I wish snow could pencil itself in for the weekends. What a day. When routine is off because of snow that’s a hard one to explain to Owen. He needed all types of input throughout the day and he ran through all the emotions one could have. Me, I tried to keep it together. Correcting Owen is like asking for the behavior to get a thousand times worse. I can’t show any signs of wishy-washy wondering because he reads me like a book and then you get what happened today. He’s fascinated with my hair. And I’m un-fascinated with him liking my hair. I asked him not to pull it and I also asked him not to get an inch away from my nose screaming. Had I ignored the behaviors they would have gone away quicker but instead, they all intensified and then the spitting and licking happened. I lost count of how many times I said, “don’t lick me”. He would walk up to me and lick my arm, walking away laughing. He’s gone through this phase before but it’s been a really long time. He wanted to vacuum but he wanted to scream about it. He got the handheld vacuum out and started moving it over the floors. Then he gave it to me. He got it out, he turned it on, and then he screams, “it will be off in a minute” until I turn it off and what comes next you ask, he screams, “turn it on no you do it turn it on”. I gave it to him and told him I had to finish making dinner. He pushed it for a couple of minutes and then dropped it. The trapdoor that keeps all the particles in flew open spilling its contents all over the floor. He immediately wanted it back in the container and tried to pick up all the little specks of dirt. Well, we had to vacuum again and I had to convince him to sit while I did it so we wouldn’t have carpet snow angels in the dirt. When I finished he wanted nothing to do with the dinner he requested but instead emptied his music basket that holds his instruments so that he could sit in it. We ended our day with a two hour not-so-fast fall asleep fest but I can tell how much he is working through emotions. He saw the happy and sad emojis earlier and he told me, “I’m happy today” pointing to the smiling one. Rejoice in your moments of victories and let them carry you to your joy. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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My child was hyper today. Hyper probably doesn’t say enough about it. What’s the next word up from hyper, that’s what he was. He also is learning to assert himself. When he doesn’t want to do something he won’t. And it’s not a matter of saying Owen you are eating dinner or taking a bath it’s the fact that if it is presented in a particular manner he will meltdown or scream. And that’s not always how it works, most days he listens better and doesn’t have huge meltdowns but it’s also unpredictable. Tonight he was screaming on the floor because I accidentally hit his toy box and it made it angle sideways. He spent thirty minutes trying to correct the direction of it. And it probably would have been another thirty minutes if I didn’t distract him. Sometimes, most times, distracting him only makes him move on for the time I’m distracting him. As soon as I stop he will go right back to the emotions he has to work through or getting the furniture just so. He was squatting on his wobble chair with his feet. I told him he needed to sit on it. Instead of moving, he said, “don’t worry”. As much as I want him to do as he’s told I also listen to his growth in the words he says. His reply was unexpected and delightful all in the same moment that I really wanted him to sit and be careful. He likes to stand on his wobbly chair, stand on it. I know how well he and I both stand on flat ground, add in a wobble and I want my dude to sit. He fell asleep in mid-scream, woke up numerous times, and finally fell asleep for the night, hopefully. Today I’m thankful for the tomorrows yet to come. I can’t wait to see what they bring. Dream big, dream often, and watch your world grow. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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AuthorI'm Lynn Browder. Owen's Mommy. The best moments in time are when I get to see the smile on his face and that giggle come from his heart. Archives
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