- He has grown 23cms and is 4.5 kgs heavier
- His feet have gone up at least 3 if not 4 sizes!
- He has become an expert in Lego
- He and I have wasted many hours playing Lego Star Wars or Batman on Playstation - I'm always the Joker to his Batman.
- His writing is now legible and can count to 'big numbers' in English and Finnish.
- The whole family's mathematical ability has improved considerably.
- He started pre school this Autumn.
- We took Grandma to meet Mickey Mouse and big favourite Goofy in Disney Florida.
- We built sandcastles and ate huge waffles in Crete.
- We went orienteering in Scotland and didn't get lost too much!
- He and his sister learnt to downhill ski and loved it!
- He has almost learnt to ride his 'big boys bike'
- His ice skating ability leaves me hanging onto the railings.
- He has finally learnt to make his bed and put his washing in the laundry basket.
- He will spend all day in the shower if we let him.
- He is not a morning person(me neither!)
- He loves his food and will eat anything and everything
- His HbA1C and gone from 10.9 to 7.3
- He never complains about his injections or blood tests.
We've come a long way and learnt a lot about Diabetes and ourselves. We have a long way to go but we are having fun getting there. We have many many good days and these always outweigh the not so good days.
Life is good.





