Birthday Bliss

Genevieve's new ride:

Equipped with a backpack and all

Getting all "geared-up"

(only seconds later refusing to wear it)

The joys of mimicking

Preface:
My daughter's names are Genevieve Grace and Jocelyn Hope. Like most moms, the middle names are usually only used with frustration during discipline.

Now for the story:
I was cleaning up the kitchen while Jocelyn followed me around whining and crying, sucking her thumb, holding her blanket wanting me to hold her. I was basically ignoring her, knowing that I was almost done and then I would pick her up.
From no where, Jenna piped in.
"MOMMY GRACE HOPE...JOCIE WANTS YOU TO HOLD HER!"

Gotta love that girl!

Impressive!

I would say, that at 21 months, my little girl is pretty darn strong to be able to do this with minimal help.

A visit to Grandma and Grandpa Chandler's in Alabama

The girls and I went with my mom and dad to visit all off my mom's family in Alabama. There were lots of toys and kids to play with, so the trip completely exhausted the girls, but they had a great time.

This was Jenna's 4th time on an airplane and she has consistently been an excellent traveler! Jocelyn, however, will never accompany me on an airplane again! Let's just say that the extreme screaming, stare-downs by passengers, and a confronting by a policeman in the airport, ended my desire to travel with her!

Great Grandma and Grandpa Chandler

Look at our new outfits!

Uncle Mike acting like a kid



My mom with her 3 brothers and her parents

I had to add this one because Sam says that it is his favorite picture

Let me have my thumb and my blanket and I will sit with anyone

Happily married for 60 years!

Jenna warmed up quickly to Great Grandma

Jenna once again sportin' her shades

This is how Jocelyn ended up after an hour of screaming on the plane. She ended up flailing onto the floor of the airplane, and fell asleep. I let her stay there for the remainder of the flight.

Results are in....

Jocelyn is not a diabetic! Yeah! :-)

Christ Is Risen!

We just celebrated Pascha this last weekend and so I am attaching some pictures of our festivites. (But first there is one random one.)


What a healthy little girl! Enjoying her spinach leaves and milk directly from the carton. (Just joking about the milk, it just happened to be sitting out.)



An attempt at a family photo! Jocelyn is hiding.



When looking though these pictures, Sam said that he and Jocelyn were smiling for the camera like they were told, but that Jenna and I apparently didn't get the memo!

Sarah Hartley (the best Godmother around!)

It may look like they are fighting over the ball...but I didn't have to deal with it...Sarah did!

Jenna was striking a pose in the tree that she climbed all by herself! (Yes, it is only 6 inches off the ground!)

Jocelyn playing ball with Ron Hartley (the best Godfather around!)

Glucose Testing

I will try and be brief regarding Jocelyn's blood sugar.

We had 2 more "episodes," one being last night and then another one today. Both of them were more minor compared to the others, but enough to be of concern.

For now, we have to check her blood sugar levels sporadically though out the day: when she first wakes up, before eating, 2 hours after eating, and of course during any time where she becomes unresponsive and unable to walk, talk, hold her head up, etc. This just involves a simple prick of her finger and she already seems to be okay with it. I have to document every reading, the time, how much she had to eat prior to, etc. We will do that for awhile and let them know immediately if it goes below 40 since that is the absolute lowest they would like to see it. In the meantime, a blood draw will be sent to a lab to check her insulin level.

If nothing becomes clear with either of these approaches, she will probably see a specialist.

At this point, it is a relief to know that the doctors aren't overly concerned about anything serious yet, since her well child checks all show that she is growing at a good rate and obviously not malnourished! If she were loosing weight fast, that would be a different story.

So for now, our little girl is keeping us on our toes. :-)

I do have need some advice from anyone. We have to make sure that she constantly has a good mix of carbs and protein in any one snack. Plain carbs are too hard on her pancreas so simple sugars are out the question. Even applesauce without sugar added is not good enough by itself. Cheese and yogurt and both good snacks, but they are not easy to pack around without a cooler. Apple slices dipped in peanut butter would be good for her, but that is not convenient all the time. I need a handful of good ideas that I can have with me at all times and things for her to have that are easy for her to get to. Any suggestions? Chelsy...especially from you! :-)