It was a pleasure to be a part of the benefit and to support the Whitehead family. Taylor's Dad Jeff spoke at the benefit thanking each and every person for coming and showing their support, he spoke of Taylor so proudly and it was an amazing reminder that all children are miracles, Taylor is a true testament to that. To learn more about her story or how you can donate visit: taylorwhitehead.blogspot.com.

Despite the fact that it was a very warm day Lila joined us for the benefit and enjoyed herself...Daddy of course enjoyed showing her off to all of our friends and some of the other people he grew up with that he hasn't seen in a long time.

All smiles...say cheese!!!

Here are a few other pictures over the last few weeks that I thought I would share! Lila is continuing to grow and add new milestones to her list everyday! She is so happy, which makes life a whole lot easier for Mom and Dad, she truly is a joy to be around!