Field Day, Awards, Vacation & Other Mumbo Jumbo

It's been another week since I've posted! I'll be so glad when school ends and I can get back into the groove here. Sorry for being so neglectful!

This past week in the West household has been full of tears, laughter, nerves, excitement and lots of smiles.

I worked every single day last week and that made things very busy for us. Last Friday was the dreaded FIELD DAY! Kacey started the afternoon of fun with a blood sugar of 249. I knew we didn't have to worry about any lows at that point. An hour later, she'd only come down to a 243 and she wanted the 2 orange slices that were being given for the snack. Sure! She bolused 10 and did a correction. Another hour later and the end of field day, she was sitting at a wonderful 123! Could I ask for a better ending? Nope! She was limited to things she could do outside but the cast didn't stop her from having fun. She still cheered her friends on and I made sure to squeeze the sponge on her head so she got wet too!

The hoola hoop race

Orange smiles

Taking a break on the cooler

Kacey & Mrs. M (her teacher)

This past weekend, we had a cousin's graduation and a graduation party....POOL included. Yep, I cringed when we were told to bring our swimsuits. Diabetes + Cast does NOT = POOL. Kacey gave me the sad puppy dog face when I mentioned none of us getting in the pool. Then the idea of "Oh, well Kacey can sit on the side and get her feet wet!" shifted to "We'll hook her up!" Ummmm hook her up? Yep, her arm fit perfectly inside a bread bag which was then duct taped around her arm and then placed upon a float. She won't get it wet now! NOT! The sun was beaming down on that cast filled bread bag which inturn caused some condensation.

Condensation = SWEAT!

Sweat + Smell of fermented bread yeast= GROSS STINKY CAST!

I pulled her out of the pool every 30 min. She started at a 331. Bit excited? LOL! 30 min later she'd dropped to a 183. Then 30 min after that she was down to a 99. Snack time! She got out and ate a brownie cupcake....no bolus! And 30 min later....118 :) Perfect! It was time to get out of the pool and I was thrilled that we didn't have any lows to deal with.

Today was Kacey's 3rd grade awards ceremony. The Y3W presentation was done on a power point and it was AMAZING! Yep, I cried! Kacey also received several awards. The award that meant the most....A/B Honor Roll! She did it! She brought those grades back up to A's & B's. It's amazing what happens when diabetes actually bows down and takes the backseat! Her blood sugars have been absolutely amazing and she's felt so good! (Please don't let this jinx her) I really had no clue she'd made Honor Roll until her teacher called her name. I was just as shocked as Kacey was and immediately welled up with tears. For some, that doesn't mean anything....but for the parents of Type 1 kids...it means EVERYTHING! It means Kacey can manage her diabetes AND be an Honor Roll student but this also means we have some control over what her body is doing! (Thanks Herbie!)

We're down to the final countdown with Kayleigh. She's shed lots of tears in the last few days. Exams are kicking her butt this year and then she leaves on Friday. I can't believe the time is here! We're packing her suitcase tomorrow. The last day of school is Thursday and then she leaves for Hawaii on Friday morning. I've got all the legal paperwork done and notarized so she's all set to go! I'll be sharing pics as she emails them to me.

We're still really busy this week but next week we should have some time to relax. I'll be back to my normal posting routine. I'll catch up sooner or later ;)

More soon!