New Pictures of the Kids

In October, I also had pictures taken of Katelyn and Jacob and of the three of them together. If anyone wants one of these, just let me know.

Maya's One Year Pictures

In September, I finally had Maya's pictures taken. But it took me forever to pick which ones to buy. Hence, the posting of her 1 year old pictures, 4 months after she turned 1!! So, for grandma's and grandpa's and aunts and uncles and anyone else who wants one of the pictures, just email me and let me know which one(s) you would like a copy of. Enjoy the show!!

Dancing Queen

For David's birthday, Jacob got him an American Greetings technology card. That means that it plays a song!! And the kids have loved listening to the card. Maya especially liked it and even started dancing. So, without further ado, here is Maya dancing and waving good bye. Hope you enjoy it. We think it is the cutest, of course.

Oh, the weather outside....

We had our first major snowfall of the season over this past weekend and the kids were thrilled, to put it mildly. So, on Tuesday, I let them go outside and play in the snow. They played for an hour and a half on Tuesday and again on Wednesday for 45 minutes. They just love the snow and I am always amazed they can stay out there for so long.

Our neighbor came over to play with the kids.

The kids love to go down the slide in the snow.
This was right before Jacob came into the house because he was actually cold. He does look a little miserable!!

Happy Birthday to David

November 7 was David's birthday!!! He didn't give me permission to tell you how old he is, so I won't!! On Friday evening, we got a sitter and I took him to dinner at Morton's. It is a steak place and they serve huge steaks!! We had a nice meal and then headed home. On Saturday we celebrated with the kids. At his request, we had brownies and ice cream. We sang to him and he opened presents. Nothing super exciting, but we are sure glad he was born!! We love you David!!!

One Year Anniversary

This past Sunday, November 9, was the one year anniversary of Jacob's Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis. I can't believe it has already been a year. Those first few months seemed to go by so slow and were so hard, as we adjusted and learned and tried to teach Jacob. In some ways it was a really hard adjustment and in some ways it was not. I remember those first few weeks when it took two of us to give him his shot because one of us had to hold him down. It just broke my heart and I felt so bad for him. Sometimes it just doesn't seem real that it will never go away, that it is not some passing thing that he will outgrow. Although I sure wish he would!!

He is doing great after one year. The doctor says we are doing great and there have been no complications. We have the routine down and Jacob is starting to understand what a carb is and what it means for him. There are still days that are a real struggle with food and shots, but most of the time, Jacob is really good about the routine.

I think for me the hardest part is that diabetes is so unpredictable. Just because we do everything we are supposed to do, doesn't mean that his sugar will always be in the right range. There are times when his blood sugar is all over the map and we have no idea why. The other part that is so hard is that there is NEVER a break. There is never a day when we can say, let's jus take a break. It is a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 day a year for the rest of his life disease. There are no vacations or remissions or days off. And I know that as he gets older he will be able to take more responsibility for it himself, but until then, it is up to us.

But in the end, it is a managable disease and I am so thankful for the medical technology that makes it managable and that hopefully someday, there will be a cure. Until then, we will keep on doing what we're doing. It is amazing to look back and realize how far we have come, that it doesn't feel like a death sentence and that life goes on and you do what you need to do. Thank you to our family and friends for their support and help over the last year. We are grateful for the blessings we have been given. We know the Lord is watching over us and Jacob and that he will have a happy and long life. He is still the goofy kid we love.

Halloween Happenings

The weather turned out perfect for our trick or treating and the kids had a ball. Maya has figured out what candy is and constantly begs for some from the kids stash. And our first Halloween with Jacob and diabetes was much easier than I anticipated. He has been really good about rationing the candy and since the fun size ones don't have many carbs, they are actually a good treat for him.


Here are the kids carving pumpkins. They both carved their own pumpkins, all by themselves. They even managed to not cut themselves!!






Here are the finished products. Katelyn decided not to put a face on hers this year, not really sure why.





And here they are all lit up.










David got really creative and ambitious and this is what his creation turned out to be. Notice the shadow in the background.





And here are the kids all dressed up. Jacob loved his costume so much, I think he wore it for some part of everyday before Halloween.