Parent update 7/28/11

Brendan went to school and seemed fine. When I picked him up, he was crying and very upset. His speech therapist said that they went for a walk and because it was hot, they went to a shaded area. Well, there were lots of crows and an owl making noise and this upset him. They said, he never got back into the groove of his day.

So as we were driving to his CST appointment (he was still upset in the car) I asked him if the crows and the owl bothered him. He said, "yes". I asked him if he saw anything. He said "yes". When I ask Brendan if he 'sees anything' he knows that I mean energy fields, spirits, etc... I asked him if they bothered him, he said,"yes". So I reminded him that he can always tell them to 'go away' and to shine his inner white light which will protect him. [Note: I know some of you may find this strange, weird, unbelievable, etc.. But trust me. This is a case of 'been there, done that' and we have to keep doing it.]

His CST session was great as noted previous to my blog. After we left his session, we went to Target. Usually, people know when we have arrived as Brendan can be very loud. But this time, he walked in calmly, got his CD, we paid for it, and he walked out. Not a peep out of him. He seemed very calm and peaceful.

When we got home, he checked the mail. He wasn't upset this time that there wasn't any videos in it. I rewarded his good behavior with fifty cents. It was about 10 minutes later when he was on his computer and ebayed a Barney video that he wanted but we didn't have, then he headbutted me once. I made him pay me one dollar and he signed that he was sorry. The rest of the day he was great! He didn't break any CDs or video! He earned one dollar for his be gentle with his CDs and videos. [Note: He does understand the concept of money. He knows that he can only buy a video if he has enough money which he earns for good behavior and helping with chores.

Tonight as he was lying in his bed. I looked at his face and the area right between his eyebrows looked like it was protruding to me. It actually looked swollen. It didn't seem to bother him, but it did bother me. So, I asked him if he wanted me to work on his head and he said, 'yes'. The heat coming out of his forehead was amazing along with all the shifting I felt (my other hand was at the back of his head). He did ask me to work on his belly, but I didn't want to do that just yet because his head was so hot. Instead I gave him a break and then when I returned to his forehead, I kept my hand an inch above it because the direct contact was too much for him. There as still lots of heat. After about 10 more minutes, the heat finally started to decrease.

Wow! What a day. Before he fell asleep, he said, "bed". He will say this to me when he wants me to sleep next to him. He usually requests this if he isn't feeling well, or in this case, I know it is because of the nightmare he had. So, I will. I pray that he has a good night sleep tonight and wake up happy.