Alivia Pettigrew

Alivia is quite ambitious. She was born unexpectedly via cesarean at 34 weeks, with her umbilical cord knotted twice around her neck. She spent two weeks in the NICU, meeting all her goals and gaining enough weight to go home at just over 4 lbs. We are already so proud of her! Alivia is usually laid-back, but she'll sometimes tell you her dislikes with her loudest voice. She patiently waits for her milk, showing her parents grace with a soft cry as they wipe the sleep from their eyes.

Alivia enjoys socializing with her brothers and displaying her beautiful smile and baby blues when she's not resting. She also loves the swaying mobiles and the soothing sound of her ocean wave sound machine.

Our family would greatly benefit from $25,000. Like many families, it is financially challenging to raise a family. In our specific situation, Alivia's mom was working full-time as a mental health therapist and was not paid while on leave to recover and take care of Alivia in the first weeks of her life. As you can imagine, it has set our family back financially and added unexpected medical bills, creating additional debt. $25,000 would help us catch up and plan for our future!