Diabetes Walk 2009 Slideshow

Diabetes Walk 2009

Well it was once again time for the annual Diabetes walk. I was once again in charge of the opening and closing program. I was so excited this year because Logan was giving his first ever speech and his Cub Scout troop was doing the flag ceremony. The cub scouts did the flag ceremony first, and they did a great job. I am one of their leaders so it made me very proud to watch them. Shortly after it was time for Logan to give his speech. He did such a great job, you could tell he was super nervous though. After his speech there were a few others that got up to talk. Then it was time for the walk to begin. Since we had such a big team this year our family opted to do the 2.5 mile instead of the 5 mile. We had over 60 team memebers walk with us this year. It was amazing to see what a great support system we have. Our team consisted of many family memebers and many close friends. Our family is so greatful for all of these amazing people. Waiting at the finish line was the entire Woods Cross Chatelles Drill Team. They were there to cheer everyone on for finishing the walk. After all our team finished I took my usual pictures of each family with Logan. We then went in to eat some lunch and listen to the Jon Dansie Band. Shortly after we started to eat channel 4 news came and asked to interview Logan. So we went out by the train so Logan could do his first tv interview. They asked to interview me along with Logan. I have to say I was as nervous as Logan. It was a lot of fun though and was crazy to watch us on tv 4 different times that night. Later we were off to walk the zoo as a family. It was so much fun to see all the baby animals and be together with ALL our families. When it was all over we said our goodbyes and my awesome sister took our boys so Brandon and I could have a night alone. Brandon surprised me and got us a room at the Hotel Monaco. We had a great day and it ended with a great night. I love my amazing family and friends and can't thank them all enough for all their love and support!!!

Hospital Stay

It all started on Thursday morning, September 17th. I was awoke at 5:30am to Logan getting sick in the bathroom. I got him taken care of checked his blood sugar and sent him back to bed. Then at around 7am he woke up again sick as can be. Once again we got it under control tested his blood sugar again and sent him back to bed yet again. I had hoped he wouldn't get sick anymore, but he proved me wrong at 8:15 am. This time he was so sick he just kept throwing up. I was beginning to wonder where it was all coming from since he had not eaten since before 9:00pm the night before. His blood sugar was in the 300's and were not coming down. I finally called his doctor who told us to go to Primary Children's. I had not seen Logan this sick since he got diabetes 3 and a half years earlier. He was so tired and and miserable and I couldn't get over how pale he looked. Thank heavens for my amazing neighbor Amy who gladly let me pawn Ry off on her. When we got to Primary's they immediately put in an IV and tested his blood sugar. I felt so bad that when they check his blood sugar at the hospital they have to fill a small cocktail straw with his blood, my poor baby. I was so thankful for my sister Tiffany who came over from the U of U to be my support since Brandon was stuck at work. Tiffany was great she helped calm Logan down while they tried to put in his IV and get a blood sample, she even brought him a friend, a stuffed rat which is now named Fred. We met with the doctors who told me he had the common flu and had just dehydrated from throwing up. He didn't have any ketones in his urine which was a great sign. They kept us for about 4 and a half hours and made sure he keep fluids down and sent us home. They said all should be fine now and that he was on his way to recovering. That night and into the next day Logan was starting to seem like his old self. I was so thankful that he was even up for eating lunch and that he kept it down. His blood sugars were great and all seemed wonderful. However it was short lived. I made homemade chicken noodle soup for dinner with homemade rolls since Logan had been sick. About an hour after dinner Logan started complaining that his stomach hurt. I asked if he was going to be sick and he said no just that he had a really bad pain in his tummy. We decided to keep an eye on him and see how things went. At around 9pm Logan felt worse so we tested his blood sugar and he was 80. We gave him some sprite to bring him up a little and would retest in 15 mins. When we retested him he had dropped to 70, so it was more sprite for Logan and another 15 mins. Well 10 mins into the 15 mins Logan was up in the bathroom sick again, I wanted to cry. We tried to get some more sprite into him since he just lost all the previous sprite and was already low. He kept it down for the full 15 mins but right after we tested him he was sick in the bathroom again. We decided to call Primary's and see what they had to say. They proceeded to tell us that if his blood sugar didn't come up within an hour or the stomach pain got worse to bring him in. We were able to get his blood sugar up to 130 so we thought we were in the clear. By this time it was after 1:00am and we were about to put Logan in bed and go to sleep when he got sick yet again and was having horrible stomach pain. I called Primary's and they told us to get him in asap. Brandon stayed home with Ry, who was lucky enough to be sound asleep, while I headed yet again to Primary's with Logan. He had me so scared during the drive to Primary's. He was so upset when we got there and they informed us as soon as we walked in that he had to have another IV put in again. The poor kid, as if he hadn't been through enough already. We were so lucky though to have a tech that had been on a special IV team for a few years. He put Logan's IV and was able to get a full vial of blood in a matter of seconds. Logan didn't even cry this time, I was so thankful for this amazing guy. We spent the rest of the early morning in the ER waiting and waiting for a doctor. Logan was at least able to get some sleep, me on the other hand not so much at all. We finally saw the doctor at 6:45 am. He proceeded to tell me they were concerned about the stomach pain and were going to test his white blood count. An hour later they came back with the results where they were slightly elevated. So they next step was to do a CT scan to make sure it wasn't his appendix. They came and took us back a few mins later. This gets a little graphic sorry. So we get back in the room where they do the scan and they proceed to tell me what they have to do. They had to stick a tube up his bum blow up a balloon once inside and fill it with fluid. My poor child, I never wanted to cry more for him. They had to leave the tube in for the entire scan plus put some kind of fluid in his IV. When they were done they had to drain the fluid before they could take out the tube. This was so painful for him, did I mention they didn't give him anything for the pain. Once the scan was done we went back to our room in the ER to wait yet again. Finally after 7 hours of waiting in the ER they came in to tell us Logan's scan was clear thank goodness. Next they had decided to admit Logan to the hospital. So we were finally taken up to the 3rd floor to our own room. After we were checked in met the nurses and the doctor and found out what the plan was Brandon sent me and Ry home so I could shower and get some sleep. I was exhausted and really needed a couple hours of sleep, too bad it didn't go well with Ry home with me. I tried to put a movie on for him and every 10 mins he would tap me and ask when we could go back and see bubba (Logan). Since the whole sleep wasn't happening I got up after 2 hours and showered and got ready ot go back to the hospital. We stopped at the store to get Logan a surprise and a balloon and headed back to the hospital. When I got back I was so thankful I left and had gone home. While I was gone they decided to do another test to check for H1N1. This test involved them putting a tube up his nose and into his lungs and stomach, once again they gave him nothing for the pain. I was so glad I didn't have to witness this test. They were keeping us overnight at the hospital so after we ate dinner together and watched a movie as a family in Logan's room, we said our goodnights to Brandon and Riley and they went home. Logan still was on a liquid diet, but we were told if he ate his breakfast and kept it down, plus had no ketones in his urine 2 times in a row we could go home the next day. That night I didn't get much sleep once again, but at least I had a bed this time. When breakfast came Logan did pretty well but couldn't eat very much. He had one test with no ketones but the next time it was positive again. I was starting to get discouraged since things were not going they way we had hoped. At around 11am Logan's endocronologist to check on Logan. He was worried since Logan was not drinking enough fluids on his own. He then proceeded to take Logan's DS away and turn off the tv until Logan drank and entire bottle of apple juice. We absolutely love Dr. Swinyard, he is the best. Dr. Swinyard said if Logan ate all of his lunch and drank all of his gatorade at lunch and had no ketones we could be released. So when lunch came Logan kept his end of the deal and ate everything. They tested his urine at 1:30 and it came back clear so they got our paperwork together for Logan's release. We were finally going home after a very long weekend. I am so thankful after it all that he is ok and feeling good again. Everyone at Primary Children's was amazing for the most part. I hope we don't have anymore hospital stays for a long time.

Climbing Higher

I absolutely love my Kindergartener, Riley. However he is not the best about using his backpack and giving me all his notes and papers. So on Wed. September 9th (my posts are out of order) and around 9:30 am Riley comes to me and says " Mom here I forgot to give you this note". I look at the note and Ry was suppose to have recieved his first climbing higher award ever at school that very morning at 8:40am. I wanted to kill him, not really, but I was sad and upset all at the same time. So later that day when I went to take him to school we went into his class and his teacher presented him with his award. He recieved it for always using a quite voice and working well in class. I was absolutely shocked since Ry is never quite at home, none the less we are very proud of him.

Woods Cross High Chatelles

Friday September 11th we went to Woods Cross's Homecoming game to watch our niece perform at half time. It was a lot of fun to go back to our old high school and watch a football game. They football team is a lot better then when I went to school there. At half time we got to watch my niece Cheyenne perform with the drill team. The Chatelles did a great job, I was so proud of her. Brandon however was in charge of taking pictures and he didn't do the best jobbut at least one turned out. Cheyenne is the 3rd girl in from the left.

Cowabunga Water Park

On Labor Day we went to the new water park in Draper. It was not the warmest weather for a water park, but it wasn't too bad. We all loved the fact that the water at Cowabunga was salt water. The water park wasn't too crowded, which was really nice. The slides were a lot of fun, Ry was barely big enough to go on all the slides. When Riley went down the slides he was so small that he would shoot out at the bottom. We spent 4 hours there which was perfect. It was such a fun day to spend with the family.

Attempt at a Camp Out

Well since we didn't get to go camping at all this year, the boys kept asking to camp out in the backyard. So we decided to set our tent up in the backyard and camp out for the night. The boys were so excited and we even started a fire in our fireplace outside. The night started off great, but it all went downhill from there. First the wind came up and started blowing so many sparks from the fire that we had to put the fire out. After that we decided to call it a night and get in the tent for bed. Well we all settled in for the night nice and cozy. Well about an hour into it Ry woke up crying that he was scared and didn't like the tent. Brandon was sleeping on a bump in the lawn and it was starting to get cold. We couldn't get Ry calmed down so we had to pack it up and go inside. So much for our camp out!!! I remember when I was a kid camping out all the time in a tent. I guess we have spoiled our kids by camping in the motor home all the time.

Swiss Day's

We made our annual trip up to Midway for Swiss days this year. It was such a beautiful drive up through Provo Canyon. The weather was perfect for the drive up, not too hot not too cold. When we got to Midway we couldn't believe the traffic. It is always busy at Swiss days, however this year was even more crowded then before. After fighting the traffic to get a parking spot it was off to fight the crowds. Shorthly after we got there the storm rolled in and we got rained on. It wasn't too bad and luckily it didn't last long. We had some great food while we were there and enjoyed looking at all the different booths. The boys had a lot of fun doing the rock climbing wall too. All in all it was a fun family outing.