Babylegs for Kids

I don’t know what you think of when you hear the words “leg warmers,” but for me it brings up images of Flashdance, Madonna (the Boy Toy years), and neon, off the shoulder tee shirts – oh, how I loved the 80s. Anyway, I have been reading Adam and Karen Owens’ blogs and following them on Twitter for some time and have fallen in love with their family. Their story of grace and grief as their gorgeous son, Gavin, battled with Mitochondrial disease captured thousands of hearts, including mine. If you aren’t familiar with Gavin or the Owens family please take time to read this amazing love story here.

This Christmas, the Owens family is honoring the memory of their son by bringing leg warmers back. Say what?! Yes, leg warmers. Not the Olivia Newton John kind, but adorable, soft baby leg warmers that do more for little legs then make them look cute. Here’s what Karen said about them on her blog:

We are so stinkin’ excited to announce our Babylegs for Kids campaign! What are Babylegs you ask? They are the amazing leg warmers that our little fighter wore his entire life and what many parents of medically fragile children have come to know as a necessity. Having a child with tubes is difficult, but trying to find clothes for a child with tubes can be even more challenging. Babylegs provide a great way of keeping their little legs warm without having to have them in pants.

During hospital stays, many parents find it difficult to keep their little ones warm while dressed in the yucky hospital gowns. Bundling them up in nice warm pj’s is often impractical and unsafe, particularly for children who need to be frequently examined by the hospital staff or children with lots of tubes and wires.

Let’s help keep those chubby little legs warm this holiday season! We will be accepting donations of new Babylegs up until December 21st. You can use the contact our family button on the sidebar of this page to email our family to find out the mailing address. You can purchase Babylegs at babylegs.com.

What a great way to honor our little fighter! Gavin loved his Babylegs and we did too!

Please consider donating a pair of these leg warmers to help the Owens family give back to the A.I. duPont Children’s Hospital.

Gavin wearing his Babylegs.

They can be ordered from the Babylegs website for $15 (and are currently on sale buy one get one free AND free shipping) and can be shipped directly to: Adam and Karen at P.O. Box 985, Boyertown, PA 19512. Also, Babylegs has generously agreed to match all donations, which means you can give four pair for the price of one!

You can see all of my 12 Days of Christmas Giving posts here.

A special thank you to Adam and Karen Owens for allowing me use a photo and artwork from their blog. I can’t even begin to tell you how honored and privileged I feel to be able to share your story. It’s my joy to give to you. Praying for you both!