Summer Fun and Diabetes Update

This was supposed to post a few days ago, but something happened, so it may be a little bit off on dates, but oh well!!!

Well, we are officially 4 days into summer break! YES, I AM COUNTING THE DAYS!!! Here are the activities we have done so far:

Summer day 1 chores=educational worksheets for both kids, dishes for Super Boy, clean up entry way for Super Girl
Fun=Paint elephant piggy banks, buy elephants at hobby lobby with own money

Summer day 2 chores= I thoroughly cleaned the kitchen, Super Girl and Super Boy cleaned their rooms, and did worksheets.
Fun=afternoon nap for me, playing with playdough, and playing the emotional animals dice game (1 dice has 6 different animals, the other dice has 6 different emotions and you act out,draw or make with playdough the combination ie. angry cow, surprised elephant)

Summer day 3=no chores, no fun...just sunday relaxation and family time

Summer day 4 chores=Me mow lawn, Super Boy Dishes & worksheets,Super Girl writing numbers to 100 & organize entry way.
Fun = eat little ceasars pizza & make 3D elephants out of melty beads ($1 at Walmart) I had to make up the instructions though! But they turned out great!!!

 The Body

 The Feet

 Feet & Body together

 Ears

 Finished Product

 

Happy Kids!!!

Diabetes Update:

We are almost at our 2 month mark(tomorrow) since diagnosis and things are going pretty well. We have adjusted insulin atleast 6-8 times...I've stopped counting...But Super Girl is still doing well with all the insanity that comes with Type 1 Diabetes. I recently read a Blog of a fellow mom of a diabetic child. She calls herself "WifeMomPancreas" and I found it frank and refreshing to hear about another mom with a recently diagnosed child and the struggles and triumphs she experiences. There is this one link on her page that I followed, and it was so perfect at describing the everyday struggle we have. It is from a mom with 3 diabetic children, her post called "Trying to Hit a Moving Target" will give you a glimpse into the life of a parent with a diabetic child. Her scenario is using a insulin pump, and we are still on syringe,so we have to add properly preparing the syringes, vials, and dosages to her scenario instead of punching a number into a pump, but she has to do this with 3 kids, not just 1! Anyway, if you REALLY want to understand life right now,PLEASE read her post,I can't word it any better than she did! Anyway, we tried our first insulin pen shot today, and Super Girl seemed to like the needle better (3 mm shorter that the syringes) but it was hard for her to hold down the inject button for the full 10 seconds necessary, so we will see what happens come school time when want her to be using an insulin pen. In case you are wondering what an insulin pen looks like, here it is...

You change the needle every use, but it just screws on and off. 

 

The nice thing is you don't have to draw up the insulin, or worry about air bubbles, you just twist the dial (numbers on right side) until the proper dose is selected. Anyway, that's all for now!