One Busy Weekend.......

So this weekend was really busy. Saturday was the Heart Walk. We had a great turnout including family and friends from all over the northeast. Look at this great looking group all walking for Colin!!

All walkers wore T-shirts that we had made... The back of the shirts said "Forever in our "heart logo", Colin Charles Domanico with his dates and heart defects"... (Thanks to the Fragale boy's for modeling during the walk)...

We even had onesies for Colin's little cousins and of course Drew. Here is a picture of Drew's......(The Shirt has a picture of Colin and reads "Strolling for my brother Colin).

Here is a picture of some of the cousins wearing their shirts.....

Here is a picture of the three of us after the walk... As you can see in the picture, a painting of Colin hangs in the background... That portrait was done before he passed away as a gift from a cousin.......

We raised a lot of money in memory of Colin. Thanks again to all who donated-it meant a lot to us. A special thanks to Jaclyn and Chris who raised money on their own. We all surpassed our goals. After the walk, we had a picnic up on Oneida Lake near our house to thank everyone for their support. The weather held up without a drop of rain. Paige, Gianna, Brielle and Meg all had fun playing wiffleball.

On Sunday we had Drew's Baptism. He wore the same outfit as Colin and even wore his cross. What a cutie....

Here is a picture with Drew and his Godparents Jamee and Alex.....

A picture of the cake.....
It was a great weekend and a celebration of both our beautiful boys!! Thanks to the grandparents for the delicious food and to all our family and friends for your support.

Opening Day!!

Well Nanna is in town so we have a camera handy that takes good pictures... Drew got a bath last night, which like his brother he absolutely loves......


Also, today is opening day, so like years past with Colin, Drew and I settled in to watch the Mets play the Reds.... Santana on the hill. Thanks to Nanna for Drew's Mets outfit....

Colin's Team for The Heartwalk

I know Tim said that he was only going to post monthly but,we lied!! Like Tim mentioned before, we have a team set up for Colin for the Heartwalk. We are so happy that so many friends and family members will be there to support us and remember Colin. The link is posted below to the American Heart Association to make a donation in Colin's name. We know that so many people have donated to different organizations over the past few months in Colin's name so, please do not feel as if you must donate. We just wanted to put the information out there for those that cannot walk or are interested in donating.

http://heartwalk.kintera.org/syracuseny/colincharles?faf=1&e=2294689098

It's been nice for us to plan for the Heartwalk since the past few weeks have been filled with difficult memories of Colin in Boston. The events of last year play over and over in our minds like a movie. It's been six months today since Colin passed away and we miss him so much. Drew can't wait to walk (stroll actually) for his big brother.

March Update

Sorry for the delay in posting, but from this point forward I will probably do a monthly update... Drew has been such a great baby and really has helped us continue on... Everyday he continues to grow into a cute little boy.... Although he spits up 30% of his feedings (why can't we have a child who can keep his food down???) he eats like a champ and we may start him on some rice cereal. Mel is busy with Drew but is also going to be going back to work part-time so we are in the process of getting daycare started. As for Drew and I, we are mainly getting ready for NY Mets Baseball and Syracuse in the NCAA tourney....Drew is getting baptised April 19th and on the 18th we are going to have a big crowd walking with us in memory of Colin at the Heartwalk here in town... It will be a perfect weekend (and hopefully nice weather). Enjoy the photos....




PS - Thanks Aunt Jamee for the pictures... (my camera is broken).

Remembering Colin's Battle....Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

Congenital Heart Disease is considered to be the most common birth defect, and is a leading cause of birth-defect related deaths worldwide. Despite the fact that CHD affects millions of families, a relatively small amount of funding is currently available for parent/patient educational services, research, and support.

We miss you so much Colin....we remember you this week and always.

Can You Tell They Are Brothers????

Here are two pictures of the boys.. Can you tell which one is Colin and which one is Drew??? Yea I know the hair gives it away....

Drew's News Maiden Voyage.....

Well, we are going to try and do this blogging thing again with Drew. We arrived home on Thursday from the hospital and Drew has been doing really well. Sleeping all the time and eating like a champ. Last night he only woke up once to eat at 1:30 am. and then at 6:00 am. Drew has brought us much joy, albeit bittersweet. This time around it is much easier. We only wish his big brother was here to enjoy him with us. Anyways, I am having writers block so here are some photo's from the first couple of days. It has been action packed with visitors from grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins and friends. Enjoy......

His outfit on the way home from the hospital.....

First nap in the bouncy chair.....

Sleeping peacefully.....

One of the outfits Dr. K, Colin's Cardiologist, gave us... Its funny because the bib says little squirt and shortly after the photo during a diaper change, he pee'd on it... Get out the dreft....

His little coolie is so small, the newborn diapers tend to slide down. Dad will take credit for this little mishap..... Get out the dreft....