This past weekend we attended Kay’s last soccer game of the season. It was a warm day, but thankfully not too unbearable, making it perfect for cheering her on. Next season has already been announced to start a bit earlier and run a little longer in hopes of avoiding the worst of the heat—which is…
Taking Kay to the dentist is usually pretty routine. Teeth cleaning, a quick check, maybe a sticker at the end, and we’re on our way. This visit started out pretty much the same. Kay did great with her cleaning and even tolerated getting X-rays done (with the help of plenty of stickers), which honestly is…
It might seem a little extreme to some that my 5-year-old has a cellphone, especially when she’s only in Pre-K. I get it. When people picture a child that young with a phone, they imagine games, videos, or something to keep them entertained. But for Kay, it’s not really a cellphone at all. It’s a…
Over the weekend we made a visit to one of our favorite hidden gems in Las Vegas, the McKee Ranch. We’ve visited the ranch before, but this trip felt a little more meaningful. We wanted to stop by and show our support because the ranch is currently facing pressure from local animal control that could…
Youth sports at this age are usually a little… chaotic. And honestly, that’s to be expected. At five years old, soccer has looked a lot less like an organized game and a lot more like practicing drills, chasing a ball around the field, and occasionally kicking it into the goal. Sometimes there’s a short makeshift…
I did something small that felt incredibly big: I put on a CGM, just like Kay. She stood right next to me, counted to three in her sweet little voice, and I clicked it on. Without missing a beat, she looked at me and said, “Good job, mommy!” And just like that, my heart completely…
This past weekend was another soccer game for Kay, and I’m happy to say it felt so much more structured than our first one! I think things are really starting to come together. Understandably, most of us parents were a little nervous during that first game—but after the organizers sent out an email explaining that…
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the future. Not just the next appointment or the next blood sugar check—but the long-term picture. The kind of future that includes hope, progress, and maybe one day, a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. That’s where the Islet Act comes in. Right now, islet cell transplantation is classified…
Trina is in town with her husband, and Kay and I got to spend part of the day with her. My family has known Trina for years — long before blogging, before DSP looked the way it does today, and before we ever could have imagined how intertwined our worlds would become. Kay knows her…
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about growth. Not just the kind you can measure on a chart or celebrate with a neatly labeled milestone. Not just how much clearer Kay’s speech has become, or how her language has exploded with new words—and how she now repeats everything (for better or worse). Yes, that growth…
