Feast or Famine

The last couple weeks have been exhausting. I am pooped, tired, exhausted, beat, worn out, depleted, did I say pooped, tired and exhausted already?

Yep, I've been going, going, going and this Energizer bunny just needs to be plugged into the wall for some recharging.

Basically, we've been non-stop. I keep forgetting that I'm not 21 anymore and that I really do well with some down time. But it's been busy around our home, lots of activities and outings with friends.

I'm not the only one who got run down, my wonderful little Alberto did as well. The last couple weeks, he has just not been his usual wonderful self. It's kind of hard meeting people for the first time and the image I've communicated of Alberto conflicts with the reality of the encounter.

Yep, my loving, funny, adventurous, laid back little man was quiet, cranky, aggressive, and very energetic. Even the daycare told me that Friday he was crying for everything and aggressive.

Then came the famine, as I affectionately refer to Alberto going on a hunger strike. The allergies followed shortly after that and were pretty intense.

I wrestled with the idea that perhaps he was hitting the terrible 2's, even though I always swore MY child would never be one of THOSE kids. Was this a result of typical toddler behavior, picky eating and restless sleeping OR was there something else going on?

As an adoptive mom, I'm always wondering if there is "something else going on".

So, I started working more on our bonding and attachment. I'm finding that maybe it is a good thing not to let things go into "default"mode too often (not that default mode, day in and day out is bad or horrible or anything but maybe we just need more cuddle time). That and Zyrtec.

Within a couple days, my son has returned to me!

And he's eating! Boy is he eating! He is now feasting, making up for all those days he barely ate a thing. Yep, we are feasting! And hoping to avoid famines!

PS I'm hoping to post some pictures soon. He wasn't much into the picture taking these past few weeks. I also have my cool new Flip videocamera. Hoping to put up some cute stuff...