Julia enjoyed the hub-bub of valentines day at school today. She gave out her valentines and the pencils that we bought at the dollar store. Love that dollar store! She drew a complex of hearts with people's names on them with a big heart in the middle of the page and a small squirrel (with a magnificent face) close to the big heart. She is spelling out mom and dad and Julia without trouble. There are other names -- Beth, Olivia, Peyton, Kurt -- in small hearts. I don't know whether someone helped her with the spelling. She is also still writing a series of letters without regard for sounds and saying that they are words. She seems to remember what she wrote even when the spelling is nonsense.
Today was the third day in a row that Julia did not touch her lunch. Really, nothing is eaten or opened. A note came home today saying that for the past three days, Julia has been very sad at lunch time. Today, she put her head in her hands and shed a few tears. When I ask her why or what she would rather have for lunch, she has not answer. She told me that she likes what we pack, but that she is not hungry. And there is no explanation for the sadness.
One of our line therapists told me tonight that she feels like Julia's personality is coming out. Ellen said that Julia is not as reactive and is showing her sense of humor. I am seeing another bump down in comfort level. A bit more of the vigilance chipped away.
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