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Our baby girl turned a year old ....a little update :O)

15 years ago

Kayla had her first birthday yesterday....time just flew by this past year! We had her party Sunday....She's been walking now for about a month and is so happy ALL the time!

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lilliepad
15 years ago
AWWWWW! What a cutie! They grow up way too fast don't they.
Love the little polka dot dress.
carol_in_california
15 years ago
A year already? Wow.
Love her face.....I bet she is so much fun.
Happy Birthday, Kayla!
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Hypoglycemic seizures are also a possibility. They are caused by plummeting blood sugar levels. My old (16+) girl is going through this. The probably diagnosis is pancreatic cancer, but we are not pursuing any additional tests for her, since she's got some other health issues, and has lived a long and happy life. We've been able to manage her condition extremely well by feeding her small meals (canned dog food mixed with cooked brown rice) every 4 hours. We've modified the overnight feeding so that she now eats at midnight and 6AM, so we are all sleeping a bit better :o) She thinks that eating 6 times a day is just BRILLIANT! The complex carb (brown rice) is designed to give her some steady fuel to burn, to avoid blood sugar peaks and valleys. Seems to be working well so far. I thought of the possibility that the seizures might be blood-sugar rather than brain-based when you said that the first seizure occurred in the early morning. I had noticed that my girl was starting to seize often as I was preparing breakfast, and realized that she probably needed something to carry her from her normal 6PM feed through the night. Since we've added the late-night meal and the early-morning feed, she has not displayed any morning symptoms. If the seizures are related to blood sugar levels (and not "brain" epilepsy), you will probably be able to bring her out of it if you feed her a little Karo syrup before the seizure progresses too far, before she is not able to swallow anything. This has worked really well for us, but you do have to catch it early. I work from home, which lets me keep a close eye on her for brow twitching and head shaking - her signals that a seizure is starting. My friend who has a diabetic brother recommended using a tube of white cake icing instead of the Karo syrup. The icing is much easier to squirt into her mouth, and MUCH less sticky and messy than the Karo syrup. Hope this helps. Susan
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Books for 10 year-old-girl
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I just loved the box car chilren when i was a kid. i know you asked for series, but Holes and how to eat fried worms are both great books to read. if she likes a mystery, 'The Cat who....' books might not be too far beyond her reach. I read the original Tarzan books at that age and was captivated. as well as nacy drew and the hardy boys. also the series about budding astronauts "Tom ???" after that i slid into Narnia, and then the lord of the rings. Horatio Hornblower would be great, (but O'brian's Master and Commander series was a heavy, but wonderful read for me this past year) I also remember a series about a boy named henry, he as always in trouble(or was it a Homer?) diggerb
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We love to give and get books in our house. The toddler board books are fun for little ones, and almost indestructible. DD always like the rhyming ones and the ones that were fun to read because they had different textures or pull tabs. I would recommend Dr. Seuss and Sarah Bornton (Pajama Time and Snuggle Puppy were favorites). Leapfrog reading books were also a big hit with DD. Melissa and Doug wooden play food, blocks, large threading/lacing wood pieces, and puzzles are fun too, and were great for DD who had some balance and hand eye coordination issues and was going through physical therapy to develop her motor skills. DD learned her colors, letters, numbers, shapes, and US states at an early age just from playing with her puzzles! I'll never forget when she was no more than 2 years old and corrected her older sister by telling her one of the pieces was not a moon shape - it was a "crescent" :) I don't think DD realized that pretty much all of her fun toys prior to age 4 or so were educational! She's now a straight A honors student in middle school, and I like to think all of our early learning play together gave her a good start :)
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This gift would be dependent upon your relationship with the child and how much you are willing to spend.. This would be great for a family member. I would recommend an American Girl Doll. My daughter and several of her friends each had one and LOVED them. My daughter got her first one a 6 years old and played with it for three years. They are expensive. If she already a doll, the AG books are good too. I donated dd's to her 5th grade class because she was done with them. They stayed checked out. Does she still use crayons? The big box with tons of colors were the envy of my kid's classmates. My dd loved the art books for painting and drawing. She filled up several of them. What about getting her a scrapbook and pens and paper? Or a nice journal and some pretty pens?
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jel48
15 years ago
Kayla is beautiful! Happy birthday to Kayla and Congratulations to her family. You have a real 'keeper' there! :-)
Toni S
15 years ago
She's very pretty in her outfits. Looks like a super fun bday. :)
phyllis__mn
15 years ago
She is a real darling. By the way, we've missed your postings here at the Table!!!
joann23456
15 years ago
She's so cute! Happy birthday!
lydia1959
15 years ago
Isn't she adorable??! Thanks for sharing the pictures!
Marilyn Sue
15 years ago
Awww she is so cute!

Sue
alisande
15 years ago
What a sweetheart!! Love the bliss on her face with that cake in front of her! A lot of us can relate..... :-)
woodsy_1
15 years ago
Happy Birthday, Kayla! What a cutie you are!!!

The picture in the tutu and pearls kills me!!!!!
Pieonear
15 years ago
She is so cute! I love that last picture.
gwanny2three
Original Author
15 years ago
Thank you all...she is a joy and a blessing to us! The boys just love her, they can't believe she's walking...guess they thought she'd be a baby forever! She is truly our pride and joy! I am blessed to get to take care of them all everyday. It wears me out but it's all good! wouldn't have it any other way! Hope everyone here is doing good....I need to catch up!
ciele
15 years ago
She is beautiful.
kacram
15 years ago
She is a beauty!
Gorgeous pics!
country_bumpkin_al
15 years ago
Aww..what a beautiful little girl! Happy Birthday,Kayla!!! It's so much fun to watch our KT babies grow up!! Thanks for posting!!
ruthieg__tx
15 years ago
She is so adorable......Happy Birthday little one.
gadgets
15 years ago
What a beautiful little girl!!!

When you have the time, I'm ready for pictures of them all.

Shirley
linda_in_iowa
15 years ago
What a cutie!
gwanny2three
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks.....I'll get some pictures of all of them up in a bit....you know I have plenty!
happytime_ca
15 years ago
She is adorable, you can see her personality shine in the pictures..
sandy_in_ia
15 years ago
She is just too CUTE!!!
glenda_al
15 years ago
What a doll!
hayjud_mn
15 years ago
You have a darling little girl there!
I love all those cute faces she makes. She really does look like the entertainer for the bunch.
Cute pictures of a real cute girl.
chisue
15 years ago
You must be doing something right. She looks confident and content. What a wonderful start in life!
nodakgal
15 years ago
What a sweetheart!!
hgl_gaylemarie
15 years ago
How adorable!
gwanny2three
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks again ladies...she is full of fun!

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