AlIyA hAs HiT 8 PoUnDs!

Aliya has officially hit 8 pounds. As of yesterday she is up to 8lbs 9oz and doing well overall. She will be getting a g tube next month which I have heard will be so nice. To be honest I am scared to death! We have been so lucky not to have had any surgeries where she has had to be cut. Yes she has had the pressure in her eyes checked under anesthesia, but that hasn't required any cutting. She will have to stay at Primary Children's for a week, so we will be living the hospital life for a bit. Aliya still doesn't cry much, but every now and again we will hear her make a peep. She is just oh soo sweet. Its amazing the things she tolerates! All the poking and prodding, sometimes doesn't even phase her. We are so thankful for the warmer weather to be able to just get out of the house! We still have to be so careful so most of the time she is bundled like an eskimo in her car seat with her cover kept over her. I have been able to take the girls to the park a couple of times but Aliya and I are usually found in the corner as far away from people as possible.
Here are some of the sweet moments of our girls that my friend was able to capture! She did a great job and got such cute pictures! Our girls just love Aliya and are eternally bonded!

We Have Been Chosen!!!

This is what we have been chosen for:

Braveheart 5k/10k
March 31st, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M. Nelson Field House

Welcome to Utah State University’s Det. 860th Cadet Wing’s second annual Braveheart race! This year we have teamed up with Arnold Air Society and Army ROTC to help raise funds for Baby Aliya, the daughter of Shane and Tarasha Haslam. Aliya was born October 24, 2011, with Wolf Hirschhorn Syndrome, a condition caused from a missing part of the 4th chromosome. To learn more about Baby Aliya’s condition, please visit http://www.wolfhirschhorn.org.


To excite you all for this years’ cause, we just wanted to let you know what we as a community accomplished last year:
Over 500 runners showed up on race day!
Raised over $7,000 for the family of Baby Mason!
Over 20 local clubs and businesses enthusiastically donated, sponsored and volunteered in the race, starting a new community tradition!


The Braveheart Race has been established to raise funds and awareness for community members in need. Each year Utah State University’s Det. 860th Cadet Wing will recognize a need here in Cache Valley and will dedicate the race and ALL proceeds to that cause.


Registration Price is $15 with all proceeds going to help Baby Aliya, anything above that amount will be considered a donation. Pre-registration packet includes: Race Day shirt, bib number and a raffle ticket. Same-day registration packet includes a bib number and a raffle ticket.

Registration Packet Pick-up: Friday (March 30, 2012) from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. at the Military Science Building (located to the East of the Nelson Field House (800 E. 700 N.)

Same-day registration will be on Saturday (March 31, 2012) at the Nelson Field House (800 E. 700 N.) on USU's campus from 7:00 A.M. to 8:45 A.M.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the cause, please contact Joann Wade at (435)797-8723 or atjoann.wade@usu.edu.

Here is the the link for the facebook page also: http://www.facebook.com/braveheartrace

We are so lucky to be a part of this and so lucky to be working with such great people putting this on! Thank you for all your support!