Owen was happy to start his day. He knew he was going to see his specialist after school and he didn’t even ask what he was going to be wearing. This felt like progress for us because this has been such a hard appointment in the past for Owen because of the blue pants. It’s even more interesting to me because the reason we started seeing the doctor was because of “blue pants.” He’s made great strides and all of his support team are helping us to get past these moments in time but we want to keep working on progress. He wanted to wear his new shoes this morning. They were a little big but he was happy about them. This right here is maybe one of the biggest moments of the day. I didn’t tell him to try them on, I didn’t tell him he had to wear them, and I didn’t even mention them this morning. When they arrived in the mail a few days ago I took them out of the box and showed them to him. I put them with his other shoes but I didn’t take any of the tags off. When I told him to go get his shoes he brought them to me and told me he wanted to wear them. Not long ago it was a challenge to get him to wear new shoes. Rivers of tears from both of us over trying to get him to even try a new pair of shoes on. Velcro, lace-ups, slip-ons, and every other style of shoe I could think of were tried and met with different degrees of meltdowns. And today my sweet baby O brought me his new pair of shoes that he wanted to wear. He didn’t want to wear socks with them but he wanted to wear them. I will take this amazing gift for today. I picked him up from school for his appointment and he was excited to go. Owen talked to the doctor about his pants a couple of times throughout our session but he didn’t get upset this time at all. We discussed his anxiousness and how he wants to constantly be thinking ahead. We are working on new strategies for this and the repetitive behaviors. This was our best appointment yet. I believe huge progress is being made. I was told by doctors that Owen most likely wouldn’t talk but I told him I knew he could find a way to move everything around in his mind and he would be able to talk. Not only does he talk but he speaks in numerous languages even though he can’t tell me what language he is speaking or how many he comprehends I know it’s a lot. Tonight when he was in the bath it proved how far he has come. He started talking nonstop and I soaked it all in. He said, “How do you spell ghost g h o n no n s t skeleton bones that’s for Halloween spooky you can do it O swim in the pool with your goggles.” I call him “the amazing O” for a reason. To encourage and not discourage is what we should all do. Words can set someone in their place or set them on a path that makes them believe in themselves. Through twists and turns, we had a great day. Let words of encouragement be your path to greatness. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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