Today was a test of patience. Right from the beginning of the day, Gabriel was testing limits today. It's been such a long time since that had happened, that I think I forget he's STILL a 5 yr old little boy and it's normal. He had a hard time getting motivated to get dressed this morning, and had made a mess in his bedroom.
He went to work with my husband today, so I didn't see him much, since I've been sick in bed. When they came home, he seemed to be a bundle of energy and pushing limits. You tell him to be quiet, use his indoor voice, and he would just continue his actions, if not getting louder. If I hadn't been the one to give him his medication this morning, I would have thought that we forgot it today with the way he was acting.
I picked up my oldest daughter from school, and took her to skating practice, leaving the younger two kids with my husband at home. When we got home, we went straight to dinner at Denny's (I know, not the optimum place for dinner, but it's close, and it's cheap). Now granted, we didn't have the best service today, but Gabriel seemed to be back to his old self. Being loud, not being able to sit still, and just being bad. He kept flinging a crayon using his menu, across the table. I must have asked him at least 10 times, and taken the crayon from him at least 3 times. But then he would scream. Peer pressure got the best of me, and I was nervous people would be annoyed, so I gave the crayon back each time. We tried to redirect him with puzzles and games, but that only lasted so long. Then he started making a noise with his mouth very loudly. Between my husband and I, we asked him 4 times to please be quiet, but to no avail.
He was screaming that he was hungry, and where is his dinner. I remembered that the neurologist we went to over the summer for his headaches, said to keep his blood sugar level, and when it roller coasters, we will notice a change in him. So I gave him the benefit of the doubt that maybe his sugars were low and he just needed to eat. The waitress was no where to be found, so I couldn't ask for her to please ask to bring them something to tide them over til the food came.
FINALLY the food came, but by then, gabriel was so far gone, that he now said that he wasn't hungry and literally didn't have a bite to eat. he picked his dinner himself, and didn't want to eat it at all. He continued acting up, so my husband had to take him out to punish him. It was very frustrating, but at the same time, it was a glimpse of what we would still be going through on a daily basis with him, had it not been for the meds. He has made so much progress, that when he does act like a 5 yr old, I forget that it's ok. (Well, it's not ok, but it's normal).
When we came home, I had told the kids that Santa sent a package today. I sat them all on Gabriel's bed, and introduced them to Jingle the Elf on the Shelf. (They named him). Madeline read the book that came with him, which outlines the rules of the Elf, and the backround. I thought this would excite the kids. But NOOOOOOO, all the kids think that the Elf is "creepy". All questions were answered, they named Jingle, but are not very excited about an Elf that "spies" on them. But we'll see in time, how Jingle is accepted in our family! I'm hoping Jingle will help all the kids stay in check!
Until next time, enjoy your holiday season!
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