We went to the mall the other day, to get August’s picture taken with Santa.
Right now, his mom has to take the bus up. So, I picked her up at the bus stop, and we went to the mall.
I know I am biased, but he is one of the cutest kids I’ve ever known.
So, we are walking into the Nordstrom, on our way to the main part of the mall where Santa is. As soon as we get through the door, we turn right, through the cosmetics department. He is a couple feet in front of us, and literally saying “hi” to everyone he sees. Then after he walks past them, he would say, “bye”. Oh, and he would wave to them, too.
It was awesome!
The style, in which he does it, is just so cute.
If I ever want to do something with him, where I know he will be content for a while, all I have to do is take him around a group of people. I think that he definitely likes people.
So, then it’s through the mall we go.
On our way to Santa, his mom and I were nervous that he wouldn’t do well. Meaning, he would totally freak out around good ‘ol St. Nic.
We waited for a few people in front of us to go, and tried to get him comfortable before just throwing him in Santa’s lap. He was a little nervous at first, turning his back and wanting to not be there.
When the time came though to put him in Santa’s lap, he ended up doing just fine though.
At first, right when I set him down, it really seemed like it wasn’t going to work. He pulled it together like a champ though.
His mom and I stood off to the side, and tried to get him to smile more. They took a few pictures, but he never really did get a great smile. He was frowning though, either. So, the pictures turned out pretty good.
The toughest part of the night, is when she leaves. He does just fine. I do just fine. She doesn’t do just fine though. It’s 100 times better than it was not so long ago though.
She hasn’t had an overnight with him in a very long time. Her visits have been supervised since May 2008.
I would love to be able to have him stay with her one night, but that’s just not going to be happening for a while still.
As of the last few weeks, it kind of seems like she may be turning a corner in her recovery. It’s still a long process. She would like for it to all just go away. Unfortunately, that’s not the way it works. Fortunately, for her, I understand that, and have been fairly patient with everything.
So, hopefully she has begun to turn it around.
My #1 goal with his mom is not to get back together, but for her to have a positive influence on his life.