Endocrinologist appointment - new family member - March/April update**

We had our endocrinologist appointment March 13th - went well A1c was 7.5% which is awesome!! Right where we want her to be!! We ALL have been working hard!! She was 36 inches tall and 32 lbs - we think this may have been the first time that her height surpassed her weight EVER!! She's growing so fast!!

So we had been having some Dexcom issues there is a small grey piece called a transmitter that attaches to her arm via the sensor (the piece we change out every 7 days) well this transmitter uses a battery that usually needs to be replaced every 6 months (that is how long Dexcom will warranty it for) but we realized she's had her Dexcom for over a year now so we contacted the insurance company to get a new one sent to us IN CASE anything should happen or the battery died that way we wouldn't have to be without the Dexcom as we have really relied on it to voice highs and lows for Elsie since she cannot do that herself for us yet...

I kid you not 3 days after talking to the insurance company her Dexcom beeps "low transmitter battery" at us. I call Dexcom because I have no idea when the thing will stop and we still had about 10 days before this appointment and we needed the A1c from the appointment. They tell me it could last days, weeks, hours, it depends on how much it is used etc... so we were stressing about going into labor without having a Dexcom. All was well and we got our new Dexcom about a week before we went into labor.

So as we just mentioned we had our newest family member join us ON HER DUEDATE. Miss Veda Diane Hunt was born 3-29-15 weighing 7lbs 5oz and 19.75inches long. She is absolutely beautiful and the first thing Elsie said to her was "Nice to meet you" She was amazing while Sarah labored at home and was concerned but would sway with mommy it was precious to see. She is getting used to the fact that mommy cannot pick her up right now but she is coping well.

We will be keeping an eye on her blood sugar levels as any stress can effect them in various ways. She will be going to stay with Mimi & Papa (Sarah's parents) for the first weekend so Mommies can adjust and get some sleep!! We are overjoyed to have our family of 4 all together and we are absolutely in love!!

We will make sure to update when more fun things happen in the life of Elsie Stelle - OH BTW the binkies are gone - we told her that babies needed them and she wasn't a baby anymore - no questions asked and she hasn't wanted one once since we stopped - again amazing us with her ability to adapt so quickly...

Take care,
McKenzie, Sarah, Elsie & Veda too!!