What a day we had today! Momma, the punkins and I went to Durham Life and Science Museum where there was a butterfly fest today. Lots of activities, live music and people. We saw a few of our SAS and diabetes friends there. We did the dinosaur trail including the fossil area, ate lunch, did the butterfly house, which also had lots of bugs, and listened to live music. What really amazed me about today was how much more engaged the punkins were than when we went to the museum over the winter. They were totally into all the bugs and exciting things around them.
After the museum, we headed home for an attempted nap. The boys have been sleeping in their cribs with the sides down for two days now and it is working out just fine. This is great progress. The boys never really went to sleep but instead entertained each other while my Mom and I had some down time and prepared to go to a Craw fish cookout at Ed and Kim's tonight. I used my new cooler to pack up the food and drink items we needed for the party- nice!
What a lovely party it was! This is a pretty big compliment to Ed and Kim considering that when we arrived it was raining cats and dogs. We stayed inside for a bit, and eventually it stopped raining so a lot of the party moved outside. They served DELICIOUS craw fish etoufee - YUM! Ed boiled up tons of craw fish, potatoes and corn. They also had spicy sausage and boudin. I kept thinking it was really too bad Heath, Carita and Marshall weren't with us! To top it all off, folks brought decadent desserts. It was a feast!
The punkins had a FABULOUS time running around with all the other kids and exploring their new surroundings. I must say they were very well behaved and acted very independently. I was able to really enjoy myself and chat with folks while they entertained themselves without getting into trouble. Ed's Dad commented to me that he saw the boys do a face plant down the porch stairs four times and each time someone picked them up and asked if they were OK, they were like "I'm fine, what's the big fuss about". They started to expire around 8:30 when they got very wired and decided to start emptying out the coolers of ice into Ed and Kim's screened porch. At this point, we made a quick exit so the boys could leave being the charmers they are before turning into gremlins. Chance passed out immediately in the car. Tas made it all the home, but then crashed hard in his crib.
In addition to being with my Momma, going to a really cool museum and attending a fantastic party, one of the best things about the last 24 hours was Chance's numbers. I tried a few new things using my new found diabetes expertise that worked well. Last night, when I checked Chance he was 220 and being very fussy. I honesty believe that since his numbers are so good that when he is over 200 now, that he doesn't feel well. We're not supposed to correct under 250, but I decided to give him .05 units - the smallest dose possible and gave him a bunch of sugar free juice. This worked like a charm. I checked him 2 hours later and he was 133 and woke up at 148 this morning. I felt really good about this.
The other thing I tried was that since today was a very active day, I set a temporary basal rate to reduce his basal insulin by 50%. I did this once on the way home from the museum for 2.5 hours so he would not be too low after his nap and I did this again at Ed and Kim's party tonight for 3 hours. Tonight, Chance is going to bed at a comfortable 125 and we're all going to sleep in Clayton household after a LONG day!
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