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Category: sleep

Baby Gray/parenting/sleep

Sweet Dreams, Baby

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Since the beginning, Baby Gray has been a great sleeper. Every now and then, he’d wake in the night for something, but for the most part, he (and we) get ...

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Let It Lie

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 4 Comments

Ever since Baby Gray was actually a baby, I have been known to climb into his crib with him for a few snuggles. Even after we converted his bed to a toddler bed...

2013/Baby Gray/fairy/growing/growing up/independent/pacifier/sleep

A Fairy Tale

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

I commented a week or so ago that Baby Gray would likely not go to kindergarten sleeping with his paci. He only had (notice that’s in past tense!) it in h...

2013/Baby Gray/Mr. Gray/running/schedule/sleep

Sleepin’ Like a Teenager

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

I used to be a morning person. Then I had a child who is his father’s son. He sleeps like a teenager. I no longer needed to wake up quite as early, and my...

bed/Mr. Gray/night/sleep

Placement

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Notes and letters really float my boat. I’ve made that pretty clear. Sometimes, though, they’re made even more special with the thought that goes in...

Baby Gray/blessings/crib/family/sleep

Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

With Baby Gray increasingly more mobile, cuddle time has become limited, if not completely non-existent. He’ll barely sit in my lap unless I’m feedi...

Baby Gray/sleep

This Little Piggy

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

I used to watch Baby Gray sleep all the time. Now, he will only fall asleep when there are limited distractions, so he’s usually tucked away in his bed as...

Chick-fil-a/Dr Pepper/iPhone/marriage/quirks/sleep/Willow House

A Few Random Facts

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

When I started this blog, it was mostly people who know me that were reading it. Some of my readers now don’t know me, so I thought I’d throw a few ...

Baby Gray/jammers/sleep

Houdini Strikes Again!

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

No, not Rooster! (Thank goodness!) This morning at 9:45 (yes, 9:45… am… Central Standard Time) when I went in to check on my little sleeper, this is...

Baby Gray/sleep/swaddle

That’s A Wrap!

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Baby Gray had a little trouble getting used to his swaddle-free sleep Friday night. I think he slept about three or four hours total. It wasn’t good. I sl...

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Hi, I’m Jolie…

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Wife to Josh, mama to Hays (7), hopeful adoptive mama, and Jesus lover. I founded Purpose Box in July of 2014. I'm all about open sunroofs and coffee dates. Welcome to my space; have a click around. I hope you feel loved, encouraged, and empowered.

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Fun fact: pasture dates might just be some of my f Fun fact: pasture dates might just be some of my favorites. I talk and talk and talk. We count calves. We listen to music. I talk some more. 

Don’t overthink it. Dates can be anywhere, anytime. All that matters is focused attention and who you’re with. 

What are some simple dates you can add to your mix?
Fun morning in the gym! I love the competitive sid Fun morning in the gym! I love the competitive side of him that basketball brings out. We don’t see it much sometimes.

Are you competitive? 

(I’ll let you guess whether I am or not. 😂😂)
If you saw my post yesterday, you know our endo ap If you saw my post yesterday, you know our endo appointment Thursday threw me for a loop. 

The best way I can describe it is feeling like the rug was pulled out from under me. I no longer knew which data was good. I had two data points on polar ends of the spectrum. 

My heart of hearts was telling me my large sample (the Dexcom data) was right. I know what we do day in and day out. I know what the math looks like for that size sample of information and the risk of error that large. 

My reading yesterday morning was about lamenting—crying out to God. As I journaled, I prayed, “Show me which data is good. Show me how to go forward in the best, healthiest way for the boy.” 

I had already shopped in-home A1C tests online. I called around and checked locally. One of our local pharmacies had one and pulled it back for me. Based on price and location, I was expecting a store-brand version—which still works. Instead, I was met with the better brand with good reviews all over the internet. 

All I needed was a set of numbers to match the info I had—or at least be in the middle to bring some light to the subject. I needed to be back on a solid foundation. I needed to know which data to use to drive decisions for the boy’s care. 

After school, we came right in and took the test. It matched our initial information from the Dexcom. Back on solid ground. Back to firm footing. Back to solid data-driven decisions. 

Mamas, trust your gut.

I’ll tell you, our doctor already knew I was leery before we left the office. She ran a second test for me (same machine) to verify. I am not upset or angry or even disappointed. We just needed more information. I’m grateful for the resources and opportunity to have it.
Yesterday the boy had his regular endo check up. I Yesterday the boy had his regular endo check up. I sort of left feeling a little bit like each one of our faces here. 

👨🏻 The face-value smile: On paper, what we are doing is working well. (Paper for us is our Dexcom info.) 

👦🏼 The hiding face: But—for some reason it did not translate to his A1C this round. 

💁🏼‍♀️ The absolute adoration for our boy: YES! He rocked his lab work yesterday. He asked good questions. He is growing and learning how to manage this condition on his own. 

Honestly, I left pretty disappointed and disheartened because our work on paper didn’t match what his lab info showed.

An A1C is not the only measure of what we’re looking for, but if that’s off it makes me doubt our readings, time in range, etc that we are always striving to improve and do our best with. If the data we are working with isn’t accurate, it’s not driving us to good decisions. 

I don’t say any of this for sympathy or a mom shout out or a hug or a pity party, but merely to encourage you if you’re walking through something similar. 

Today I’m going to shake it off, make a plan for double-checking our data and keep on trucking. Diabetes doesn’t stop for me to regroup and rethink. It’s all on the fly.

So, fly we will!
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