Owen slept all night. I woke up a couple of times but was able to sleep. He came in a few minutes after five and I told him I needed a little more time. He started asking me questions and I told him that I wasn’t awake enough to answer them yet. To my surprise, he went back to his room without me saying anything else. My bladder decided I needed to get up about twenty minutes later. He came out of his room and told me he went “back to bed let mommy sleep.” That felt like big progress.

When I went to the kitchen all the questions began. I still wasn’t awake enough to answer them and I’m trying to get him to understand that some of his questions, truly most of his questions are things he knows more than I. His memory is incredible and he didn’t need me to tell him those things but he needs the reassurance and confirmation. We are working on those skills so he knows that he is incredible.

He told me he wanted to go to the park to play music and go down the slide but he was afraid it would shock him so he would go on the swing instead. He also told me he wanted to take his drum to play while he was there. He knew he was going to his grandma’s so we would go before I took him there.

Pins and needles ain't got nothing on me. The morning was full of very loud moments and lots of questions. Sometimes it is so hard waiting for the next shoe to drop and the scream to be screeched. Owen can be calm as can be and then I say one word wrong or I don’t answer quickly enough or the way he wants and he is screaming. Some days I’m on my game and I can settle him before he has a chance to ramp up and some days my mind is on a million things and I can’t answer or don’t answer and he is beside himself before I know what’s even happening. Today was one of those days. I couldn’t seem to get it together.

We got ready to go to the park and then to his grandma’s house. We got in the car and he wanted to go a certain way. I went knowing the other way would create a lot of emotions for him. I started crying thinking about how hard it is for him to process all of these moments when I can’t process everything. I have to be completely on top of my game to redirect my little genius. He could tell I was crying. He said, “kindness and grace mommy everyone needs kindness and grace compassion mommy” and my tears came down harder but these tears were now for knowing that he is processing it all and he is figuring it out.

We got to the park and he sat on one of the swings for a little bit but kept asking me if it would shock him. I told him it shouldn’t. I have been trying to explain to him what and when he might get shocked because he is now afraid of everything shocking him. He always tells me I have to open all the doors. In a way that is good so he doesn’t rush in but if they have a button for the handicap doors he rushes in.

He decided not to go on the slide because he thought it would shock him for sure. He came to the bench and played his drum for several minutes and then decided he was ready to see his grandma. I dropped him off and she was going to bring him to his vision therapy appointment since he didn’t have his music therapy today.

He did fantastic at his appointment. I’m so thankful he has been doing better. He wasn’t quite into a few of the exercises but at least he was calmer and he was carrying on conversations. He still wants to act like he wants to tear her books and lick everything in the room but for the most part, he isn’t acting on any of it.

The evening was pretty quiet compared to the morning. He was asking me about his week ahead. I have been trying to make him focus more on each day instead of all the days ahead. Each day is a day closer to going back to school. He asks about his school people every day. He fell asleep quickly and I pray he sleeps all night. He told me he will let me sleep tomorrow and that was music to my ears. I’m beyond thankful for his progress and his kind heart. Never give up on the hope for tomorrow. Smiles to all and donut daze!

I’m not quite sure why Owen woke up about 10:30 last night but he was ready for his day. He voiced his opinion numerous times over the next hour and a half about why we should be getting ready for church. I finally got him back to sleep around midnight and then he slept until his glorious “five oh oh.” Sleep is overrated. I am coming to terms with that.

He was very excited about going to church and he said, “I pray we go.” Well of course we had to go. If you ever wonder how much we pray just ask O. We pray loud, we pray proud, and we pray out to God to help us throughout our day. I’m thankful for how God has filled my amazing son’s heart and for how he has grown in his faith that only God could have paved the way.

“May I hurt my foot,” he said to me, not talking about his foot but talking about when I hurt my foot months ago. He wanted to make sure we were going to church and if we weren’t that someone would take him like they did when I hurt my foot. I told him I would take him but he would definitely get to church if I couldn’t take him. I’m so thankful for our church family and other friends and family who help us on our journey.

Four more months. That’s my focus, that’s my challenge, that’s my goal. That’s when my infusions should be completed. I will still have other appointments and surgery to go through but the majority of the journey will be done at that point. I pray every day for the strength to walk through these months with a calm grace in my heart. My cancer journey didn’t end with my chemo, surgery, radiation, or maintenance infusions. Cancer is a journey for every moment of my day and the people that surround me with their love. And it’s about how Owen handles these moments. I knew my cancer journey would include his emotions as well.

I am eating better but I still have a few stomach issues. I need to focus on the right foods and healthier eating. There are challenges in our every day everyday but we must continue to follow through on the life we are called to.

The day seemed to fly by. Owen took his drum, ukulele, and harmonica to church to play music for his friends. It’s wonderful to see him growing in his music and faith. When we left church we came home and ate lunch. He had lots of questions about his days ahead, when he was going to Bob Evans again with our friends, and if he would see his best friend before August.

I keep thinking about all the challenges and that they make the victories that much sweeter. I try to keep my mind focused on that even though some days I just want to cry. The crying is something I’m good at but try to focus on the more of life. He told me he was going to sleep to “give oh oh.” I have been talking to him about letting me sleep to “six oh oh” even if he gets up earlier. He laughs but I know he will get it one day. I’m thankful for his progress. Let today be the stepping stone for your bright tomorrow. Smiles to all and donut daze!

Send up the flares. Owen slept until “five oh oh good morning sunshine it’s daytime time to get up tablet tablet” and then he started asking about his day. He was specifically interested in when he was going to his grandma’s house. He also wanted to know when I was going to hurt my foot again so he could be carted around by all his people.

He told me that he was going to school on the 15th and that I was picking him up on the 18th for music. The boy and his brain plus planning equals wow. He knows that he is going to school on Friday, August 15th, and that he goes to music therapy on Mondays so he figured out the date of his music therapy. The older he gets I know more of his math skills will kick in and as to what he will figure out he can do with his mind.

It was time for him to go to Grandma’s. On the way there I asked him to sing a song and he did his scales in German. We drove by the post office. He started talking about the bricks. I can’t even imagine how many hours we spent there when he was younger so he could touch the bricks. We haven’t walked by it in forever. I’ll have to see if he wants to go look at the building again.

“Not go to that office anymore,” he said as we passed the car dealership where we bought our car at years ago. I took him with me to sit in the car to make sure the lights and the windshield wipers did not cause him to scream like they did in our previous car. The salesman sat in the car with us for thirty minutes before we got out. Owen was so excited to get the new car but now he wants me to get a black SUV like his friend’s dad’s car.

They lost internet for about twenty minutes at my parents’ house when he was there. My mom said he took it well and told her he would pray. He told me when he came home that he prayed the internet would come back on.

He wanted his grandma to drive him around and they went to look at his favorite statue. He then asked her to take him to Hardee’s and he wanted me to pick him up there. We got home and he was loving the chicken strips. It’s funny how it has become a place he always wants to go now. I’m so glad he can express himself more and to let me know what his choices are. He asked me if I had a picture of his grandma’s car at burger boy. He wants pictures of everything now but still can only take a quick glance at any of them.

Bedtime came quickly and he fell asleep fast but by 10:30 he was up again. He was very upset and was ready to go to church. I tried to explain to him it was still Saturday but that made him more upset. Fireworks were going off again tonight but I’m not sure if that is what woke him up. He slept through them last night. He went back to bed but came to me every few minutes. I pray he will fall asleep and stay asleep so we can go to church tomorrow.

I’m thankful for his incredible growth and all he is learning. I’m also thankful that he can express what he wants and tell me about all the experiences he has been through. I tell him every day he is the most amazing person I know and he can do anything he sets his mind to. Never give up on the hope for tomorrow. Life is amazing and let your heart shine. Smiles to all and donut daze!

The “six oh oh” did not happen nor anything close to it. Let’s just say the next time we plan a pool adventure Owen will not know the date we are going. He was up more times than I can count and then he wanted to make sure I didn’t forget that we were going. I wanted to stay home but I also wanted to take him since he had been waiting so long to go.

Independence Day is one of those days I think about a lot. It’s probably not for the reason most people think about it but for me it is a big day. And then there is the day I want it to be for Owen. He’s thirteen and that means one step closer to adulthood. I want to pour everything I can into my sweet baby O so when he becomes sweet adult O he can lead the most independent fulfilling life that he deserves.

It is one of those things I think about a lot. I want him to have all the opportunities available to him so that he can look at the world and say I like music, swimming, breakfast with my people, bowling, driving around to look at statues, windows, and churches, and anything else he wants to do. I also want to teach him as many life skills as I can so that he can live as independently as possible. That is my dream for him. And I see the road to success being paved more and more each day. Except maybe sleep but who needs sleep when you are Mr. Independent?

We got ready for the pool. We picked up our friend on the way there. Owen was beyond excited about going. It had been way too long since he had gotten to go. He was so happy. I generally only let him stay around an hour or so because if we stay too long he ends up having behavioral issues throughout the day. I think as he gets older it will be better for him but right now that’s about the amount of time he can handle. It was perfect for him today and especially since he was up most of the night. He was so happy our friend was there and it made it easier for me so I didn’t have to get in the pool. He is ready to go again soon.

We came home and he wanted to take a bath so he could “swim in the tub” to work on his breathing. He still won’t put his head fully under. He has done it randomly but he will not do it consistently. I told him he has to put his head under water before he is allowed to jump off the diving board. It’s one thing to jump off the edge but when you jump off a diving board you have to be prepared for going further under and then swimming to the surface or the edge of the pool. I know he will get it the older he gets. I’m thankful he knows how to float and get to the edge of the pool.

He played his harmonica for me. He told me that he wants to take his drum, ukulele, and harmonica to church on Sunday so he can “play the music for his friends.” He has taught himself how to play the harmonica but I am trying to get him to learn how to play a song. We were working on his notes and he was getting them. I told him to blow in and out for his EIEIO like he is singing Old MacDonald and he is starting to get it. We worked on it for at least twenty minutes which is incredible for him.

He was going over all the things I don’t want to see like teeth issues and eyeball videos because I told him that he has so many other amazing things he can talk about since he knows so much but he thinks it is funny to talk about all the things we don’t want to see. He then of course says we don’t want to talk about these things and instead give kindness and grace. Hopefully, at some point, he will stop laughing about it and understand that he can talk about so many other things.

He told me bedtime was in the daytime since it was still light out. I tried to explain it stays lighter longer but that is a hard concept for him. Hopefully, he sleeps tonight and the fireworks don’t wake him. He told me once again he needed to sleep until “six oh oh” so he could go to grandma’s house. I told him that it would be wonderful. I’m thankful for that amazing smile he gave me when we were working on his music. It makes my day. Let today be your best day and a day to let your heart soar. Smiles to all and donut daze!

Sleep happened. Owen woke up once again at about 4:45 and I sent him back to his bed twice but he waited until “five oh oh” to get his tablet. He was full of questions and conversations. And I told him I needed a cup of coffee before I could answer any of it. The bulldozer was still bulled or dozed, not sure which one but he was at least calm about it and is listening.

He was ready to have more breakfasts with his people. He is requesting Bob Evans, Tudors, McDonald’s, and Cracker Barrel. He also told me about the places that don’t have chocolate milk and that he would have to get water, juice, or tea. My little planner is planning and I love that he had a good time with his people. How thankful and blessed are we to have so many people who love my sweet baby O!

It truly is wild how he plans around food. I never imagined that this would be how he decides things. I was thinking when we move we will need to have cookouts so he can plan parties with our friends. Hopefully, that will also help him have more people over and he can control the setting. He struggles with having anyone come to our house. As soon as they are here he is ready for them to leave.

We were talking about music at breakfast. He had invited himself over to our friend’s house. I explained we have lots of instruments and he was able to tell them that his favorite instruments are the ukulele and harmonica. All day he talked about taking them with him the next time he goes “so he can play the music.”

“Donut sugar it makes mommy sad,” he said to me as he told me we had to go get donuts. I have told him several times I’m trying to not eat sugar anymore because of my arthritis. He is a good voice in my head keeping the sugar away. Oh, how I wish I didn’t like sweets. Owen hardly likes any besides his chocolate milk and I want it all.

He was a little hyper all day but also calm. He wanted to talk and show me stuff that I didn’t want to see but instead of saying no I said yes and he wouldn’t move on to the next thing. He didn’t want to go anywhere until it was dinner time and he wanted to get food. I told him we would get something another day.

I’m thankful for a good day. We spent a lot of time talking about music and watching videos after I got my coffee in me. He laughed at that and told me I needed more coffee several times throughout the day when I was slow to answer. Hopefully tomorrow we will go shopping in the morning to the stores he likes and then to his therapy. He doesn’t know about the shopping yet so hopefully he sleeps again. I’m thankful for his laughter and his big toothy grin. Let love always win. Smiles to all and donut daze!

4:50 am was the golden hour but I suggested back to bed until “five oh oh” and Owen agreed. I gave him his tablet and I was in and out with different discussions until about 5:30. He was excited about getting pancakes, lots of eggs, potatoes, biscuits, and gravy.

He knew we were supposed to go swimming today but looking at the weather I knew I would postpone it until Friday. I didn’t want to take him and then immediately have to get out. He is getting better about things like this but it is still hard on him. We are working on how to handle disappointment, changes, and emotions but it is one step at a time and I want the progress to keep moving forward so him being able to handle us changing the date is a big step for him.

He was excited about going to breakfast with our friends. He couldn’t wait to get there. It was raining when we went and I thought about how many times we would not be able to go somewhere because of the rain. I’m thankful for his growth and understanding.

As we started walking in he told me “need a hairdryer.” I knew this meant his tablet got wet so I took it from him. He kept walking towards the restaurant with the umbrella. Seeing him holding the umbrella over his head felt like another huge victory. When we walked into the restaurant our friend took his tablet from me to hold. She kept it during the entire meal. He asked for it a few times but remained calm and talked several times during our breakfast. He covered his eyes and ears at different points. Recently he has told me “Cover your ears so you can get excited.” I know that it is all sensory related and he is finding ways to deal with all the movements and emotions of life.

He enjoyed being with our friends. He was very excited to see his people and as soon as we headed home he asked when we could go again. He is becoming my little planner and I love that he wants to go places with our friends. He was sad because I didn’t get a picture of the whole group. He kept asking for it throughout the day. I will have to remember for future adventures even though he can’t always look at the pictures when he sees them because I think they are too overstimulating for him but he still wants to have them for the tiny glimpses he can handle.

I’m glad we didn’t go swimming. I think we could have made the timing if we went right at a certain time but I also feel it was good to work on changes and his emotions. He truly handled it well and kept telling me he would go on Friday.

“Good morning sunshine,” he said as he came to get his other tablet. It was clearly late afternoon but as much as he knew exactly what day, month, and year it was he struggles with sayings like this. At night I say “Good night sweet boy” and in the morning I say “Good morning sunshine.” It’s funny how I don’t even realize the words I say to him until he says them back to me sometimes months or years later.

Throughout the day I hear a baby cry more times than I can count. Technically it is two babies. Owen watches a video where twins keep stealing one pacifier from each other and then the other one cries when it is gone. He loves changing the speed of videos to either slow or fast depending on the tones and then it is on repeat for as many times as he wants to hear it. He will replay the same ten seconds over and over again. Listening to a baby cry in slow motion for hours on end is quite interesting.

Bedtime was once again interesting. He kept coming back to make sure I was in my bed. If he doesn’t see me sit on my bed this can cause hours of meltdowns. There are nights I can get him to go directly to his bed and then there are nights I go directly to my bed because I’m too tired for the hours of screaming or meltdowns that come from these moments. Each day comes with these challenges. Knowing the moments that I can walk away and let him process it or stand there and insist we go through with the routine set in motion can be a slippery slope. I always tell him we are a team and that mommy is learning as much as he is.

Life is full of lessons and each day we learn, we love, we grow. Finding hope in the little victories of life is my greatest reward. Having Owen request to go to breakfast with our friends and have a successful meal is a dream come true. Each day is a gift and I pray for days like today where he is happy. Find your joy in the little things and let that joy lead to your biggest blessing. Smiles to all and donut daze!

Is there such a thing as fuzzy time, like fuzzy logic? I feel like that is what we are in. Owen woke way before my brain could process what time it was. He was ready to get to grandma’s house and that was that. The good news I was able to convince him to go back to bed, several times, and then he was awake and wanted me up too.

Sleep I believe is overrated for sure. He was very excited about his days ahead including seeing his friend in August, night Santa in November, and going to all the trunk or treats everywhere. He went through numerous other events that he was ready to go to. It’s amazing when he gets things in his mind and what he wants to do.

He knew he was going to his grandma‘s house while I went to my doctor's appointment. It was finally time to get ready and meet his grandma. He wanted to swim in her pool again and couldn’t wait to get there. I went to my appointment and thankfully it was all good news.

After my appointment, I came home for a little while and then I went to pick up Owen. He loved being in the pool and he kept asking me when he was going to go to the big pool. I told him that we had plans to go tomorrow after breakfast with our friends. We stayed there a little bit longer and then we headed off to his music therapy.

His friend was there and Owen was so excited. I am not sure if they saw each other in passing but Owen talked to his dad a lot. He did well during his session. He was mostly calm and she said she turned down the lights and it was great for him. He told me on the way home he enjoyed music and talked a lot about his friend.

It was very hot today. After his music therapy, we went home and got a snack before we left for his vision therapy. He was ready to go and told me he wanted Chick-fil-A when we were done. He did so great. He had his moments asking about her gum and had lots of distractions but he was able to do a lot of the exercises. I’m thankful we are on an upward swing and he seems happier again.

On the way home, we got his requested Chick-fil-A and he told me that I wasn’t allowed to have any more donut sugar. I laughed because I told him that I could no longer drink, sweet tea or get any donuts. And now he reminds me constantly that I can’t have sugar.

It is a good thing he is enjoying the little pool because tomorrow it may storm and we won’t be able to go but our backup plan is to go on Friday if we can’t go tomorrow. I let him know today about the storm just in case it has to change our plans and the more that I can talk to him about changes hopefully the better it will be for him.

Even though our day started early, I’m thankful that he had a really good day. Tomorrow we’re going to breakfast with our friends and then depending on the weather we will go swimming. Each day is a gift and I’m thankful for the incredible growth Owen is making and my great health report today. He told me he was going to do his “laugh like a boy” so that I would smile. He asked me to tickle him and he said, “Hear my laugh.” Let laughter win the day and rejoice in the little things. Smiles to all and donut daze!

We celebrated big time today. Owen slept until “six oh oh.” He was quite pleased with himself and I slept better than most nights. He was ready to surprise our friends at church and wanted everyone to ride on the elevator with him. I’m not quite sure what he wanted to do to surprise them but that is what he said. I knew most likely he would look at them and then talk to me for several more minutes as he adjusted to being there with everyone but I’m thankful he loves going to church and seeing all his people.

He thankfully was very calm all morning. Maybe he will start sleeping a little better knowing he can do more things as summer goes on. He kept saying that he slept until “6 oh oh.” He was asking about when he would see his best friend and if we would go eat Chinese food today. He didn’t ask if his friend could go to get Chinese food with us though. It would be a guessing game as to what he wanted to eat after church. You know he will have big plans to tell me. I’m thankful for all his words and I think it helps when he says that he wants to follow through with those choices.

He had a great morning and was very calm for most of it. He ate his breakfast and he wanted to make sure we were going to church. He told me he wanted to wear his red shorts to church and he was going to wear shorts the rest of the week because it was hot. I love how he is now explaining everything and able to make those connections. We got ready for church and we headed out the door.

He was very happy that we were at church and enjoyed his morning. He wanted Wendy’s for lunch and on the way home he told me he was rude to one of the people at church. He was excited to see his people and he often tells me that he is acting up so that he can continue to have these conversations. When I asked him if he really was mean and rude, he laughed and said, “No way.” He asked one of our other friends when he could come over. We made plans with some of our other friends to go to breakfast before we went swimming on Tuesday.

All afternoon he asked me when he could go to her house again and if our friends would go to the pool with us on another day. I know he will enjoy the pool. He wants to go to several different pools because one has slides and another has diving board. I think he likes trying out all the different pools.

One of my favorite things is to hear Owen say “I pray.” I make sure that I pray with Owen all the time and he hears me randomly calling out to God and saying I pray. Every night before he goes to bed we pray. Tonight he prayed for sleep and was thankful for all his people. Each day I try to work on life skills with him. The most important thing is for him to remember he is loved and to share that love with others. Let laughter, fill your heart and the memories fill your soul for what tomorrow will bring. Smiles to all and donut daze!

It was a mostly successful night I would say. Owen woke a little after four. I told him to go back to bed and he did without screaming or being mad. He came back close to five to get his tablet but he didn’t push me to get up. I was thankful for that and slept almost another hour. I wasn’t feeling that great so I was glad to sleep a little longer.

He was hyper-focused on who was going out to eat with him this coming week and when we could go. Plus, of course, he wanted to talk about when he gets to go to the pool and all the Dollar Generals. He pulled up Google Earth and showed me three different Dollar Generals and a Walgreens that he called Dollar General that he wanted to “go shopping push the cart round the store.” We have some of his plans in motion for the week ahead and he is happy.

He was staying pretty calm throughout the day. He talked about going places but ultimately we stayed home. I was feeling better but my stomach was still giving me fits. I took my medicine and it helped. I’m thankful that I’m not nearly as sick as I was with the chemo infusions.

He had told me all the drive-thrus he wanted to go to. He is my food dude. It is so funny how Chinese food has become one of his favorite requests. I think he liked everything we tried the last time we had it except the “chicken and duckling soup” he requested but I know he liked the egg rolls a lot.

He told me it is going to be a surprise if our friends see him tomorrow at church. I laughed at the way he was telling me all about it like it was going to be a big secret for them. I told him we plan to go to church. He told me he knew and gave me this big mischievous smile. He went on to tell me that there were two more days of June and it will be July on Tuesday. He said, “It will be nighttime soon and then I go to bed with my light on and it’s bright outside not nighttime but nighttime.” It is amazing how he describes it all and wonderful how much he can tell me now. I love how expressive he is and precise in his details.

As it was getting close to bedtime he wanted to listen to Franz Schubert. He has so much stored in that head of his. He learned about different musicians and artists from the Little Einsteins. He truly fascinates me with all his interests and knowledge. He told me he was going to stay in my bed and I told him that he had to go to his bed so he could have his light. We said our prayers and he said, “Dear God thank you for Owen I hope we all sleep tonight so we can go to church amen.” I seconded this. Thankfully he fell asleep quickly. His giggles were the best part of my day. He told me to tickle him with laughter. I dreamt about the days with his words and laughter would fill the air around me. And my dream came true. Never give up on the hope for tomorrow. Smiles to all and donut daze!

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Guess who was very excited to see his grandma?! Owen woke at one and he had no intention of going back to bed. He did however let me go back to sleep numerous times. He came to check on my progress a couple of times but I would not confirm or deny that he was going anywhere today and instead informed him that he knew the answer so on his merry way he went.

Thankfully I slept in and out for the next few hours and at least he wasn’t screaming as he pointed that out to me. This made me know that sometimes he realizes he is doing it. I finally got up and he asked a lot more questions. He wanted to know what time we were going and what she would be wearing. I told him I didn’t know and I didn’t know. And he wanted to know.

Even though I know he can find absolutely anything and doesn’t forget a thing it still shocks me when he finds random things and how he can actually do it. He came to me with his tablet, open to pictures of one of the indoor pools in our city. He told me he wanted to go to the pool so he could jump off the diving board. He explained that he needed to put his head under the water and breathe. This is something he’s still learning how to do, but he definitely wants to learn so he can go off the diving board. It is one of my rules that he has to put his head under the water before I will let him jump off the diving board.

It was finally time to go meet his grandma and he couldn’t wait. She got him a little pool so I packed his summer backpack with his swimsuit. Last year she got him a pool and he wanted nothing to do with it so this year she got him a tiny one to see how he would like it.

At first, he wasn’t convinced that he wanted to get in it but then he didn’t want to get out of it. He told his grandma that he wanted me to come watch him in his pool. So it wasn’t long and I went to pick him up. He was very excited about his pool and he was talking about when he could go swimming with our new friend. I told him we would go this coming week.

When we left her house, he wanted to “drive around.” I took him to see several of his favorite places and then we drove out to look at the woods. I want him to get used to us driving to different locations and hopefully, we’ll be able to find some property soon and be able to move. When we were close to getting home, he asked if we could get a pizza. I ordered the pizza and we had a little bit more time to do his “drive around.”

I had him carry the pizza inside. I’m trying to teach him to keep the box straight. That is an interesting lesson to teach. He was eating his pizza and had pizza sauce all over his hands. He hit his hand on the chair but not very hard. He looked at his hand and he said, “It's bleeding.” I told him it was pizza sauce and he said, “Nah uhh.”

Nighttime came quickly and he wanted his bath and then to sit and play on his tablet. He fell asleep in my bed and it took a lot of convincing for him to get up. I pray that he sleeps tonight because he knows that he’s not going to his grandma’s house tomorrow since he went there today. He talked about the pool a lot. Both his new little one and going to a bigger pool. I am so happy that he is making all these new connections. He’s doing a wonderful job and I’m so proud of him. Let today bring hope to your heart and fill your soul with gladness. Smiles to all and donut daze!