I'm six and I'm strong!

Praise be to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!  We made it through two stressful appointments with P this week.

Tuesday was his appointment with his endocrinologist.   The visit went well.  They had some tips for us as far as where to prick his fingers so he doesn't get calluses on the pads of his fingers.  The diabetic educator went over P's blood sugar readings with me and made some changes to his insulin ratios and his sliding scale.  We had not been giving P any insulin unless it was meal time, or his Lantus (24 hr).  But we also have to start treating him with insulin any time he is over 200.  This includes our 2 or 4 a.m. checks!  P had fun sharing his jokes with the diabetic educator and especially Dr. Jones.  Dr. Jones always has a joke for his patients...so P went to the appointment with his joke book in tow.  Dr. Jones has excellent rapport with P, and I assume with all of his patients.  I am so thankful for all the laughter we had while P was telling his jokes...because the worst was yet to come!  At the end of our visit, when we were checking out...the diabetic educator met us at the desk and told us we needed blood work done to test P's A1C.  (An A1C gives their average blood glucose level over the past 3 months).  So I am thinking to myself...this will be interesting...P always does better if he knows about something in advance...but we weren't prepared for blood work.  Well, he was less than cooperative.  It took two nurses and myself to hold him in the chair to get the needle in. I wanted to cry too!  Once the needle was in, he was fine.  Then I realized that he would probably have to have this test done at every appointment, which is every three months!

As I was walking out of the hospital, I kept asking God, "Why me?  Why does my son have to go through this?  Please heal him of this disease!"  My thoughts were then drawn to Esther...(I've been so interested in reading about Esther lately.)  King Xerxes was looking for a new queen...and took Esther to be his queen.  She was a jew, but didn't tell anyone about her family background or her nationality...her uncle Mordecai had told her not to share this information.  Well, skip ahead to King Xerxes threatening the Jews...and who saves the day? Esther!  In Esther 4:14 Mordecai told Esther, "Who knows if you were made queen for just such a time as this?"  God knew Esther needed to be close to King Xerxes to have his plan fulfilled!

We have to trust in God's sovereignty...even though we go through trials and tribulations (and we don't know why things happen)...God has a plan...and a purpose!  I want to make that verse above my own...I was made mommy of P for such as time as this!

This morning, P had to get some cavities filled at the dentist...also an interesting experience.  The dentist had given him some medication to help him relax, but he was still "edgy."  He couldn't eat this morning, so I was a little concerned about his sugar levels.  (I did give him some juice, just to stay on the safe side.)  Well, when they took us back into the room...he wouldn't sit in the chair.  The assistant told him that I would have to leave if he wouldn't sit up in the chair.  So, up he hopped, into the chair!  They gave him some "happy gas" and he was fine.  They filled one side and let him relax for a little bit before they did the other side. I checked his sugar, and it was ok for them to move on. When they started on the other side, he started crying (and at that point, the happy gas wouldn't work because he was too upset.)  It's so hard to see your little child lying there upset and there is nothing you can do about it!  When the dentist stopped drilling, he finally calmed down.  His poor little mouth was all swollen...so he did get to eat a Wendy's frosty!

Over and over again in the last few days I've heard this song..."I turn to You,"  by Selah.  So tonight I downloaded it...the chorus goes like this:

And here in your Holy Presence
It's all that I can do
I turn to you Jesus
I turn to you Lord
What else can I do Jesus?
I turn to you


Again, I just need to turn to God and rely on Him.  He sees the big picture when we are at the end of our rope.

Ok - back to P and his week - do you know other than right during those negative experiences, P has been as normal as can be.  He hasn't complained or whined about either thing!  Add these situations to his already existing condition of shots and sugar checks...

How many of us could go through all that and not complain?  And he's six!

I have to commend my lovely little boy...he gets over it and moves on...we all need a little of that child-like faith!