ReGrouping

so, ok, the weekend was an emotional rollercoaster for both me and jasper. i thought about posting a video of a piece of jasper's breakdown, but i didn't because i couldn't bear to watch it and hear that agony in his cry again.

addison held strong and sat at the table with jasper during lunch on sunday and had a bit of a battle of wills with him. i think it was a stalemate. i'm not sure we could claim victory, but i know jasper couldn't claim victory either. by dinner time last evening, things had calmed down. jasper climbed in to his chair, seemingly excited for the meal that lay ahead, yet when presented with his plate - spaghetti, broccoli with a couple of green beans for motivation, and garlic toast - he just stared at it. he actually picked the beans out of the broccoli and ate them after much investigation. you'd think we're sprinkling arsenic on his food as suspicious as he is. regardless, he may not have eaten, but he did sit there the whole time and didn't cry, scream or otherwise pitch a fit.

today was different, because we're faced with the school thing. jasper attends a mothers-day-out program on mondays and wednesdays for which i must pack him a lunch. so, do i pack a lunchbox full of new food that he has never tried or do i just give him what he knows and see what happens? mind you, he's not been a great lunch eater thus far at MDO, so i'm thinking it will be interesting. he's only once eaten his green beans at school and will not eat his cheese stick, so i pack both of those things - along with applesauce and yogurt - in his spiderman lunchbox and off he goes. his teacher is all in-the-know of his "issues" so she's on board, too. and guess what? he ate every. last. piece. even the cheese stick. so. now i know. stay tuned: wednesday i'm going with cottage cheese. EXCITING STUFF, FOLKS! don't lose sleep.

hey. wake up. hello? i've lost my audience. this is boooo-oooring crapola if you aren't me. i know this. i apologize. you're wondering, "how many days can she talk about her son's weird eating habits?" "does she do nothing else with her days but watch him not eat?"

the answers are: i don't know and obviously yes, but come on. i need to vent it out.

so, anywho. no dinner for jasper tonight. i did give him milk, so i'm not totally evil. only plain milk though, not with the chocolate instant breakfast in it, because that's how he likes it best. you see? you see what he's done to me?!? he's playing games!!

and, scene. exeunt stage left.