Thursday, December 9, 2010

Sunday, 5 December, 2010

Elan woke me up at 7am. Sol and Nara got out of bed around 9:30am. Jessica slept in all morning (she needed the rest because she’s still recovering from her back surgery a couple of weeks ago). I fed the kids cereal for breakfast. Elan watched Star Wars, while Sol, Nara and I continued our Axis and Allies board game (we started a game yesterday. Sol and Nara are playing as the Allied countries Russia, UK and USA, while I play for Germany and Japan). After a half an hour, my parents stopped by the house and picked up Elan and Nara. Nara and Elan spent the day with their grandparents (Sol is my step-son, so he’s not as close with my parents as my other two kids are at this point in our lives).
Sol and I continued to play Axis and Allies for a couple of hours. We ended because of a tantrum (not uncommon, and often a multiple times a day occurrence). I was more proud of how long he went playing the game without having a tantrum. He has an incredibly difficult time overcoming disappointment.
I turned on the Vikings game and spent the next few hours cleaning the house (vacuuming, sweeping, scrubbing the floor, washing dishes and other chores).
For the remaining afternoon/evening, Sol seemed to be having a difficult day all of Jessica and I’s interactions were met with hostility. Any time he found a way to calm down, his attitude escalated quickly and with almost no incident or cause. Communicating was very difficult today with Sol.
I went to my parents to pick up Nara and Elan around 8:15pm. Elan fell asleep in the car seat because he was exhausted from spending a fun afternoon/evening at Grandma and Grandpa’s house without a nap. Nara called our friend Emily (she’s the equivalent of her “goddess” Mother, but lives way up north in Shevlin, MN). They had a good, long conversation which lasted until Nara’s bedtime. I was thankful that Nara was feeling better, recovering from strep throat. I was also thankful that her phone call distracted her from the chaos of some more of Sol’s behavioral breakdowns. It was a tough night for Sol and for me. Jessica tucked him in (I usually do at bedtime). Today was a tough day for both of us, but I’m confident that my relationship with Sol only gets stronger after tough days like today.

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