Chloe’s big day

The time has finally come for Chloe to start her saline trial — wait, who’s Chloe? No, we didn’t have another baby since my last post, Chloe is Hanna’s doll who graciously allowed us to use her as a model for our classroom demo of Hanna’s pump.  The alternative was having Hanna hike her dress up to show everyone which, being that it is such a poor second choice, we are grateful to Chloe for taking one for the team. I *thought* I knew how to hook her up and it would only take a second — I am proud to say that after reading no less than THREE manuals (the infusion set, the pump quick guide and the owners manual) I managed to get a great site inserted on the first try. (Seeing as how we get a fixed amount of these sets per month, our insurance salutes you, Chloe!)

At first I was worried about sending the doll to school with $7,000 of medical equipment clipped to her khakis until the revelation hit me that come Monday I’ll be sending my child to school similarly equiped and I’d better get over it now.

So for better or for worse, Chloe is off on her big adventure tomorrow!  We’ll let you know how she enjoys third grade.