Even though he woke up in a great mood he very much wanted his morning to go smoothly. He was adamant about me sitting and not rocking his boat. I wanted to make sure he had the best morning he could, hoping it would help his anxiousness and repetitive behaviors. Thankfully he stayed calm and listened when I told him it was time to get ready.
He was so excited when we went out to wait for the bus. He saw it coming and he couldn’t wait to get on the bus. The doors couldn’t open quickly enough and he was on the bus. I could see him checking out the pants the aide had on but I guess they met with his inspection because he sat down near her and off they went. When he came home from school he was very happy. He got off the bus and smiled at the aide. I was thankful for all of these successful moments.
He asks every day for waffles but I hadn’t gotten them in a while because of the recall they had on so many. I got some but I hadn’t told him yet. It didn’t come as a surprise that he asked for them for dinner. He went through the whole thing of me not having them and then I said yes I had them. He was very excited and wanted them for dinner.
The night went pretty smoothly until bedtime. He put his glasses back on after his bath. I was pretty surprised at this especially because he put them on over putting his headphones back on. He wanted me to watch a video about the green caterpillar toy he likes but I don’t want to watch it because they break it. I try to explain to him that it is not good to purposefully break something because I don’t want him to do it.
The caterpillar comes in many colors so I told him I wanted to watch the purple one. He did not like this idea because he only wanted to watch the green ones. This is where the night got harder. It was bedtime and he didn’t want to do the count time to bed, instead, he wanted five more minutes of watching the green caterpillar. If he remains calm he knows he will get it but he had already been screaming about the green caterpillar and me wanting to watch the purple one. He finally calmed down and we were able to do his exercises.
He asked if he could have his five more minutes tomorrow and I told him if he didn’t yell. He got up several times from his bed. He said, “No yell tomorrow” and finally stayed in bed. I’m praying that he will sleep all night and that this doesn’t cause him to have a rough night. I am thankful for his laughter and the smiles he gave me. I love those moments and they are my favorite parts of our day. I can see progress through these rough moments because I know he is learning to process them. Cherish the little victories because they lead to the greatest rewards. Smiles to all and donut daze!