Owen slept! I woke a couple of times to go to the bathroom but that is always expected after my infusions. I was still tired but felt more rested than yesterday. Owen had a goal of seeing his grandma today and he proudly announced multiple times that he “slept upper all night.” He is getting closer to saying that he slept all night but I still love hearing his versions.
There were a lot of repetitive conversations this morning and he would yell out “You know the answer” but I try to explain to him that I don’t know the question. When he asks me about anything I keep telling him he knows it already and has it stored in his amazing brain. I keep wanting him to build confidence in his own answers and know that he doesn’t have to get the answer from me. He knows so many facts but it is when he needs to know something that he has the hardest time with.
He is getting more excited about getting presents and how they arrive. Owen never understood presents when he was younger and in fact, presents made it even harder for him. He didn’t want a wrapped gift unwrapped. The process led to many huge meltdowns over the years. I think about how far he has come now and he can’t wait until something comes in the mail or when he gets what he wants. It fills my heart with such gladness to see the changes.
We got ready and I took him to his grandma’s house. I told him it would be my turn to decide the route to grandma’s house and then when we came home from his vision therapy he could tell me which way he wanted to go. He was very calm about it and did well on the way there.
He knew his grandma was going to take him to music therapy and his therapist told my mom that his focus was on blue pants again. He says all the right things about it when we are home but then can’t get past it when he is in a different setting.
I met them for his vision therapy appointment. He did better with his doctor but he still was focused on what she was wearing and that he wanted them to be chewing gum. Thankfully he did much better with the exercises he was doing.
I’m thankful for his progress and glad he gets to go back to school tomorrow. He is looking forward to it. I had taken some of his schoolwork to show his grandma on Saturday. He wanted to read them with her today and then he brought them home so he could read them again. This made my heart full.
We came home and ate dinner. He wanted to play one of his games with me but we kept losing. This did not make him happy but thankfully he moved on and we had a great rest of our night. I’m hoping he sleeps again tonight and so do I. Let today be your guide for an amazing day tomorrow and let the sun shine on your every move. Smiles to all and donut daze!
There were a lot of repetitive conversations this morning and he would yell out “You know the answer” but I try to explain to him that I don’t know the question. When he asks me about anything I keep telling him he knows it already and has it stored in his amazing brain. I keep wanting him to build confidence in his own answers and know that he doesn’t have to get the answer from me. He knows so many facts but it is when he needs to know something that he has the hardest time with.
He is getting more excited about getting presents and how they arrive. Owen never understood presents when he was younger and in fact, presents made it even harder for him. He didn’t want a wrapped gift unwrapped. The process led to many huge meltdowns over the years. I think about how far he has come now and he can’t wait until something comes in the mail or when he gets what he wants. It fills my heart with such gladness to see the changes.
We got ready and I took him to his grandma’s house. I told him it would be my turn to decide the route to grandma’s house and then when we came home from his vision therapy he could tell me which way he wanted to go. He was very calm about it and did well on the way there.
He knew his grandma was going to take him to music therapy and his therapist told my mom that his focus was on blue pants again. He says all the right things about it when we are home but then can’t get past it when he is in a different setting.
I met them for his vision therapy appointment. He did better with his doctor but he still was focused on what she was wearing and that he wanted them to be chewing gum. Thankfully he did much better with the exercises he was doing.
I’m thankful for his progress and glad he gets to go back to school tomorrow. He is looking forward to it. I had taken some of his schoolwork to show his grandma on Saturday. He wanted to read them with her today and then he brought them home so he could read them again. This made my heart full.
We came home and ate dinner. He wanted to play one of his games with me but we kept losing. This did not make him happy but thankfully he moved on and we had a great rest of our night. I’m hoping he sleeps again tonight and so do I. Let today be your guide for an amazing day tomorrow and let the sun shine on your every move. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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