Hot, Hot, Hot

As for most of the south, Montgomery has truly set into summer. (We will have a high of 96 today!) So the temperatures can only be described with one word...HOT...well, o.k. two words, humid and hot.

Since the temperatures rise so quickly, SG and I usually have to do any outside activities either extra early in the morning or later in the evening prior to bed time. So some of our daily activities have changed, especially since that now we have to monitor her even more closely with the heat. So I thought I would give you a little picture of one of SG's new favorite activities.

On Monday we had gone to Target to pick-up a few things. One of the things I needed to pick-up was some touch-up nail polish. Well, as a lot of you know SG is not a sit-still kind of child. So she was bent down with me examining the vast array of colorful bottles that she later discovered make incredible sounds when hit against another hard surface. (Don't worry nothing was broken or damaged by this experiment.)

SG had conveniently picked-up a light pearly pink bottle and kept showing it to me. Upon trying to put it back in its original place, SG met this action with a great protest. I told her that we would not be buying any polish today but maybe later in the week. As we continued to stroll through the store picking up random items, I had a sense of remorse and thought that painting toe nails would be a fun and cool activity. I caved...and went back and bought the pink polish.

When we returned home SG gladly sat on the counter and enjoyed every minute of her "pedicure". Well, the pampering didn't stop on Monday...

Yesterday while I was learning about how Queen Esther was treated to many "beautification" treatments, SG was enjoying her own "beautification" treatment but this time by a professional. Cecile had taken her to the beauty salon with her because she had to get her hair cut, so to help pass the time the nail technician allowed her to sit at her table and paint her toes...again. Man! Her toes are pretty stellar!

SG's toes were painted a pink that is called "Hot, Hot, Hot" so if you ask her what color her toes are she will proudly say "Ha, Ha, Ha". We don't quite have the "t" sound down yet. I told her Daddy that we were training her early to enjoy the pampering.

On another note...Several people have been asking how we have been doing on the medical end. Samantha Grace has been hanging pretty steady with blood sugar levels, although we have been consistent on the high side during the day. She is still having some troubles eating, especially at dinner that results in lows before bed. However, I think this too can be easily overcome. She just wants to play so much harder at night time and outside.

Her Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease has pretty much diminished. She has a few blisters left on her body but for the most part everything is gone. We are just so pleased that it didn't get as bad as it could have.

We will be returning to Birmingham in a week for our first follow-up appointment. I will be curious to get her lab results. (HUGE Prayer request because Samantha Grace is not a fan of labs.) There will be one test called the A1C that they will do. This shows how the glucose gathers around the blood cells. The last time we scored an 11.7 which is very bad. We are hoping for at least an 8 or 9 this time, which shows Samantha Grace is showing improvement on her blood sugar levels.

Joshua and I will also be attending more education classes. This will also be a time for us to get a lot of our looming questions answered. So the day will be filled with lots of fun, learning and family time!

For the time being, SG and I will be enjoying time at the pool, reading books and many pedicures.