E's Pump!

Things have moved really fast for Little E. We met with our new Dr (the one we love) about a month after his diagnosis. She told us we could have the pump for him in about 6 months. We were thinking it would be this summer sometime. Well it turns out his blood sugar levels were harder to manage then they thought and she recommended getting a pump sooner then later. We jumped at the opportunity. . . Anything to help our little buddy!!! So we are officially 1 1/2 months in and TODAY he got his pump!!! Our Dr. told us that she has never had a patient get a pump so soon after diagnosis but in his case she thinks it is a good thing!

Here he is looking through a carb counting book as we visit with the diabetic educator. He interrupted us several times to point at pictures to tell us to make THIS for supper! He is also holding his lion, Lenny, that the nurse gave him as a gift today!

Here he is all hooked up to the pump. No tears or anything. He knows the pump is a good thing. . . No more shots!

We took him to Dino Land at the mall after he was all hooked up. We found out quick we needed to rig something up because the pump fell off twice and kept pulling his pants down with the weight (We think he is cursed with the Holland butt!. . . aka NO butt!) ;-) I sewed a little Velcro belt that he can wear around his waist. Funny thing is he fought me more about the belt then he did the pump. He kept saying, "Mom Dinosaurs don't wear belts!"

We are sure the next couple weeks/months will be crazy trying to figure out the right amounts of insulin to give him to help him stay more level, but the pump is a step in the right direction. It will help make giving the tinest (1 tenth of a unit) of insulin easier and more accurate.

We are SO proud of our little buddy! He really is a trooper through all of this. Last week after he was done with supper I walked over to him and asked him how much food he ate and without skipping a beat he held up ten fingers and said, "This many carbs Mom!" Too cute!