Helping out a new T1 Family...(pics incl.)

I got an email earlier this week from a mom of a newly dx little girl. She was dx on Feb. 28 (almost 3 years to the day that Syd was diagnosed.) . Brooklyn spent her 4th birthday in the hospital. All of us T1 moms remember how hard those first few days, weeks, and months are. You are in information overload and emotional chaos. Brooklyn's family lives in the same town as us and so I asked if she wanted to meet for lunch so we could chat with her and answer some of her questions and to let little Brooklyn see another T1 kid checking her blood sugar. I personally think camaraderie with children who have Type 1 is very important for their overall success and self esteem while dealing with a chronic disease.

We had a wonderful lunch and Sydney was so sweet with Brooklyn. I'm very proud of her because she decided not to get her insulin for lunch with her pump. We brought a needle and she let Brooklyn help give her a shot. She wanted Brooklyn to see another kid who needs shots and insulin and she wanted to help her be brave. It was wonderful and sweet and cute. I love my little advocate who is so willing to help others. Here are some pics of our lunch with Brooklyn and her super sweet and lovely mother Melanie. Under that are just some fun, random pics of the girls.

~~Brooklyn was finding the "fatty tissue" on Syd's arm.

~We said do a fast poke and it hurts less. She did a stellar poke!

~See Syd's face...she was being so brave because the shot did take a little longer. Brooklyn got to push the insulin in and then take the needle out. She did a great job and, again, I'm SO proud of Sydney. She didn't need a shot. She chose to have one because she knew it would help someone else.

~After the shot...they are buddies. Brooklyn is teeny tiny for 4 years old. She was born premature and weighed 2lbs 14oz.

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MISC pics of my beautiful girls. This is Morgan doing ballet in her Cinderella dress. :)

~Syd is such a helper and can make and give Hadlee a bottle. (Morgan can make a bottle as well!) What great little helps!

~Last weekend we were able to have my mom watch Syd and Mo and my aunt watched Hadlee and Loren and I snuck away for a couple of nights in a resort town about 3 or 4 hours from home. My great grandparents are buried in this cemetery next to the great author Earnest Hemingway! Here is a pic of his grave. Pretty cool eh? The whiskey was a gift because he sure liked the bottle. :)

~My great grandparents. She passed away young because of a stroke and he died 3 years later from a broken heart. When he lost his wife and best friend, he gave up on life so he could join her. Their son, my papa, lost his wife 4 years ago. At his last birthday we said, "Papa I bet you could live to be 100!" And he said, "Well I can't do that. You see, I have a date with an angel." It was so sweet the love this family has for their spouses.


~Miss Hadlee in her carseat with her "Grandpa's #1 Girl" shirt.
~~Speaking of shirts, I want to have one made for Sydney that says on the back,

"Yes I have Type 1 Diabetes.
--Then put a picture of a delicious cupcake or donuts or whatever.
Then have it say, "And YES, I can eat that."

:) cute huh?

Well that's my update for now. I hope you all are doing well and T1 families, please read my post below. I hope you are working on your emergency evacuation backpacks in case of a natural disaster in your area. (If this is the only post you can see, go ahead and click my header at the top of the page and it will pull up the whole blog and previous posts.)