HOLY CRAP!

Well, I got caught up on Piper...now there is more craziness to add to our diabetes story...

We will be adding another little rugrat to this house!  We are so excited...and Piper will soon be excited when she finds out what being a big sister really means...well, eventually, she'll be excited!
Eric and I went back and forth over the thought of having another child.  Can we handle another child and still take great care of Piper?  Will the second child get type 1 too?  If the second doesn't get type 1, what will Piper and his/her relationship be like?  So many questions...head starts to swirl!!  But at the end of the day...diabetes does not decide our life!  We always wanted two kids...diabetes doesn't get to tell us no or scare us from having more children.  Piper's doctor says that there is a 5-7% chance this second child could develop type 1.  I can live with 5-7%.  And, if we somehow end up in that 5-7%...it is what it is.  We'll worry about that road if it gets here. And with the technology today, we can test this second bambino starting at a year old for the antibodies present in someone with type 1.  Right now...I am just SO excited to have another child and that Eric and I can give Piper a sister or brother. 
But to sum everything up...I am currently 11 weeks along and due May 22 (yeah, that's 2 weeks before Piper turns 3...nice!).   Prayers are definitely welcomed! :)

Two Titles: A Year Already? or Only A Year?

Well, this post means that Piper has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for a year now.  Her official D-Day, Diaversary...was 10-13-2011. 

Miss Sweet's cake...do NOT judge my piping skills...struggle!

We will have our cake and eat it too!!

It's hard to believe that it's been a year.  A year of carb counting, a year of finger pricks, a year of roller coaster BG numbers.  And we managed to have only 1 ER visit...woo hoo!  My little Piper has surely been a big, brave girl.  She has stayed true to being a sweet two year old and hasn't let diabetes hold her back [much].  Every day I feel blessed to still having her with us.  Without 10-13-11, I wouldn't have Piper.  Without the sharpness of the fill-in pediatrician we saw (because Piper's was out of the office), Piper would have gotten much sicker...maybe coma...maybe worse.  Diabetes has shown me that it's not an inconvenience...it's learning how to stay alive (or how to keep your child alive) EVERYDAY!  I had no idea before this disease became a part of our lives.  I look back and wonder if I had ever been insensitive to someone who has type 1.  People just don't think sometimes...I know I definitely don't think sometimes...I blame genetics :)  I have had countless comments from people that may mean well...well and some just are flat out mean, but it hurts.  Piper has a pump now and some super cute pump belts.  Hey-if we gotta wear it, we're gonna wear it in style!  A mom saw it and said how cute it is and that her kids would just love to have one...they could put all sorts of fun things in them.  Well, lady-I don't wish diabetes on anyone, but if you would like your kid to have a pouch, it better be for an insulin pump.  Another telling me that, thank goodness she won't know any different.  Believe me...my child will be smart enough to know that not everyone is pricking their fingers, counting carbs, or scheduling their meals/snacks.  I know these people mean well...but it just hurts.  I know I have the thinnest skin and super sensitive feelings...something I need to work on.  It is nice to know that Piper will gain the toughness...it'll just be hard to watch her on that road and see her feelings being hurt. 

So much to love about this sweet face!

Yes, we've come a long way on this diabetes trip.  I looked back on our first logbook entry when we came home from the hospital.  Those BG's were super high!  Ha!  Now, I can look to our future.  Piper has been approved for a CGM (continuous glucose meter).  This puppy will check her BG every 5 minutes and give us data of her BG, wear it's going, how fast it's going...tons of info!  I feel so blessed that we can have this technology for our sweet girl.  Diabetes will always suck...everyday, but we will have some of the best tools in our belt to kick it's ass...yes, that's right...I want to kick diabetes ass!
I look ahead to the new struggles we have to face knowing that we can face them because of the strength we have gained from this first year.  Diabetes will always continue to knock us down...but not everyday and a little less each year and we'll be right back up to knock diabetes down! 

And extra fun one of my sweet curly girl!