Alec

We went to see Dr Garner on Thursday. She has suggested that maybe we bring him in for a few days over Easter break and jump start his eating. It wouldn't be an over night thing. I am going to call his doctor and see about possibly getting him evaluated for an feeding tube. He has not gained any weight or height in the last year and this is completely unacceptable to me. He's 11 years old. Should be starting puberty. He looks like he's about 9. He doesn't know about the feeding tube thing. It has been mentioned to him before and of course he gets weepy but I'm not willing to accept him as he is. He needs help.

I won't be discussing this with his father. That probably sounds crazy but Chris, in the last year, has done nothing to help Alec. Never gone to the doctors with us to find out how to help, never tried to get Alec on an eating plan. Yeah, I think he's tried to get him to eat chicken a couple of times but it wasn't with the specific intent to make it part of his life. If Alec could just eat pizza, that would be huge. He could eat it at birthday parties, and school parties and feel normal and not dread them.

We had some thunder storms last night, Alec lays there and wimpers and covers his ears. I told him over and over, quietly, that noise can't hurt him and nothing was going to happen.

They came home from Chris' house smelling like crap. Smoke, it was gross. It was too late to give them baths tho. They're still in bed. Sam is very upset about Emerald, who died a year ago yesterday... and Alec was upset because Chris was yelling at him and hitting things because Alec misplaced his cell phone. Alec was scared when he got home. That's about it. I have to work Tues, Wed and Thurs this week. Working for Lisa, who worked for me a day in February. Then we'll have a fun weekend.