July 12, 2009

Wake up- 10:30am

Holy crap. Today was a bust. Total meltdown at the FANA picnic. It was horrible. Andrés took off to the parking lot. He sat in front of my car. Wouldn't talk to me, to my mom, to another adoption mom, to a native Spanish speaking friend....no one. I need help. This isn't cool. We ended up leaving early, but he wouldn't say goodbye to anyone. It was so embarrassing, but more importantly, how do I get this kid to talk to me? I told him to go to his room when he got home. I'm e-mailing the shrink tomorrow for advice.

On the plus side, E.S. was here and he helped clear the air. He was a great distraction and helped Andrés fly a kite, (no pun intended!) we all played can jam and had pizza. Andrew came over too, more as a distraction for me instead of as a reward for Andres. We took a walk and played a few movies before falling asleep.

I know Andres is a good kid. Something just happens and he shuts down. It's better that it's this and not a vocal... screaming, crying outburst. I see the positive side, really! The tension I feel from him just isn't good for either of us. We gotta work it out. Hopefully, tomorrow I'll get some suggestions to try!

Bedtime- who knows!