November is......

November is so many things. Thanksgiving, changing the clocks back, leaf's falling, crisp air, maybe even some snow. But, to me, November is Bitty's birthday. November is a time for me to feel humble and reflect. November means more than one tear will be shed. November is also National Prematurity Awareness Month, with the 17th being Nation Prematurity Awareness Day. It's only fitting that the month my daughter was born, something else inside me was born aswell. A desire to make it known that WE CAN put an end to an overwhelming number, on average, 1 in 8 babies are born premature. Bitty was that one in eight. But, i'll save her story for another time. A desire to reach outside my comfort zone, so that another mother or father can know that their is life outside the four walls of a NICU. A feeling of purpose.