TOTALLY Blindsided

Johnny was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes this week. I (John & I) feel as if we have been hit my a mack truck....to say the least.....and YES...we DO know that it could be worse, but this is a HUGE blow and a HUGE lifestyle change.

We just spent the last three days at Fairfax Children's Hospital. Johnny has been a very brave boy throughout all of this. I couldn't be more proud of him. I won't even go into detail on how many times he has been pricked and poked. It has been brutal. Our hope is that he will get more comfortable with the unpleasant parts of this with each passing day. Kids do seem to be pretty resilient that way!

I do have to say though, I have been the most worried about giving him shots everyday but in actuality the hardest part is the HUGE change in his diet. All I'm going to say is.....He's STARVING. Hopefully his body will start to adjust and he won't feel the amount of hunger he is now.

All of the Nurses, Doctors and Specialists at FCH were great! John and I learned SO much about the disease and feel pretty confident in all that lies ahead!



I just want to Thank everyone for all of your kind wishes, phone calls and emails. I promise we are not ignoring anyone. We are just trying to get into this new routine....it has been quite a bit more hectic than it was in the hospital.


Onto some better news....Jacob started preschool on Thursday!!! He was SUPER excited to go!! His teacher said he did great and that he went on the potty two times!! It is hysterical seeing all of the little two years olds with their HUGE back packs on walking down that hall!!! I think he is going to have a WONDERFUL year!!