3 Month Tshirt

Our little pumpkin turned three months old today and celebrated the day with her first laugh! With all the chaos going on right now in our life, she really has been a blessing. She seldom fusses, sleeps the night (from 9-7:30), smiles non-stop, loves to be cuddled, is cute as ever, . . . yup we could go on and on about her. :-)

The moment that changed everything

I have been avoiding the blog this last week. Every time I look at it, I can't help but get emotional. As I scroll down all I see is my happy family that was living the most carefree, beautiful life possible.

It is funny how things work, we had just brought home this most precious baby girl from the hospital 11 weeks ago. She was the most perfect thing (along with the older two!) Life couldn't have been any better. I remember saying many times how happy I (we) were! Life was good! Then just like that the rug got ripped out from under us.

For the last couple weeks I have noticed that Little E has needed to use the bathroom a lot and that he has been super thirsty. We went on a couple road trips and we would have to stop every hour so he could go, which was very unlike him. It flashed through my head several times that he could be diabetic, but then I would quickly snap out of it knowing he was too young for something like and that I was just being paranoid (something I have known to be from time to time.)

Finally I decided I better check things out so I woke up early Monday morning so I could make an appointment as soon as the clinic office opened up. To my surprise I got him in that very same day (that never happens to me)! When the Dr. asked why I brought him in, I described his symptoms. She then said we needed to do some tests on him to out rule a bladder infection or him being diabetic. Within minutes she came back into the room and I knew instantly by the look on her face it wasn't a bladder infection. She said it was positive that he was Type 1 Diabetic. His blood sugar levels were above 700 (normal is around 70-140.)

That is the moment that changed everything. She said I need to call my husband and get to the hospital where he would need to be admi tted. Little E ended up spending a total of four, super long days and nights at the hospital. Day one, two, and three were the worst. It would take at least three of us holding him down each time he needed an injection or a finger prick. By day four he was starting to accept things a little better.

Jas and I both know many people who are diabetic but we NEVER dreamed it could happen to our baby. We have been flooded with tons of emotions from; Why him? Why not me? This isn't fair! How are we going to do this? This has to be a bad dream! and on and on . . . well it turns out it wasn't a dream. We have had to do a lot of soul searching during this whole ordeal. We know there are millions of people who are diagnosed with this disease and they are doing OK (some better then others). We also know that there are millions of people who have it a lot worse. This is something we can live with.. . there is no other choice. We are going to make the best of it. I am sure some days will be better then others! Our Dr. made it clear that he is still a kid and needs to do all

the things kids do, however we will need to monitor what he eats so we can adjust the insulin accordingly. I think that has been the hardest thing to deal with. I have never once really thought about something before I ate it. If I was hungry for it, I ate it. We have tried to eat healthy, but we have known to splurge from time to time. Now every time he eats anything we need to really THINK about what it is going to do to his blood sugar and how much insulin he is going to need to compensate for it.

This blog will go on and so will our life! :-) As Nana and Papa put it when they walked in the door on Friday and Little E greeted them with the biggest naughty bear growl they had ever heard, it was his way of saying he was OK and he would be just fine! He will be fine and so will we! We are one week into his diagnosis and we have come a long ways. I know it will only get easier (as easy as giving your three year old child 5 shots and finger pricks a day can be!) :-)

Thanks again to everyone for all your love, support, and well wishes! You have been what has helped us make it through this last week! Love to you all!

Deer Opener

Well we got our deer today!

A quick party pose.

The deer was SO exciting, that brother went running to go see it, however he ended up tripping and colliding with the concrete in front of Nana and Papa's house. This picture actually makes it look good. All the blood has come up to the surface and it looks pretty rough. Too bad Mommy didn't get Christmas pictures taken before this. . . guess we will have to wait until he heals.

Busy Month!

As I enter the last post for October, I can't help but take a sigh of relief. This has been the busiest month of them all! With 22 posts this month (I think my most ever) there has been some great memories made and fun times had by all. Not even counting my annual scrapbooking weekend, the state Kindergarten Conference, State Cross Country and numerous DECA events for Jas, parent teacher conferences for both of us, and countless other projects and things we have been doing.

The kids at school have the countdown on the white board on how many days of school until I return from my maternity leave. They remind me every chance they can. :-) I am looking forward to going back but it is always hard leaving a baby behind. These next two weeks I am going to do nothing but enjoy my time with her. So if you come visit, expect to find me in my jammies, toys all over, and laundry piled high! OK, probably not. . . but really I do plan to enjoy these last two weeks with Baby A. I know they are going to go fast! . . . they always do!

Trick or Treat!

What a fun night of trick or treating we had. We went to a couple houses and then the kids had tons of fun handing out popcorn to the trick or treaters. Mommy enjoyed seeing all her students too! It was a fun night!

Here is our little strawberry!

And our Naughty Bear!

Then there is Strawberry Shortcake!



Our first stop of the night was of course Grandpa and Grandma's. They rang the doorbell and then had to peek in the windows. Miss E must have learned a lot today at school from the cop that came around to the classrooms to talk about Halloween safety. She told me right before we left for trick or treating that she can't go into anyone's house. I had to explain to her that it was OK if we went into Grandpa and Grandma's house because we know them! Later in the car she asked if she could eat a piece of candy and I told her she could. She said, "MOM! Don't you know you are suppose to look through my candy before I can eat it!" It is good to know she can pay attention when she wants to!



It was perfect timing because only a couple minutes after being at Grandpa's and Grandma's our cousins showed up.


Happy Halloween Everyone!

Happy Halloween

Earlier this month I made Halloween dresses and shirts for my kids. I ended up having enough fabric so I made them for all my all my nieces and nephews too. Finally this morning we got to wear them.

To say we are excited for trick or treating tonight would be an understatement! Hope to see you out and about. . . if we don't, be sure to have a Happy Halloween anyway! :-)

Halloween Party

This weekend we had a Halloween party at our house. We had a great time with friends. . . my cheeks never hurt so bad in my life from laughing all night at everyone in their costumes.

We went as Cleopatra and Bret Michaels (I know, quite the pair!) :-)


A quick picture of a couple of the girls before everyone got there. I sent everyone that came to the party a Shutterfly link to the rest of the pictures (too many to post on the blog) . . . let me know if I missed someone! :-)


Here are some pictures of the food and decorations that my friend Nikki and I came up with.

Football anyone?!?!

Uncle Tom's football team is on a roll. They are currently undefeated and this weekend won their first play off game. Auntie Mimi got everyone shirts to wear to the game to help cheer them on.

The family, minus Papa who was taking the picture, Tom who was coaching, and Baby A who we left with Grandpa and Grandma because it was too cold.



Brother did not make it very long once he got all cuddled in on Nana's nap. He must have been tired to miss such a good game!

It was pretty chilly, but we had a great time! Keep it up Uncle Tom, we are SUPER proud of you and your boys!

Gymnastics

We started a new session of gymnastics this fall. We are actually trying out a different place to see how we like it. The verdict is still out on which one we like better. But they seem to really enjoy themselves.



Since both of their classes were small their groups got combined so they were actually in the same class. It was pretty funny watching them. Miss E would sit so good and listen when the teacher was demonstrating/teaching. Brother on the other hand, as soon as she wasn't looking would run around through the course and as soon as the teacher would turn around, he knew to quickly run back to his spot so she never knew he was gone! He might be trouble!!!

Pumpkin Carving

We finally got around to carving our pumpkins we brought home from the pumpkin patch. Miss E wanted hers to look like a princess (go figure!).

And brother wanted his to look like a lion (go figure again!) :-)

Hunting

Daddy finally made it out phesant hunting with Grandpa the other day. To their surprise they brought back five birds. They say the bird count is really down this year so they were happy they found some!

For those of you who know Miss E. she can't walk by a flower or leaf without picking it, well it turns out feathers are no different!

2 Month Tshirt

Well our little girl is officially two months old today! She definitely is a mover. She has rolled over at least 50 times from tummy to back and when she is on her back she can roll over onto her side. She is a very happy girl who loves to look at you and smile!

She is still doing great at sleeping. This last week she has been going to bed at 9 or so and wakes up at around 5. She eats and then goes back to sleep for another four hours. Then she is up to play!

I have a feeling she is going to be a thumb sucker since she is always trying to get it in her mouth. I have been trying to get her to take the pacifier, but I am not having much luck.

Comparing her one month and two month pictures, it looks like she is starting to fill out some!

At her two month check up appointment we found out that she weighs 9.11 lbs ~ 20%, 22.5 inches long ~ 55%, and her head was 14.5 inches ~ 10%.

Teacup

I'm in a little teacup, tiny and cute,
Here is a picture from my 2 month photo shoot!
When I get hungry hear me shout,
Give me a bottle and get me out!!!