This sleep thing is glorious. Owen woke a little after I did, on his own, and ready to rock n roll through his day. The bathroom thing is still up for question but truly who wants to think about it or talk about it? I’m over it. I let him take the lead on everything. I had turned the light on to get my coffee and he wasn’t having it. Off and on went the lights causing a disco ball effect but who doesn’t want to have a party at five o’clock in the morning? He was very calm and for that I was thankful. When it was time to get ready for school he was in slow motion. I always ask the question “do you want to stay home with mommy” and when I say this his immediate response is “school school.” That gets him going and I know he will get ready a little quicker. We went out to wait for the bus and he was very talkative. Treasure hunt Tuesday talk returned and he wanted to take his shoes off so he could go into the water. I told him the swimming pool was closed and he said, “no that doesn’t work.” I told him we could still go on a treasure hunt and he said, “no.” I asked him what he would like his present on treasure Tuesday to be and he said, “tractor with Goofy.” His bus came around the corner and the excitement washed over him. The joy he gets from riding the bus and school makes me so happy. When he got home from school he came inside and he always looks to make sure his CD player is no longer sitting on the table. I’m not sure when he decided that his CD player didn’t need to be there but he makes sure it’s no longer there. I gave it away because it was causing too many meltdowns. He then wanted me in my pink hat and I told him I wasn’t wearing my hat today. After several back-and-forth exchanges, I put on my camo hat and asked him what he thought. He said, “no camo hat today” so I asked him to try it on. He wasn’t as excited about this but he did it and even looked in the mirror when I asked him to. This was a huge step forward. Hats have been a no-go in recent years. I am not sure why he is fine with me wearing hats sometimes but it is great because I have always loved them. I am working with him on how he is washing his hands. He always keeps his elbows on the counter and he just holds part of his fingers under the water. I explain to him he has to rub them together and must get his entire hands wet. I believe this is all a sensory thing to him and I’m going back through all the steps with him. It has to be a constant reminder for him to do each step when he washes his hands. He decided he didn’t want to go anywhere today and I didn’t push it. The last week he has done incredibly well and I know that we will be doing numerous things tomorrow. He asked me for shrimp for dinner and told me he was having breakfast with grandma. I asked him what he would like to eat for breakfast and he said, “chicken.” I bet once we are there it will be pancakes. I’m thankful that he is starting to make the connection to having a day off from school. His teacher is doing a great job of preparing him for this and I am trying to follow her lead. I’m thankful for his laughter and our conversations. I love all the connections he is making. Be bold, be beautiful, be you. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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I’m thankful. Today was a beautiful day. Sleep is an amazing thing and I needed every bit of it. Owen slept all night long. I even had to make a little extra noise to get him up for school. He’s had many very busy days and we’ve done more than we’ve done in a very long time. We didn’t have much time to get him ready for school and to wait for the bus. I told him yesterday that he was going to his therapy today. I wanted to make sure he understood he was only seeing the one doctor. I didn’t want him to get confused when his plans didn’t happen. While we stood out waiting for the bus I reminded him that he was going to his therapy today. I also talked to him about all the different activities he did this weekend. I rehearse conversations with him so he understands the different ways he can tell his story. Plus, I want him to know that he can tell people about his day and they will be excited for him. I told him to let his teacher know about the parties and I said he could tell her about his Spider-Man costume if he liked. After the bus came I sent his teacher a message so she would know some of the activities we did. I always like to let her know what we do and talked about so that she will have some type of context when he might say certain words to her. When he came home from school he knew exactly where we were going. I gave him a snack and we were on our way. We passed the bowling alley along the way and I asked him if he wanted to go bowling. He quickly said, “no.” It was easily over a year since we had last been. He couldn’t handle going again for some reason and we stopped. I had tried to take him numerous times and he would cry. The more we drove away from the bowling alley the more I could tell he was thinking about it because his “no” turned into “bowing bowing.” He never says the L in bowling. I asked him again and he said no one more time. As we waited to see the doctor he started talking about bowling and I thought I’ll encourage it for another day because you never know what he’ll be thinking after we leave the appointment. I told him we could go tomorrow after school or Wednesday after breakfast with grandma since he has no school. He said he wanted to go bowling today. I was hesitant. It had been a year. He kept talking about it and talking about it. He did great at the appointment, only talking to one lady about her lack of blue pants but didn’t scream at her. When we left he said he wanted to go bowling. I said that we could try but I wasn’t sure if they were open. “Let’s try,” he said, mimicking the words I’ve said to him so many times. I told him I had to make sure I had socks. I always carry socks in my purse for these types of occasions but I wasn’t sure since it had been so long. I got him out of the car and I realized I needed to put our armband on us. He probably would be fine without it now but I can’t have him running down the lane to talk to the pins again. He walked in with me and I could feel his excitement. They were so happy to see us. I explained that we were going to try and bowl and they got us to our lane. He didn’t want to stop. He had an incredible time. I wanted to shout it from the rooftops. I told him we could go again when he wanted to. It is like his brain clicked right back into the same moment a year or so ago. He went through the same words he would say when we went home previous times. “Under path underpass,” he said as we passed the road the underpass was located. It was very interesting to watch the process unfolds as we drove home. I’m not sure why he stopped wanting to go but it was very emotional for him and it was very emotional for me to see the joy return for him when we walked back through the doors. His teacher let me know that he mentioned several things he did over the weekend including seeing his grandma and going to the party. He didn’t tell her he was Spider-Man but to have all the other conversation and detail was wonderful. Today is a stepping stone for tomorrow. Some days can be rough but always remember tomorrow is a brand new day. The night went fast but there was joy that surrounded us both and for that I’m thankful. Keep moving forward and be inspired by the little things. Smiles to all and donut daze!
The rollercoaster that doesn’t have the dinosaurs on it seems to be the one we were on today but it really was a good day. I absolutely love to hear Owen’s laugh. I think it will always be the best part of our days. His laugh always gives me that spark I need. And sleep helps too. He didn’t wake up until well after five and was in one of those fine-and-dandy moods. He laughed with me, he played with me, and he even let me keep the lights on. He was ready for church and listened pretty well but I had to keep him focused on moving forward and not all of the things that he thought might be out of order. He came to look at my bed more times than I could count to make sure there was nothing on it. I wish I could figure out the key to moving him forward through this. We go to his therapy tomorrow and I have been researching things to discuss with the doctor. He wanted to make “pumpkin soup” and as soon as I told him we could he said, “order it.” I never really know how many languages he knows. He brought me his tablet and he wanted me to tell him what the caption was. I read it but then part of the description was in Arabic and I know it was in Arabic because he said, “that’s in Arabic.” And I knew he was right because it said translated from Arabic. He read part of it or made it up and off he ran. Either way, he knew it was Arabic and he was trying to read it. He has been singing the alphabet in numerous languages so it doesn’t surprise me at all. When we got to church not everyone was in blue pants. This did not go over great with him but at least he handled it. I find it interesting that he is telling one of the ladies to wear a dress instead of telling her to wear blue pants. This is encouraging to me that he is pushing through some parts of it. After we left there I asked him if he wanted to ride the tractor or go see the fish and tents. I told him he had to decide which one he wanted to do. As much as we could have gone to both I want him to realize sometimes we have to make choices. He selected the tractor with Goofy and then preceded to tell me how Goofy would not be there. He was happy to be sitting on the tractor and then we went to get his requested lunch. We got home and the day flew by. Lots of laughter and smiles and I didn’t push anything. I wanted it to be calm after several very busy days. He ate a lot and spent a lot of time interacting with me. He is ready for his Monday and he can’t wait to go to see his doctor. I’m thankful for a great day and his happy attitude. Grow in the moment and let it guide your tomorrow’s heart. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Five o’clock in the morning was at least not three o’clock and I did fall asleep quite early last night. Plus it was my bladder that got the best of me and my floors tell the story of me walking through my house. I heard Owen talking to himself once he heard me. He was probably thinking why can’t she keep it down I’m trying to sleep over here. He was in a really great mood once he woke up. I got my coffee using the light that he turned on and he was very happy with that. We were playing his games and then he wanted his breakfast but what he wanted was “microwave chicken” and he asked me over and over and over for it. I made him chicken but not in the microwave. He ate it all and was glad it was chicken. Then we got ready to go to grandma’s house. I told him we were supposed to go to a Halloween party tonight but I’m not sure how he felt about that. He was not sure what that meant. He knew we went to a party last night and he had fun but I think it wore him out and struggled with it not being routine. It’s good to push him out of his boundaries so he knows that it can be done and we have to do it sometimes but I also know it can be hard on him. He thought the party was going to be at the same place even though I told him several times it would not. I explained that it would be at our friend’s house. He had been there before and when he was able to make the connection then he wanted to make sure their stairs would be there. All the questions came flooding through. I dropped him off at “grandma’s house” and he was enjoying himself. My mom texted me to say he requested pizza and to “order it.” I ordered a pizza and took it to my mom’s. I went back and forth in a struggle with myself to decide if I should take him to the party. As much as he had fun last night it was hard. I’m always on my toes. Autism is as much about how I handle it as it is about Owen having it. And last night was stressful. It was fun but stressful. I made up my mind after he ate the pizza and some of the questions he asked that we weren’t going to go. I told him that no one would be wearing blue pants and everyone would be in costume. Also, he wanted to watch Mickey Mouse, make sure their stairs were still there from the last time we were there visiting, and bring their vacuum home. He was excited about seeing the kids and their friends. My anxiousness swoops in and takes over. I never know when he is going to be upset that someone doesn’t have blue pants on or if they cross their legs or if the lights are on wrong and so forth and so on. We left my mom’s and he kept saying, “Halloween.” I thought let’s go. If there is any place I can take him for a Halloween party it would be at their house. I knew they would understand any of the circumstances. He had an amazing time. The kids were wonderful, every part of it was wonderful. He loved it. He wore his costume, he listened well, he ran all over, he went up and down the stairs, he played outside, and he interacted with the kids. It was all on his terms and times but he had fun. There were moments but he did great. He only tried to uncross the legs of one girl but he asked me first and I told him no. There was a boy that rehung the piñata so he could swing at it and he showed him how to do it. Plus a little girl shared her candy and asked if he wanted more. Several of the kids made sure to include him in other things as well. He was in sensory overload on the way home but the key was he enjoyed it and I handled it. I’m thankful it was a great experience. Every step forward is a step. He’s come so far and he is my inspiration to try harder every day. Follow your heart into the beauty of the day and know that you can change the world. Smiles to all and donut daze!
I heard Mickey and Donald on the farm before I even could think about what was happening. It was three o’clock in the morning and there Owen was wide awake. I fell asleep so many times before midnight, waking at every noise, and then once I was awake I was awake and I couldn’t fall asleep. I only slept a little bit by the time he got up. I told him to come to my room and leave his tablet, but that did not go over so well. He was awake and at least he was being quiet about it. The morning went quickly and he was extremely ready for school. He was not however ready for me to wear black pants. I’m trying to break the mold or our ways or our mindset or something. He was not pleased but instead of asking me to change to blue pants today he asked me to wear “camo pants today and blue pants tomorrow.” Camo pants it was. I changed. It was not an easy decision but I did it. We went out to wait for the bus and he was happy to sing our songs and listen to Siri translate his phrases. He heard the bus way before it turned the corner. He started jumping up and down with excitement. And off he went. When he came home from school I told him that we were going to his friend’s birthday party. At first, he said no no no but he really didn’t understand. I went on to explain where it was going to be and what we would be doing. I told him we had gone to the place before. He still wasn’t sure but was starting to say he wanted to go. It’s hard for him to completely comprehend the concept. It’s something that I have to go into detail with him. He used to get upset and sometimes still does if I show him pictures but I pulled up the website and showed him the pictures so it will help him understand where we were going. I scanned forward but he immediately hit the arrow back to see the slides. He then started asking me when we were going. We still had several hours but he asked me numerous times. He would come around the corner from his room and say, “party.” We got to the place and he couldn’t wait to go in. He even said hi to his friend. He went with me to the party room and then he took off his shoes so he could go on all the slides and equipment. He then went down numerous slides and through the maze. He was mastering several of the activities he had struggled with before. It was time to eat pizza so we went back to the room. He sat and ate his food, saying slide every bite he took. I told him when he was done he could go back. He played for another hour. At one point he saw it was dark outside and he said, “it’s nighttime.” A little bit later he laid down on the trampoline and asked for his blanket. I knew he was exhausted from being up since three and he was ready to go home. I told him he could go down the slide a few more times and then we would go home since they were closing. He did pretty well. He only told one guy to uncross his legs and two that they needed to leave for not wearing blue pants. He listened when I told him we needed to put his shoes back on and did great on the way home. He told me it was nighttime all the way home. We have a Halloween party to go to tomorrow night. I am not sure how he will handle another night of activities but we will see how the day goes. He doesn’t know about it yet but he gets to wear his Spider-Man costume and visit with more friends so he might be fine. It was an amazing day and I’m thankful for the smiles and the laughter. Tomorrow is your day. Seize the sunshine, smile in the glory, and know that you can move mountains. Smiles to all and donut daze!
A great day with a side of almost mannequin tipping is in the books. Owen slept all night. To say I’m thankful might be an understatement. The morning went quickly. Somehow it is now routine for him to get into bed with me after we get up, go to the bathroom, I get coffee, he gets “no chocolate milk today”, lights out, and in the bed we go for storytelling, tickling, and playing his favorite game on his tablet. I’ll take it. When it was time to get ready he wanted to stand in the kitchen singing our octopus song. As soon as we were done he wanted me to kiss his forehead, making the mwah sound numerous times. I’m not sure how this became a thing either. We got ready and we stood waiting for the bus. It was running late today for some reason and he was doing fine until he thought it wasn’t coming. I was able to distract him and we sang several made-up songs that we’ve been working on. The delight washed over him and off he went to school. I schedule an appointment for him at the end of the month with an eye specialist to see if visual therapy will work for him and help him with some of his processing of blue pants. When I picked him up for therapy he was very talkative and told me numerous things about his day. He was excited to see his therapists and they both said he did great. When we left there it was on to more fun. He wanted to “ride the tractor with Goofy.” He sat on the lawnmower yelling at the people that walked by. “It’s Goofy,” he said. “Professor Von Drake,” he exclaimed as a guy walked close. He didn’t want to leave the squeaky-seated lawnmower until I asked enough times about seeing the fish right next door. But what really interested him was the tents and thinking the fire was going to be on. He also wanted “Santa to be back from the pole” and the scarecrow, snowman, and reindeer. He told me “they be here in December.” I said we have to have Halloween and Thanksgiving first. I asked him if he wanted to make pumpkin soup and he said, “order it.” He got in the first tent that was outside and he wanted to take his shoes off and get a mattress. I convinced him to get out of that one so he could see the other one. He went right into it and lay down on the floor. After several minutes I convince him to go inside to look at the fish and see if there were other tents. The fire wasn’t on as we walked past it. We went back to the fish and he looked at several of the mannequins, telling them what they should wear. We got back to the fish and he was talking about the different ones. He still wants to take the one to the dentist with him. A gentleman came to look at the fish too and Owen told him he had to leave because he wasn’t wearing blue pants. He asked if Owen had autism and told me that he had two sons with autism so he understood. After a few minutes, I asked him if he wanted to see if there were any other tents. We found them and it was almost like we were going camping for the night. He got in the tent and wanted me to “order it” referencing pizza and marshmallows and then the fake snoring commenced. I’m not quite sure how I convinced him we needed to leave but I told him if we left we could come back another day and we could take his dinosaurs that I put in the car to the rollercoaster. I am still not sure what he is calling the rollercoaster but this somehow got him going. We walked towards the front and he saw a mannequin he dove for it to fix its pants and inform it needed to leave but luckily I was able to hold onto him and he didn’t pull the mannequin over. They tried turning on the fire for him when he asked about it but it wouldn’t work. When we were walking to the car he requested his chicken nuggets and cheeseburger. I asked him which tent he liked and he said, “the elephant size one.” He quickly followed that up with “take it with you.” We got his food and headed home. He asked to see the windows and I told him if he didn’t scream at the traffic I would take him. When we got stuck in it he started counting the cars as I taught him and no screaming so I took him by the windows. He had a great rest of the night and a wonderful Thursday, one of his favorite days. I’m thankful that he likes so many things and has been wanting to go to more places now. Makes me very happy. So many joys today. Dream your dream into reality. You can do it. Remember the possibilities are endless. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Which dance should I do today? Probably the happy dance came first. Owen slept all night long. And not in my bed. He woke in kind of a tired mood but he was very calm. He wanted to come sit with me in my bed after I got my coffee. I’ll take it. I like asking him questions and some he answers. I find that he has to process what I ask him sometimes and it will take him several minutes to answer or even later in the day, or week to process. Questions are hard but I can see where he is making great strides with this. We got ready for school and we walked outside to wait for the bus. He was excited to stand there telling me the names of foods, animals, and places that started with different letters. He also wanted Siri to translate the phrase “I want to ride a tractor with Goofy” into all languages. As soon as the bus gets close he can hear it even before it turns the corner. He started jumping up and down the minute he heard it. I love the excitement he has for the bus and where it is taking him. I’m thankful he has an amazing support system for both the morning and afternoon buses and his teacher and the staff at his school. When he came home I had the laundry on my bed all folded and ready to put away. I thought I blocked the door well enough but he ran to it while I went to the bathroom. All the clothes went everywhere. All I had to do was put them away but now they were scattered everywhere. I told him that he wasn’t supposed to throw the clothes on the floor. I told him that they all needed to be picked up and then we were going on a walk. And if he threw them on the floor again when we came home he would not have his tablet. We left for our walk and he wanted to see if the “firefighter the man” was there. He wasn’t but we met several others. I explained who we were and that I wanted Owen to always know where he could come if he needed anything. I want to make sure I repeat the places he can go so he is aware of his surroundings. His new thing on our walk but he has been mentioning it lately is the “dinosaur on the rollercoaster.” I’m sure it is the dinosaur in the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode but I’m not sure where he thinks the rollercoaster is near us. He says it when we are in the car too driving over the bridge so maybe he thinks it’s the train tracks. I am not sure how I’m going to pull off the dinosaur on a rollercoaster but maybe he will be able to express more of the details. He asked to make animal cards for the teacher again. He at first said he wanted to make fruit and vegetable cards but changed to animal. I told him he could make fruit or vegetable cards and animals as well. He said no vegetables today. He played his keyboard tonight, singing Christmas carols as he looked at one of his books. He fascinated me with his diversity and amazing depth of memory. I’m thankful for how far he has come. Tomorrow I’m speaking with another eye specialist to see where that leads us with his behaviors and perception. We learn, we love, we grow. Be kind to your soul, dance in the rain, and know that you can accomplish anything if you set your mind to it. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Owen slept all night. Like all night. He hasn’t done that in a while so I think I was up forty-two or maybe it was forty-three times. He was in a mood but it passed quickly. He didn’t want any of the lights on but at least he was not screaming at me about them. And then he actually went and turned them on himself. He had gotten up while I was getting my coffee. I told him to go to the bathroom before he got his tablet and he turned off the light before I could say another word. I told him to turn it back on so I could finish getting my coffee. He went to the bathroom and I went to my bedroom. He turned off the light when he came out of the bathroom. Then he got his tablet and came to sit with me in my room. When I said it was time to go to school he ran to the kitchen and that’s when he turned the lights on. He told me he wanted to go to the park when he came home. He also told me he wanted to see the firefighters, look at the treasure map, and go ride the tractor. As we were putting his socks and shoes on he lifted one of the pillows on the couch and grabbed some cheese from his pizza he was eating last night. He was going to eat it before I stopped him. So how many hiding places does he have I wonder. My dream is to have a kitchen I can easily close off so he can’t run and hide food under pillows. I’m trying to figure out how this became a thing, how do I stop this thing, and why do I still have pillows on my couch if this is a thing. My mind spins trying to stay ahead of all the things I need to figure out, do, stop, fix, find, keep him from throwing away, and the list goes on. I never baby-proofed my house but here I am now wanting to get rid of every single thing so it will be easier for him. We got ready and he told me to wear my pink shoes. I didn’t want to upset him but I reminded him that winter is coming and I won’t wear my pink shoes when it rains or snows. I told him I would start wearing my boots and he said, “no.” When our morning starts I have to be careful what I say because I don’t want it to cause a meltdown in the minutes before we meet the bus. I want the morning to go as smoothly as possible. When he came home he repeated everything he wanted to do again. I told him we could do any of it. I said to him we were going on Thursday to ride the tractor after therapy but we could go again if he wanted. Once again as soon as he came inside he decided he didn’t want to go and took off his shoes. He asked for his snack and I love that he tells me what he wants now or helps me get it. It’s also why the food under the pillow thing has got me confused. He almost always has food on the table or knows where his snacks are. He’s still learning to get them for himself but he at least knows where they are and asks me for food constantly. When I told him it would be bedtime soon he wanted to wear Spider-Man. I told him I had his pajamas clean but he said, “Spider-Man hand boots” which means his costume because he has to put his feet in the boots and his hands in the gloves. I’m so happy he wants to wear them. He fell asleep quickly and I’m thankful he had a great day. One day at a time I remind myself and I’m praying he sleeps through the night. His
words and actions were amazing tonight as we sang our octopus song and did the movements. I’m very thankful. Find your inspiration, grow the possibilities, and know that you can make a huge impact in your world. Smiles to all and donut daze! Owen slept until four and that was about it but he sure tried to go back to sleep, kinda. He got into bed with me since I said no tablet and then he proceeded to put his feet in my back and then got out of my bed to get his tablet. So it worked for us. At least it was almost time to get up anyways for school. He was in a very good mood and couldn’t wait to go to school. His teacher sent me a message today explaining how well he is doing. That makes me so happy. She told me he was doing great with the way he was processing things and interacting in class when she asks questions. I love how his teacher is so invested in him and the other kids. What I loved was when he came home he was able to tell me about the fruit he told his teacher about. The follow through is the greatest. And him knowing that I asked him a question that he got right in school boosted his confidence and I could see it in his smile. He told me he wanted to go to the park, ride a tractor with Goofy, and go for a walk. I told him that we could go to the park but I didn’t know if anyone could go to the park with us. I told him but we could go for a walk or to the tractors if he wanted. But as soon as we walked in our house he said, “momma change” and immediately took his shoes off. I told him again we could go anywhere he wanted but he just said, “momma change” again. He started running all over the house to make sure everything was in its place. I think once he comes in the house the rules he sets in motion control the rest of our night. Or so it feels like to me. Sometimes it is about the emotions. I know he is going to come check on me one more time. He wants to make sure I’m not doing whatever it is that he doesn’t want me to do. Other times he has to look to make sure nothing is on my bed and it’s over and over and over. I’m trying to work on behavioral redirect and several other methods but it’s exhausting and emotional. It’s all about the emotions. All about them. This is my child and he’s constantly questioning me by watching my every move even if he doesn’t understand it like that or mean it in that way. It’s still hard. I can only imagine all of the emotions he goes through as well. Sometimes I can see the expression rush over his face when he is overwhelmed or doesn’t know how to handle something. I want to scoop him up and hold him until the moment passes. It’s twofold though because I’m feeling some of those overwhelming emotions as well. All I can do is tell him I love him, keep pushing forward, and research a little more. One day at a time I have to remind myself. I loved hearing him sing tonight and it was in some other language that he changed his tablet to when he was singing with Mickey on the farm. I’m thankful for his growth and his song. Always remember today is the first day of the rest of your life and you are amazing. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Some days my emotions sit on a shelf, other days they are in a boat with no oars, and like today floating in and out attached to memories that remind me of how far we have come but yet still emotional. Owen woke around one and got into bed with me. I think he completely bypassed his tablet and came straight to me. He slept, he actually slept all night long. He didn’t wake until after eight and then he was in a great mood. I hugged him and said, “I love you with all my” and waited to see what he would say. He said, “you are my world” and then he said, “hearty.” It all works for me. I just want him to know I love him and he is my world. He was watching tv and he wanted me to “sit right here.” He always asks me to sit and watch one of the shows with him. It’s always the same ten seconds and he wants me to tell him the character has eyeballs, not eyebrows. Then he said, “it’s a circle it’s a donut” looking at the alarm clock on the next screen. He then said what I was expecting. He told me it had eyebrows and he watched the character again. He wanted to wear his Spider-Man mask and his yellow glasses to church. Who am I to interfere with Spider-Man’s wishes so he wore exactly what he wanted to? He saw one of the ladies and she she was in grey pants. He told her to wear a dress tomorrow. This was progress. He didn’t scream at anyone. He finally took off his mask in the elevator at church. He did great and wanted to go to the tractor when we left but it was raining. I told him we could come another day. I realized the tractor Goofy is riding is red so that is probably why he likes the red one best. He told me he was getting a tent so he could sit in it. He told me again that grandma was going to order it and marshmallows were involved. He wanted to make sure there was a fire pit. He told me he wanted a map of the desert from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and a pizza. He said, “order it.” I think he is getting the hang of this now but I hope he understands we can’t get everything he wants. Now to teach him that lesson. The night went fast but it was emotional for me. I can’t tell you how many charger cords we have broken in the last few months. Seems like I’ve lost track. This set me off on the emotional journey of just putting his tablet up so he can’t break the charger cords. I need to change how I do his tablets so that it makes it easier on this process as a whole. I guess I’ll save that for a rainy day. Bath time did not go off without a hitch but he was at least happy when he finally took his bath. It sometimes takes longer for him to get in the bath than him in the bath even though he absolutely loves taking a bath. He always asks to take baths but he wants to sit on the couch and avoid bath time because he knows it’s bedtime. He fell asleep telling me he was in the blue bed and he would see his teacher tomorrow. Even though I felt like the rollercoaster was taking over today it was more about my emotions and what has been going on. I’m thankful for his smile, his songs, and his laughter. Find your happiness and know that you matter. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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