Taelyn and type 1

We just got home from a long 3 days at the hospital. For about 2 weeks I'd been noticing Tae was drinking, peeing, and eating non stop. She was a little sick at that time so I thought it was just because she was dehydrated, but I decided to keep my eye on her. In those two weeks, I went to AZ to do some shoots, and then to Kansas City to get Lasik. I got home Sunday. The feeling wouldn't leave me that it may be diabetes. It just kept at me. Anyone who know me, knows that when it comes to sick kids I very rarely worry enough to take them to the doctor. But again, the thought wouldn't leave me. It's interesting because I'd heard so so long ago about symptoms of Type 1 diabetes and those thoughts just kept at me. I know it was the spirit "bringing all things unto your remembrance".

I took her first thing Monday morning, the doc looked me like I was one of those way crazy moms. And said, "Ya, she doesn't look like she'd have diabetes, and I highly doubt she does, but we'll check her any way." She peed in a cup like a good little diva. We waited. And waited. He finally came back in and was so shocked, he went and talked to two other docs in that office. He said that since she wasn't yet sick (horrible flu like symptoms....heading into diabetic shock) she would have been this week. And to go straight to the ER at Primary's. So off we went. I cried in the car on the way home, she got so scared, so when I stopped the car in our driveway we sat in the drivers seat and cried together.

Within minutes of calling Emily she was at my house with Greg ready to take all my kids. Jasper went to leave to come home and wouldn't you know it, his cars battery was dead. He got a jump and headed home. When he got home, Greg and Jasper gave her a blessing, it was really comforting. Then Greg offered to take Jaspers car and get a new battery. Seriously, we could not have better friends. I will forever be thankful for them being there at that stressful, scary moment with open and willing hearts.

We spent the next 3 days at the hospital getting inundated with information about Type 1 diabetes. It's so overwhelming. I think I'll do a day in the life post with pictures just to demonstrate how time consuming it is. I had NO idea.

Tae has been amazing. Truly. There were lots of times 3 of us had to hold her down to give her insulin, but today she hasn't cried once. She's been so brave and strong.

While I was in the hospital I had people texting, calling, emailing, sending me messages and love on Facebook...it's been amazing. Melva girl broke into my house and cleaned my house and washed laundry. Emily kept my kids for 3 days, so at times she had 4 one year olds at her house, put my kids to bed and folded all my laundry. I have friends bringing my meals- Jackie, Allyson, Maria :). Kim, who took and picked up my kids from school every day this week. People visited and brought gifts, sent gifts....I can't tell you how touched I have been. I feel so overwhelmed with love that it makes the overwhelming stress so much easier to bare.

Here are a few of the pics I snapped during our stay:

Tae with all her new dolls, toys and barbies.
This doll they gave her to draw on, isn't she beautiful?
Stuffed animal from Grandma and Grandpa
weirdo daddy in the background

one of her many chats on the phone


a closer look at the baby doll she drew on. the dots by the heart are her "diabetes"
A picture she drew when she got home last night.... the faces in the far left hand column she says: "the people smiling got shots, the sad and angry people didn't get shotted in their bums". How cute is my daughter people?

This one is of people at the hospital...

That hospital is seriously amazing, in every way. I feel, again, so blessed to live by Primary's. They are the top in the nation when it comes to diabetes.