Dates are Set!

Even though it isn't mine, I was like a kid at Christmas when I heard that the pump had been delivered on Friday afternoon!  Ellee and I had spent the morning and most of the afternoon on a field trip to area farms with her class, so this was a nice little way to end the day! 

I had called Children's Hospital earlier once I found out what the delivery date was and they informed me that the local Pump rep would call me to set up the next step, probably on Monday.  I've been so busy at with work and the girls that forgot to be impatient that she hasn't called me yet!  Last night while getting something out of the car at the last minute before soccer practice, my phone rang. I didn't recognize the phone number and we needed to get practice started, so I sat the phone down and headed out to the field to run with the kids. 

After practice, I checked my phone and they had left a voice mail.  Listening to it, I could have kicked myself for not answering it!  It was the pump rep calling to set up appointments for the next step in the pump process! 

Again, I can't stress enough about how excited I am about starting her on a pump.  It's like contact lenses for people with bad eye sight.  Glasses are a pain, and even though contacts have a few draw backs and take a while to get use to, they really are a huge step forward in making your everyday life a little easier.  That and when El was first diagnosed, I had heard all kinds of great things about pumps, but at that point in time, I just couldn't imagine how they inserted and it bothered me not to know that. I just couldn't fathom it, so it became something that any time I was asked about it my response was "I know we will get one eventually, but we just aren't ready for it yet." 

And now we are ready! 

I read on some groups that it was taking months to get set up for the following appointments after receiving the pump in some areas.  I was afraid that it was going to take the long for us, and dreaded hearing that they were booked that far out.  So when Diana told me that she could set something up for October 6th and then October 13th, I signed a huge sigh of relief! 

We have homework to do before our appointments, but it makes these past few months of fighting to get this process completed feel like has been worth it!  I was hoping to get all of this done before school started but no such luck.  I even explained to Diana as we were trying to figure out times to make the appointments that I don't want to take her out of school any more than I have to. 

I'm just excited to think that as of October 13th, Ellee will be a pumper!  The funny thing about that date is that October 21st will be 2 1/2 years since she was diagnosed.  I'm just thankful every day that we got to walk out of that hospital with her.  Type 1 Diabetes may not have a cure, but it is manageable, and I am VERY thankful for that!