Great Gums of Fire

Kayla is still teething and it has been so rough for her. I think I call her "Crabby" more than I call her by her name. It hits her at night and she is so irritable and inconsolable. I have done tylenol, oragel, and popsicles... It has been keeping her up at night, her schedule is all thrown off, which has lead to some rough mornings for us.

We are surviving but it has been rough the past few days. I will be so grateful when her teeth are finally in and she is done with this suffering.

It has been so bad some nights that she doesn't even want to do her cards. If she refuses her cards then I KNOW something is wrong because her cards are her favorite thing in the whole world right now.

Please say a prayer for her and her sore little gums!!!

The Wonder of Words

Kayla is a sponge. She is learning at an incredible rate. I can hardly believe her retention! She loves doing any games or activities that involve learning and words.



Her favorite game right now is Memory. We don't do matching. Instead, she turns one card over at a time and says the name of whatever is on the card. She LOVES it!!! When we are done, she yells, "Again! Again! Again!".

The first time we played, she knew every single one except for 3- space ship, skunk, and skateboard. She struggles with hot dog. Sometimes she calls it a banana. She calls the pizza a "mess". I think that is so hysterical because it looks like a mess. She called the crayons "colors" at first but now she calls them crayons.

She is just amazing. I still say she should go to the gifted school! ( http://www.sycamoreschool.org/ ) Some people have strongly disagreed with me, saying I will make her a "freak" but I think she deserves every possible opportunity. In addition, she needs to be challenged and stimulated. I floated through school, bored out of my mind. I never studied and passed everything. I don't ever want her to float along and seek diversion and stimulation so desperately like I did while I was in school. I think of all she could be and all that she could do with her life. It is exciting and wonderful. As her parent, I am going to do my very best to give her every opportunity I can possibly give her. What she does with it is up to her!

Night Sweats - Now She's Sick / Now She's Not

Kayla was crabby last night. She was ready to go to bed right after she finished eating. It wasn't even 8:00 p.m. yet! Still, she was grouchy and whiney and did not even want to play. I figured bed was probably a good choice for her. We went to bed and she tossed and turned and flipped and flopped. She was like a frog on a Texas highway. It was like being in bed with a jumping bean. After awhile, I noticed she was sweating. I put my hand on her skin and she was freezing cold. She was covered with sweat but freezing cold. Her disposition on top of her temperature made me nervous. I called my mom, my sister-in-law, my boyfriend, and also asked my niece. I wanted everyone's opinion because it was weird. I could not imagine what was going on or what was wrong. I ended up giving her tylenol. She calmed down but she was still wet and cold. My mom ended up coming over. She laid down with us. By then Kayla was deeply asleep. Mom uncovered her and left her so the rest of the night. The sweating stopped but she still seemed cold to me.

This morning Kayla seemed fine. Mom took her to her house because I did not want to send her to daycare... just in case the bizarre symptoms crop back up.

Every couple of days she seems to be sick and I never feel like I know what to do. I am always worried and always at a loss...

Thank God she is well today. I hope she stays healthy. I need a break from the stress.