Pictures, Potty Training, Etsy...

Well we got her two year pictures on Sunday and we were very anxious at the beginning because she is so shy of strangers. There was one person in particular who helped warm her up, and made her laugh. We've been looking at the difference in her from last year to this year. We couldn't get her to smile at all last year for her pictures - we tried!! But hind sight here she was in diabetic ketoacidosis and was ridiculously sick and we didn't even know. It makes us so sad and feel so awful that we didn't notice the signs earlier - We know that we can't go back and change things - but we just feel so bad that she got so sick!!

Last year...

 

 

This Year...

 



We were sleep training when she was sick - we used the cry it out method. We let her cry for 10 minutes and then go lay her down and she eventually would fall asleep. Well when we found out she was sick we felt immense guilt for letting her cry - because she was trying to tell us she didn't feel good and was sick! So needless to say we do not let her cry herself to sleep - and thankfully she is very good and going to bed. She asks to bring a baby or her dolls or a book to bed with her almost every night. She is just amazing! While the cry it out method did work - and we understand that it works for many people the fear of her crying because she's low or crying because she's high and has gotten sick or peed through her diaper - is too much to not answer her cries.

We are hoping to try to potty train here soon. This will be quite the task since her sugars will play a key role in potty training... keeping her as regulated and as in target as possible is going to be REALLY important - however sometimes her sugars go high for no reason - nothing can be explained and sometimes they do great without explanation. So we will do out best and we will continue to try to potty train. If she's not ready then we will try in a few months but we would LOVE to be out of diapers!!

Been thinking of opening up an Etsy.com shop - Sarah would crochet blankets and washcloths and sell them to help our monthly expenses. Living with one income is very difficult (as many know) and driving to doctors appointments etc. adds to the expenses and stress. Any thoughts on whether or not it would be worth it would be awesome!! We'll keep trucking along and we are doing great and loving life every minute by minute!!

Take Care,
McKenzie, Sarah & Elsie