I think my plan may have worked. Owen slept until after six. He then came and sat with me, talking about all the things he wanted to do this week. He said he wanted to go on the diving board but he told me the steps he has to do before he can go on it. He sat with me for at least five minutes before he talked about his grandma or his tablet. This morning definitely felt like a huge victory. He then said he was going to grandma’s in a little bit.
I love the mornings when he is calm and focused. I told him that we were going to see his grandma and that made his day. I think it was after third breakfast that we finally got ready but we were in no real hurry. He wasn’t convinced he liked his new “blue pants” but he wanted to wear them. The dude is growing and he needs all new clothes. Very few things fit him anymore.
He had a nice time with his grandma and we plan to see her a couple more times during spring break. I usually arrive a little early to pick him up. This gives him time to adjust to us leaving. I did the countdown of time and he still wasn’t doing the steps he needed to leave. He wants to go to the pool tomorrow. I told him if he didn’t listen to my instructions he wouldn’t be able to go tomorrow. He said, “Behave and sleep tonight.” He wants to go to the pool.
I’m not sure why his “best friend” was at therapy today but it about bowled Owen over. He saw his dad in the waiting room and he could hardly take it. He walked around the waiting room and then sat next to me continuing to talk about him. His friend came out from his session and Owen could barely look at him because he was so excited. He had this huge grin on his face. They let them talk for a minute but it was hard for him to even say anything he was so excited. His friend left and Owen walked back with the music therapist talking about seeing his friend.
He had a good session and is truly enjoying music therapy. When we left he wanted to stop at the park to see if his friend was there. I told him he wouldn’t be but he still wanted to stop. He said he wanted him to come to our home. He never wants anyone to come over ever so that is huge even if he doesn’t get to come.
When we were at the park he was pointing to the sky looking at different clouds and then asked for a zeppelin and Megamort from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I love how he is making these connections to everything. It feels like incredible progress once again.
We came home and he had a snack before he went to his vision therapy. He requested for me to ask his friend’s parents if he could come to his appointment with him. I told him that I wish I could take them places but it has to be his parents’ decision. It is hard for him to understand that I can’t make them meet us somewhere. I hope that it will work out one day though. He did incredible at vision therapy and I see tons of progress. He was very calm during his session and that helped his focus.
The night went quickly. He talked about his friend again and all the activities we will be doing this week. He knows that he has to sleep tonight and behave to go to the pool. More progress is being made. He’s excited to go to his sensory therapy tomorrow afternoon. It will be another full day for us if all goes accordingly. When it was bedtime I asked him to put his tablet on the tablet so I could charge it. He said, “table” and I realized he was telling me that he is not allowed to put his school tablet on the dinner tablet because he might spill his drink on it. He amazes me with his memory. I’m thankful for a good start to our day and a calm finish. Focus on the good stuff and the rest will follow. Smiles to all and donut daze!
I love the mornings when he is calm and focused. I told him that we were going to see his grandma and that made his day. I think it was after third breakfast that we finally got ready but we were in no real hurry. He wasn’t convinced he liked his new “blue pants” but he wanted to wear them. The dude is growing and he needs all new clothes. Very few things fit him anymore.
He had a nice time with his grandma and we plan to see her a couple more times during spring break. I usually arrive a little early to pick him up. This gives him time to adjust to us leaving. I did the countdown of time and he still wasn’t doing the steps he needed to leave. He wants to go to the pool tomorrow. I told him if he didn’t listen to my instructions he wouldn’t be able to go tomorrow. He said, “Behave and sleep tonight.” He wants to go to the pool.
I’m not sure why his “best friend” was at therapy today but it about bowled Owen over. He saw his dad in the waiting room and he could hardly take it. He walked around the waiting room and then sat next to me continuing to talk about him. His friend came out from his session and Owen could barely look at him because he was so excited. He had this huge grin on his face. They let them talk for a minute but it was hard for him to even say anything he was so excited. His friend left and Owen walked back with the music therapist talking about seeing his friend.
He had a good session and is truly enjoying music therapy. When we left he wanted to stop at the park to see if his friend was there. I told him he wouldn’t be but he still wanted to stop. He said he wanted him to come to our home. He never wants anyone to come over ever so that is huge even if he doesn’t get to come.
When we were at the park he was pointing to the sky looking at different clouds and then asked for a zeppelin and Megamort from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I love how he is making these connections to everything. It feels like incredible progress once again.
We came home and he had a snack before he went to his vision therapy. He requested for me to ask his friend’s parents if he could come to his appointment with him. I told him that I wish I could take them places but it has to be his parents’ decision. It is hard for him to understand that I can’t make them meet us somewhere. I hope that it will work out one day though. He did incredible at vision therapy and I see tons of progress. He was very calm during his session and that helped his focus.
The night went quickly. He talked about his friend again and all the activities we will be doing this week. He knows that he has to sleep tonight and behave to go to the pool. More progress is being made. He’s excited to go to his sensory therapy tomorrow afternoon. It will be another full day for us if all goes accordingly. When it was bedtime I asked him to put his tablet on the tablet so I could charge it. He said, “table” and I realized he was telling me that he is not allowed to put his school tablet on the dinner tablet because he might spill his drink on it. He amazes me with his memory. I’m thankful for a good start to our day and a calm finish. Focus on the good stuff and the rest will follow. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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