Wednesday, January 31, 2018

 



One year ago and then today. In the Type 1 Diabetes world, they call today Atticus's diaversary. The day he was diagnosed with T1D. It was easily the worst day of my entire life. So scary and so so overwhelming. I cried for days and couldn't image how in the world we'd be able to handle all of this. But God is faithful. He has gone before us every step of the way and given us the grace and strength each day we so desperately need. I can't thank everyone enough for all the prayers and support you all have given us. We have learned a whole new language including: bolus and basal and BG and CGM and PDM and DKA and extended bolus and temp basal and A1C and pod and lancet and cannula and glucagon...words that are a part of our daily life now. The most common question is "Atticus, what are you?" In other words, what is your blood sugar level right now. We have been so blessed to have insurance that allows Atticus to have an insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor, or CGM. His CGM and pump stay on him 24/7. They are both waterproof and tubeless. Thanks to the pump, he doesn't have to give himself shots anymore. He can see his blood sugar 24/7 on his phone and his watch and we can too. We have alarms that will go off if he is too high or low. Ahhhh, that has brought sleep back to us again! No more waking all night to check him. Sorry for the long post...if you are still reading this...thank you for all you have done. We have gained more family from our wonderful, supportive School to our T1D Family and all of you. They still don't know what causes T1D. Type 1 is not caused from eating too much sugar, in fact they think it might be a virus that triggers it. And we have no family history of it either. We think Atticus has been fighting diabetes for a long time. We thought he had the flu and an ear infection. We took him in to the doctor for a prescription for the ear infection. At the last minute, we asked the doctor to check his sugars to make sure nothing else was going on. 5 years earlier he had been so sick and throwing up so much we ended up in the ER. His glucose was 40...critically low. Even then his pancreas wasn't working properly. I never expected them to come back and say his glucose was over 600. It should have been 100. They took him to Children's Hospital in an ambulance. All this to say, a simple urine check or a fingerprick can save a life. If in doubt, ask for one.

Saturday, January 27, 2018

 
Her window is slowly closing...new teeth coming in.

 

Wow! One year later! Just a few days before he was diagnosed vs. today:)

 

Atticus a year ago today and Atticus today. A year ago-his body was wasting away...literally dying without insulin. And now, today, full of insulin and looking so healthy!

Wednesday, January 24, 2018


I found these funny phrases that I had written down a long time ago. Famous Max IV phrases he said as a toddler:
I amn't
braveless and fearless
i don't matter (instead of "it doesn't matter")
Beat my dust
I'll never believe this (instead of "you'll never believe this")
Freezing hot
You can hide but you can't run
First one there gets a rotten egg
Croove for crew and groove for drew
Canoep(canoe)
I had a girlfriend in kindergarten but then I lost her in 1st grade.

Atticusisms:
Atticus= encourager so sometimes all he can say is-mom, your my mom
Atticus wants to give juju a necklace with a button for Xmas (life alert)

Emmett-kangaroof

Sweetest big brother ever! He plays with Emmett after school every day. Aaaannnddd apparently Emmett is double jointed😳.

Atticus's field trip to the symphony!

 

It's been 3 weeks and now the best part starts...changing the earrings!!!

Monday, January 22, 2018

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Personal narrative

The Day that Changed my Life Forever

By Atticus Taylor

Have you ever had a feeling that your life was about to change forever? Well, it happened to me and it is quite a story! One day me and my sister we're home feeling ill. She got an ear infection. The next day my ear started hurting. So I had to go to the doctor. I did not have one but my mom texted my dad to get a blood draw. It was not fun. Then we went back up to the room. Then the doctor whispered something to my dad. They took me to the room next to us.

The doctors gave me 2 ½ bottles of gatorade, I don't know why. Then all of a sudden, 2 people came with a hospital bed. They moved me onto the bed and took me to the ambulance. I was sad, overwhelmed, and scared. I could not believe what I heard the doctor whisper to my dad " He has diabetes." I thought to myself, "Diabetes?" What kind did I have? Because it would go away so I did not have to take care of it. I knew all about it because someone in my class has diabetes. In the ambulance they gave me shots the hole way there! It was terrible even when we got there they gave me shots. Even in my wrist. I hope it will never happen again.

Next my grandma came A.S.A.P to take care of my siblings. Unfortunately I could not eat for two days(apart from ice)! There was nothing to do but watch a little number of movies! Then they gave me this medicine. It was ORANGE and you could probably guess it was awful. The worst thing EVER. Every hour they gave me a shot. Even in the middle of the night! All the time shots and SHOTS. It was annoying. It was boring only movies. Sleeping. And waiting. I hated it.

Then I got my electronic devices from my siblings. My diabetes doctor came and told me I could go home tomorrow after I had an appointment at the diabetes center. I could not wait, it was amazing. For the first time since we got in the ambulance I got out of bed and started to walk! Then my grandma came while they were at school. We told her. She was so happy. We were all very happy. We could not wait. When it got close they gave me yummy food. I had to wait before we left. When we left I was so happy.

Finally we left for the diabetes center I brought breakfast because I never had enough time to finish it. They talked to me for awhile, showed me my supplies. All my pokers good candy. My bag too. Then I fell asleep for like six hours because they did not need to talk to me anymore. By the time I woke up it was dark out. My parents were just finishing up getting my supplies. Then after that we went home. It was a long drive home. But worth it I was so happy!

THE END

Greer presenting her Flat Stanley project.

 

 

We finally got enough snow to go sledding!!

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

What a great day! 24 hours in range! It doesn't happen very often...so so so proud of Atticus!❤️



And sometimes the others get to swim during his lessons:)




They call him White Lightning and he loves to swim! Swimming lessons!

Monday, January 15, 2018



Look what Emmett spent his money on😳😳 . He saved up until he had enough to buy this hamster and all the supplies.  He named him Jerry.  This might have been the worst six months of my life.  A dog. A hamster.  What's next?!  Jerry bit the heck out of Max III who threw him in the air and he landed on the ottoman. Max tried to pick him up again and he kept biting so he had to juggle him in the air to get him back in his cage.  And blood was pouring down his hand.  So Emmett's crying now cause Jerry is a bad hamster who bites and plays dead when he see Oreo.

Saturday, January 13, 2018

 
Basketball for Atticus...he's rockin it!
Atticus told us he started reading through the Bible this month...something he came up with all on his own.  I love that it was all his idea!

Friday, January 05, 2018

E: mom, can we get some candy
Me: yes
E: what?! Is this a Once in a lifetime opportunity?! Ok. I'm going to choose something very civilized.

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These two love to swim:)

Wednesday, January 03, 2018