A beautiful birthday gift was Owen sleeping until almost six. I was beyond thankful and I got a little extra sleep myself. From there the usual conversations were had plus the new conversation and his upcoming change to a new school filled the morning and the day.
Owen asked about baseball and I told him there was no game today. He then immediately started talking about going to grandma’s house. I told him he would be going after we ate breakfast. It wasn’t long and he was talking about riding the bus on Monday and his new school in August.
I’m trying to get Owen to understand he needs to be confident in his memories. When he asks a question that he already knows the answer to I want him to focus on what he already knows. I am working on calming techniques with him and trying to get him to work through it in his mind. The repetitive behaviors are exhausting for both of us. I can only imagine how his mind never rests.
He asked Alexa to translate tons of phrases into other languages. “I want chocolate milk in Arabic,” he said, waiting for a response and then quickly asking for his next phrase. He asked for German next and then Spanish, sometimes laughing at what he asked for and sometimes laughing at her response.
We got ready and headed to see his grandma. He did great on the ride there but when I picked him up my mom told me that she took him for a ride and he got really upset so they had to come home. He screams if he thinks you should go in a direction that you aren’t going. This goes in cycles of how he behaves and right now it is extremely hard to even predict how the ride will go.
The ride home was calm again but he did tell me he didn’t behave with grandma. I think the actions and reactions are part of what he is working through. Acknowledging this is a huge step though and hopefully that will help.
He has Tuesday off from school so he told me that we needed to go to grandma’s house on Tuesday so she could take us to the doctor and I could go and he could stay with her. This is his new workaround to everything I think. He is always sending me off to appointments I don’t have so he can do something else. I like the follow-through with his connections though.
Today was one of those very emotional birthdays. Another year without my brother and I’m officially older than him. I’ve tried not to think about it but it’s hard knowing he is gone. Owen is still learning about holidays and birthdays but he helped my mom make a card for me. I’m thankful for my amazing mom and as my birthday moves into Mother’s Day I’m even more thankful for her beautiful example of what a mom should be.
Each day is a gift. Today was filled with so many amazing moments and I’m thankful for the progress Owen is making. Through our challenges, it makes the victories so much sweeter. Be inspired by the world around you and know that you can make a difference. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Owen asked about baseball and I told him there was no game today. He then immediately started talking about going to grandma’s house. I told him he would be going after we ate breakfast. It wasn’t long and he was talking about riding the bus on Monday and his new school in August.
I’m trying to get Owen to understand he needs to be confident in his memories. When he asks a question that he already knows the answer to I want him to focus on what he already knows. I am working on calming techniques with him and trying to get him to work through it in his mind. The repetitive behaviors are exhausting for both of us. I can only imagine how his mind never rests.
He asked Alexa to translate tons of phrases into other languages. “I want chocolate milk in Arabic,” he said, waiting for a response and then quickly asking for his next phrase. He asked for German next and then Spanish, sometimes laughing at what he asked for and sometimes laughing at her response.
We got ready and headed to see his grandma. He did great on the ride there but when I picked him up my mom told me that she took him for a ride and he got really upset so they had to come home. He screams if he thinks you should go in a direction that you aren’t going. This goes in cycles of how he behaves and right now it is extremely hard to even predict how the ride will go.
The ride home was calm again but he did tell me he didn’t behave with grandma. I think the actions and reactions are part of what he is working through. Acknowledging this is a huge step though and hopefully that will help.
He has Tuesday off from school so he told me that we needed to go to grandma’s house on Tuesday so she could take us to the doctor and I could go and he could stay with her. This is his new workaround to everything I think. He is always sending me off to appointments I don’t have so he can do something else. I like the follow-through with his connections though.
Today was one of those very emotional birthdays. Another year without my brother and I’m officially older than him. I’ve tried not to think about it but it’s hard knowing he is gone. Owen is still learning about holidays and birthdays but he helped my mom make a card for me. I’m thankful for my amazing mom and as my birthday moves into Mother’s Day I’m even more thankful for her beautiful example of what a mom should be.
Each day is a gift. Today was filled with so many amazing moments and I’m thankful for the progress Owen is making. Through our challenges, it makes the victories so much sweeter. Be inspired by the world around you and know that you can make a difference. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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