The days feel like they are all blending together. Owen was happy to start his day and he told me we were not going anywhere when he got home from school. He has his plans in order for the next few days and sometimes sticking to the plan is best even if occasionally I want to try to break up the routine. He was happy to go to dinner yesterday and we talked about it this morning. I’m glad he likes going when he wants to go. We got ready and went to wait for the bus but we didn’t have to wait very long. He sat towards the front of the bus again and I think he must have a new seat. When he got home he had one plan and that was to stay home. When the bus dropped him off he ran down the sidewalk to tell it bye. He then came inside announcing that nothing is happening today or Friday, making sure I knew I was picking him up tomorrow. I said I thought you wanted to do activities on Friday. He said he wanted his friend to go to the park. I said that we could see. I’m not sure how cold it will be or if it will happen but he’s at least thinking about it. There are a few places we could go that are indoor activities. I am trying not to always push the days especially since he is starting to say he wants to go more places on his own. I am going to do more of the follow through though when I can about the days that he does decide to do things and I’m going to try to make more random plans for us as well. Next week is a busy week for him. He has his regular therapy sessions but he also has appointments on Tuesday and Wednesday. He wanted to take a bath with his goggles on. He was chanting “Take a bath.” He asked for his dinner early because I said he could have a bath after dinner. After I fixed his dinner and he didn’t want to eat it right away. He told me he was throwing it in the trash so he could take a bath right away. The dude has plans and when he has plans he has plans. He wanted his goggles and his tablet in the tub. He got one out of the two. He loved wearing his goggles and apparently, we need a pool-size tub now because he wants to go swimming in it. He got out of the bath and ate the rest of his dinner. We then worked on some crafts for Christmas gifts. He now apparently has to open the refrigerator every time he walks past it. Sometimes he closes it back and sometimes not so much. This is a new trend I hope quickly moves forward otherwise I will have to put a lock on it. I don’t want to do this because I’m trying to promote independence but so far I am not explaining it in a way that is getting him to understand. Each day is full of victories and challenges but those challenges lead to our biggest rewards. Keep moving forward. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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