Maddie's insulin pump arrived in the mail yesterday, and our whole family is so excited! We are really looking forward to being able to manage her blood sugars more effectively - and who doesn't love a new gadget?! So it may come as a surprise that I didn't tear into the box as soon as I received it. Instead, I hid it under my desk until school ended without even telling Maddie about it. That wasn't easy, mind you: the box is about the size of one of those plastic tubs that people use to store Christmas decorations in the attic. But I have a reason for keeping it on the down-low: something THIS IMPORTANT must be handled properly. You don't just go digging around in the box and playing with the contents all willy-nilly, because you could really mess things up! I need time to see what instructions are in the box and to follow them to the "T." And I know that Maddie (and Kirk) will pressure me to rush through that process as soon as they find out the box is here.
