As the picture on the left shows sometimes life doesn't always go as planned. Now somehow we need to find a way to live with memories of what could have been.

We lost Beau Robert on 5/12/2006 to Spina Bifida he was a twin and his surviving brother is two years old now. After that loss we decided that we were done having kids. That experience was too difficult to handle. We needed to get our heads on straight and learn how to deal with life after loosing a child.

Well God had another plan for us, because Angie and I became pregnant when Gavin was 6 months old. I was shocked! You see we were never able to conceive on our own, we have a 5 year old son, Hunter and a 2 year old son, Gavin that were both conceived through In vetro (4 attempts). Becoming pregnant was amazing because we were unable to have kids up to this point on our own. Everything was out of our hands at this point all we can do is pray. We were in shock! Then at 20 weeks along we were again in shock, we were told that we were going to have a girl! Everything looked great, she was doing well.

For the next several months Angie went to the doctor many times. We were so nervous.  For the last few weeks Angie was at the doctors twice a week for non-stress tests. They were all fine. On 8/18/07, the Saturday prior to her delivery date the house transformed from blue to pink; we were ready for her to arrive on 8/22/07 for the scheduled c-section. We waited until the last few days to get everything ready for her, we were still in shock that we were expecting again & that it was a girl.

Monday 8/20/07 was Angie's last doctors appointment and my last day at work. This is where every thing went completely wrong....  During the appointment the doctors were unable to find a heart beat. Angie called me at work and told me to come to the hospital, I asked why? She said, "The worst possible thing has happened". I don't remember leaving work or driving to the hospital. We delivered Alexis Mae later that night at 9:05pm. She was totally perfect! She weighed 5 lbs 2 oz and was 19" long. We were told that there was a knot in the umbilical cord and that was what had taken her life...what had given her life for so many months had actually taken her life away. When we seen the knot it was apparent to us that was the issue.

From the time I learned that we were gong to have a girl, I started to plan out her life, as did Angie.  What was she going to wear home from the hospital, will she like her pink blanket and dolls or will she be a tomboy? What school was she going to go to, what will her first bike look like, what will she look like when she plays dress up, who will her first boy friend be and how will I scare him away.   I thought about how I couldn’t wait to walk her down the isle on her wedding day… Because she is gone from us on earth, we now have to live with the gap that these loses have created.

In today’s busy life we get caught up in all the running around and daily activities. We learned that we have control of many of these activities; we learned that we are not able to determine the most significant factor in life.  God determines whether it is our time to be with him or not.  That said however, we have learned that God also can provide us with connections and resources that can save lives so that death may be prevented.

The pain and suffering we and our family and friends live with, will haunt us for the rest of our life.  If our story and your donations can prevent the suffering of others, we will proudly stand united and share our story to hopefully prevent this from happening to you or someone in your family.

If there is one thing that we have learned from this is that every second of the day means a lot and should be cherished. When you say you can put something off until tomorrow we learned that tomorrow might not ever come. Make every second a lasting memory!

This foundation has helped us start the healing process and has given us information that will help us teach others about options that are out there for mothers, families and friends that are faced with this tragic situation.

There are many positive programs that are in the works through this foundation to help in the prevention of stillbirths. Missing GRACE works in conjuction with the Pregnancy Institue to promote studies on home monitoring and umbilical cord research to identify issues before they become fatal. For more information on Missing GRACE Foundation click on the link on the left.  

Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support our fundraising efforts.

If you are planning on attending the event, after you regester email us at gigimaid@yahoo.com, we are considering creating our own tee-shirts and would like to have them all worn by Team Ali & Beau.

Many thanks for your support!

Jeffrey, Angie, Hunter & Gavin Maidment

                  In Memory Of

~ Alexis Mae and Beau Robert ~