Crying

Things have been going relatively smoothly for the past two days, but then tonight Alex just lost it for no apparent reason. He had enjoyed a quiet day with only a brief doctor visit (for an x-ray) and had been really enjoying listening to one particular children's CD ("Standing on the Rock")--particularly a song that has "la la la" in it. He asks for it by that--"La la la?" He has started to call his older brother by name. We also spent a happy half-hour playing peek-a-boo with the bathroom door, and sliding junk mail under the door to him when he had it closed. (He can open and close it with his fingers from the floor.)

But then after supper he just didn't want to do anything. Whatever we presented to him he refused vehemently, and then he just started that sad, sad sobbing again, which lasted about an hour. On the upside, he let Susan console him, and he didn't try lashing out at her. Then our two-year-old lost it, too -- and no, I don't think it was copycat crying because there was a real trigger (hair washing) -- he just couldn't seem to stop. I think both boys are emotionally overwhelmed by all the changes in their lives, and sometimes it just all comes out in a torrent of sadness.

On the up side, the parents weren't crying! Tonight, out of the blue, our youngest daughter (age seven) said to me: "Dad, you and mom have to trust Jesus more." Why? "You just do!" Okay...seems like we're getting that message a lot lately!