Fall Season & Loving it!!

We had an appointment in August and we discovered that her A1c was 8.3 which is slightly up from the July reading BUT all in all its still amazing for her age!! Kids her age are usually running an A1c of at least 9-10%. So we're doing amazing and she's developing amazing and she's growing like a weed!! She grew 2 inches in 4 months!! That's crazy!!

Insulin is also growth hormone normally made within your body and without her body producing it for her. Which is why it is important for us to NOT cut carbs out of her diet, and be sure to give her carbs so that we have to give her insulin so that her body is getting the nutrients it needs to grow!! She is such a lively and spontaneous little girl!!

This past weekend was the Fall Harvest Festival at our local apple orchard, and Elsie LOVED picking apples (and eating them too!!) She pushed the wagon, carried the basket of apples and even took a rest in the wagon... we went on a hayride and saw the pumpkin patch and all the apple trees! She had so much fun!! Love making new memories with her and family!!

Last night was a special night, she slept in her BIG GIRL bed for the first time. She has been sleeping all through the night now so we were nervous that a new bed would change that. Well she helped make the bed, helped decide which babies and stuffed animals were on the bed, and she climbed in at bedtime and rolled right over and went to sleep. We didn't hear a peep out of her. She woke up a little bit when we checked her sugar before we went to bed but told us "more sleep" and went back to sleep! I checked on her at about 9:15am and she was laying in her bed with her eyes open and told me "I'm up" and got up and its been a great day so far!! She's going to be a GREAT big sister!!

SO proud and happy she's growing up but she seriously needs to slow down!! Her beauty and personality amazes us every day!! We are so thankful to be called her moms!!

Take care,
McKenzie, Sarah & Elsie too!!