Kia ora!!!
I write this from my bed with chocolate and a cup of tea after a busy whānau day with my boys celebrating Beau Richie’s Diaversary.
3 years ago today, our baby was diagnosed with T1D. Therefore his, and our, lives changed forever.
Each year we celebrate Beau on a day where he can choose what we do and where we go and what we eat. It gives him some ownership of an otherwise out of his control world…
Today he planned – Timezone in the morning, then 2 mince savouries for morning tea/lunch, Santa photo in town ( I might have added that in there and booked and paid for it) and then out to see Nana, a trip to the beach and McDonalds for dinner.
So that’s what we did! He had a great day, he loved all of it. He also got a unicorn egg that you soak in water and will soon hatch out a unicorn and some coloured rocks from Hettie’s Chrystal Shop in town. A very lucky boy!!!
He fell asleep on our way home from Nana’s! And went to sleep before 8pm for the first time in forever.
It’s such a special time. We were lucky to all get the day off to celebrate, but if we can’t – we just push it to the closest weekend day.
I find it hard to believe that Beau has had Diabetes for over half of his life now! For more of his life than not having it. Fucking sucks. From now on, his 2.5 years on this earth without Diabetes will seem less and less.
It’s amazing how much he has grown lately. He’s now been at school all up for about 10 weeks. He is doing SO WELL!
I’m super proud and also blown away! He doesn’t cry on drop off now, he’s made two new wee besties – one a wee girl and one a wee boy. The 3 of them are very tight! Cuuuuuute!!!!!!! He is also really thriving in his learning!! I’ve always known he’s been very clever, but I didn’t really think he was ready for any academics at school. I was wrong. He is so into his learning, trying really hard and picking things up!! He brings reading books home now and is using decodable texts and he loves sounding out words around the place too! He can write all of our names and, well, his maths is super good!
His motor skills are still a work in progress – but I mean he is my son, and mine aren’t great!!
Beau’s care at school is going really well too, we are really happy with how he’s being cared for there and the open communication etc.
I just feel happy.
Maybe it’s the end of year looming. Maybe it’s 7.5 days of work left. Maybe it’s that Beau is settled and happy. Maybe it’s that Cooper’s anxiety has majorly calmed down and his treatment has stopped and he’s happy.
A friend said to me the other day, you’re only as happy as your least happy child – boy, that’s the truth!!!!
Maybe that’s why I am happy, because my kids are.
I know life has ups and downs, for everyone, at different times, in different ways.
I haven’t felt this happy in a very long time. I wasn’t going to write about it, but I moan when I am not feeling great, so we might as well celebrate when I do lol!
And when I read how happy my kids are – I know that’s why!
Also, my KW and I are ALMOST at our 10 year wedding anniversary (in just over a month) and I am so proud of us. I love him so much. No easy feat these days with ups and downs and my mental illness, a child’s illness, other child’s mental wellbeing, working, every day chores, annoyances, you get the idea.
So again, we celebrate the good stuff. I will always complain about the crap stuff.
Thanks for listening, reading etc. Bed time now!
Timezone!
Family pics at Timezone!
After we saw Santa!
So proud of Beau’s independent writing
He loves the beach!