Pacifiers and Insulin

So in the hospital I began to think of all the things Cole wouldn't be able to do like a normal kid.  For some reason I always thought about him eating ice cream.  Not that Cole couldn't eat ice cream anymore but if he did he would have to get a shot.  For some reason, the thought of him not being able to enjoy ice cream like every other kid in the world, really upset me.  My family laughed at me in the hospital because if people mentioned ice cream I would began to get tears in my eyes.  In fact as I am typing this now, I am starting to get tears in my eyes.... damn ice cream!!! Not sure why ice cream, or the lack there of in Cole's life upsets me so much.  Guess I just love ice cream.  From here on out guess we will have to eat less dinner to save room for ice cream so that Cole can have it with dinner and only get one shot.  No more eating all our meal and making sure we eat the veggies...no sir not in this house.  It's going to be, "wait don't eat tho

What do you give a diabetic kid for Easter????? Our first holiday that diabetes put a bit of a damper on. That's right kiddo, go hunt for easter eggs in the yard with your cousins. What's that in your egg? Well it damn sure is not any candy. Poor kid. On the plus side I guess it saved me some weight gain. Instead of filling eggs with candy and eating half the bag of candy, I will now be filling them with a toy or money or something. Here kid, here's an easter egg. What's inside? Oh a piece of lunch meat. How lucky are you!!! Oh I bet this one has a piece of cheese. How nice of that Easter bunny to bring such great treats!! Can't wait till Halloween! Above is a basket from my parents. Love the tuna cans. Cracked us up.

Let’s start by sharing little man’s story… Cole had been getting several ear infections along with congestion that caused breathing issues. A care plan for Cole included breathing treatments on a nebulizer when needed. On Friday March 15, 2013 we took Cole to his doctor thinking that he might have yet again another ear infection (we were one ear infection away from tubes). On Friday his doctor said his ears were fine but to give him some breathing treatments to help his airways, thinking it was just some sort of congestion issue. Monday, March 18 rolled around… the dreaded day. Cole was given his lunch and he barely touched it. The night before he barely ate his meal as well. For those that know Cole, we knew something was terribly wrong. The big guy eats A LOT for a 13 month old. A bit later his breathing became heavier and it appeared he was struggling some. I had given him his breathing treatment 2 hours prior. My husband was home b/c we were setting up our cable. He