The power of Grandpa

I'm not sure what it is about Grandpas, but they seem to make the pain go away!  And for that I won't complain!

When Mom and I mentioned putting on a new set as soon as we got over there this morning, Ellee started whimpering and crying.  So we called for Grandpa (who is home for a few days from the National Guards).  He comes out and sits down on the couch with her.  He asks her questions about the pump, like how many times we have to do this vs. how many shots we get a day.  While she insists that we do this set in her arm, I hate telling her that with the size of the set I have that it's too big to put in her arm so we have to find a very fatty area. 

There isn't much cooperation to it at this point, so I firmly tell her that it's time to put it in.  She can either lay down on the couch, lay down on the floor, or give Grandpa a big bear hug.  Bear hug it is.  She climbs up onto Grandpa's lap, facing him, and likes the idea that when it hurts, she hugs his neck as hard as she can! 

Our last appointment with the nurse where we were taught how to insert these sets didn't go over very well.  I was very nervous about using the 30 degree setter because the 2 times the nurse did it, the tape didn't set quite right.  Although with the 90 degree disc that I used yesterday, I had to resnap it a few times due to the contour of her body. 

Deep breath... I positioned it on her upper butt to how I thought it would feel more comfortable and snapped, pushed the tape against her and pulled it out and DONE!  She didn't even have time to escalate from a whimpering to the expected screaming and crying that we had the last two times!  Awesome!  Now we just have to wait and see if she complains about any pain from this site and type of set. 

I'm crossing my fingers that the next three days go well because I'm faxing the paperwork to the pump company this afternoon!  I hope that she understands that this is the best option in the long run.