#Tbt: Kids Country The Darndest Things - As Well As They Are As Well As Thus Damn Smart!

Today's #tbt post was originally posted on August 11th, 2008, dorsum when my cute, precocious & quirky niece Livvy was exclusively 8 in addition to all the same shorter than me. Today Livvy is GORGEOUS, all the same precocious in addition to quirky in addition to 15, towers over me. 

Yep, fourth dimension goes past times inwards the blink of an oculus in addition to the littles give-up the ghost big, every bit does the infinite they concur inwards your heart. 

Speaking of littles becoming big, individual tweeted this  Nick Jonas pictorial, recently. 

WOW in addition to WOW.  And yes, Nick Jonas does create got something to exercise with this post! 

As does Kerri's Facebook post most her picayune Birdy D questions from concluding black  

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Sending the Jonas Boys & the the folks in dBloggville kisses

So I spent the weekend with my 8-year-old Niece Livvy,(sometimes called Olivia or O-blivia, depends on my mood - in addition to hers) who volition live ix inwards September. She flew inwards from the “wild west” with my brother, (her Dad) to see the family. To position it mildly, Livvy is a pistol: A.K.A., a slice of work, a TOTAL TRIP. She’s turning ix inwards September, but I’d tell she’s genuinely 8 in addition to xi months going on 17. Very hip, rattling funny, in addition to dare I say, quite the Tweener in training! We went to dinner, in addition to the beach, where she showed off her expertboggie boarding skills. She was quite the pro for a daughter born inwards the Mountains. We played with Photo Phone Booth on my MAC (you're genuinely seeing a rattling pocket-size part of the photos inwards this post), in addition to went to Lucy The Elephant & sat a locomote past times her howdah. We genuinely named the freckles on 1 another's faces - she has v in addition to I create got around 100 - all named Livvy.

I introduced her to Mad TV, which she instantly loves – sorry mom & dad, goodness comedy has no historic menses limits!
We had lots of daughter talk, which to a greater extent than oft than non involved Livvy talking most her favorite Singers in addition to crushes. She knows every Hannah Montana episode/song verbatim in addition to is a HUGE FAN of The Brothers Jonas! 

We spent way every bit good much fourth dimension looking those boys upwards on the Internet, in addition to Livvy genuinely taught me who was who.



To quote my darling O-blivia:

Nick is the cute in addition to sensitive 1 in addition to he has diabetes (like you Kel,) - He fifty-fifty wrote a vocal most diabetes. He was inwards the motion painting Camp Rock! He is my favorite,
and I dear him. 


Joe is the cute, funny one. Joe is the star of the motion painting Camp Rock! He is the middle kid in addition to he’s every bit good old for me to love. He also looks similar my cousin Anton.

Kevin is the cute, romantic one. Kevin is the oldest. He is also every bit good old for me to love. He was inwards the motion painting Camp Rock!
I dear the Jonas Brothers – THEY ARE SOOOO AWESOME! THEY TOTALLY ROCK!!

Like I said, LIVVY IS A TRIP.

Liv was also rattling interested inwards learning most all things diabetes. She knows our household unit of measurement history, in addition to that her favorite JB had been diagnosed with D every bit well.

Liv: Can diabetes live cured?

Me: Nope.

Liv: I idea the insulin inwards your pump fixed it.
Me: The insulin inwards my pump I create got is to survive, but the organ inwards my trunk that makes insulin (the pancreas) doesn’t work. That business office that is supposed to brand insulin, (The Isletof Langerhans) is damaged & doesn't run anymore.
I create got to inject hourly with my pump in addition to alter the site every few days. I also create got my blood sugar’s all the time, similar when nosotros had our treats before in addition to when nosotros create got dinner later.

Liv: Kelly, volition I acquire diabetes someday?

Me: I don’t know, but I promise not. It runs inwards the family, but that doesn’t hateful you’ll acquire it.
Liv: "Oh, in addition to thus you lot hateful i"t’s ‘in the genes”, similar our feel of sense of humor in addition to my carmine hair?

Me: Yes, exactly (OK, on a side note, "It's inwards the genes" is household unit of measurement proverb regarding EVERYTHING including diabetes in addition to our occasional flakiness - apparently this kid has a hear similar a steal trap - she forgets nothing!) How’d you lot acquire in addition to thus smart? 

Liv: Me? Oh, I know a guy… But what if I exercise acquire diabetes, Kel?

Me: Then you’ll bargain with it every solar daytime 24 X 7, article of apparel your pump, create got your blood sugars, in addition to create got a slap-up life. Diabetes or not, individual is ever worse off that you.

Liv: Yeah, my friend had cancer! But he’s OK now. And we’re keeping our fingers crossed – toes to. So you lot in addition to Nick Jonas both create got Diabetes? WOW."

Me: Yeah, in addition to thus exercise in addition to thus exercise 1.7 1000000 to iii 1000000 other folks.

Liv:  WOW. Hey, Do you lot know him? I’M JOKING, Kel.

Me: No, I know of him – I’M TOTALLY SERIOUS Liv.

Now, I’m certain this comes every bit no daze to you, but Livvy is a full Disney Channel freak. Which agency that nosotros spent a lot of fourth dimension watching Hannah Montana in addition to using the “On Demand” characteristic to sentinel Hannah Montana AGAIN AND AGAIN. Livvy would deed out each scene for my viewing pleasure. I don’t “get” the Hannah Montana thing, in addition to I told her so. She all the same idea she could convert me, in addition to I allow her try. 

Ironically most an sixty minutes after our JB conversation, piece watching the dreaded d (Disney) channel, nosotros were privy to a behind the scenes Rockumentry about The Jonas Brothers.

They genuinely featured a goodness flake of fourth dimension on Nicks Diabetes.Viewers watched Nick create got his blood saccharide - his target attain is 178, but he’d been 400 before inwards the day. Personally, I liked the fact that they showed the blood saccharide roller coaster ride, particularly with hormonal teens. From what the parents in dblogville have taught me, blood sugars in addition to hormones brand for a bumpy ride at times. NJ also showed us his “Pod,” (Omni Pod must create got LOVED THAT) in addition to talked most counting carbs and taking blood sugars inwards betwixt sets.

The Jonas household unit of measurement was also interviewed most dealing with Nick’s diabetes. It was genuinely quite good, in addition to rattling interesting. Many a citizen of dBlogville has written most The Brothers J – Nick inwards particular, in addition to all of us in dBlogvilleknow that Nick wrote a vocal most diabetes, “A Little Bit Longer”.
Livvy knew every discussion in addition to sang along – VERY PROFESSIONALLY, AND VERY LOUDLY. She also kept proverb (VERY LOUDLY) “This song’s most diabetes Kel, LISTEN…LISTEN! KELLY THIS SONG IS SPEAKING YOUR LANGUAGE…. LISTEN” 

So I did. 

Near the halt of the program, Nick was backstage, talking to children with diabetes, slapping them “5,” shaking hands, & telling them it would live “OK.” Then, he gave them each a pin. Now, I’m non certain if they were special t1 Jonas Brother pins, or just JB pins in general, but I’m certain those kids were shaking inwards their boots. Livvy was, in addition to she was watching inwards her grandmother’s living room.The kids backstage all wore insulin pumps, they all loved Nick, in addition to 1 picayune man child who was spoke for the grouping said, ‘ Nick inspired them regarding their diabetes.’ 

I create got to say, I was impressed how opened upwards he was regarding diabetes, & how he took the fourth dimension to explicate his daily routine, etc. But what genuinely impressed me was how strongly the children with diabetes reacted to him. I’ve never been on the Hannah Montana bandwagon, but I’ll tell you lot what folks. l give the Jonas household unit of measurement a lot of street cred for spreading the discussion most the Big D, in addition to I’m non talking Disney.
Musically, I similar the song he wrote regarding diabetes, in addition to yes, those boys tin position on a show! While, I am inwards no way the caliber fan that Liv is, I exercise honour Nick every bit a Diabetic spreading the word, in addition to the Jonas brothers every bit performers who are blessed that they acquire to exercise what they love, daily.The physician was over in addition to nosotros needed to acquire ready for dinner. Neither 1 of us moved off the couch, in addition to Livvy had her arm around me in addition to her caput on my shoulder.“Kel,” she said and looked upwards at me smiling with her large hazel eyes in addition to pretty smile.”Yes, O-blivia.”

“If I exercise acquire Diabetes (I hateful I genuinely don’t desire to acquire it,) but if I do Kel, IT’S OK. I mean, you lot in addition to Nick create got it, in addition to you lot guys are doing great. It could ever live worse. I told you lot my friend had cancer.”

Me looking her foursquare inwards those large hazel eyes: That’s a slap-up mental attitude Livvy, but I’m hoping in addition to praying you lot never create got every bit good bargain with Diabetes – EVER.
Livvy: Me too. I dear you Kel & I immature adult woman non seeing you!!!!!
Me: I dear you lot too O-blivia….And I immature adult woman you lot something awful!!!!!

Livvy: Now, allow me tell you lot most Hannah Montana Kel….

:)