My middle of the night bathroom break always seems to change the trajectory of our mornings but whatcha gonna do? Owen slept until about four when he heard me go to the bathroom but he was very calm and played on his tablet quietly. He knew exactly what he wanted to do today and he wanted to make sure we were going to be home Friday. And I do believe that is so he can get ready for his Saturday with grandma even though he was going to see her today. Throughout the day he added to his plans for the week though. Routine is everything and he was trying to keep everything in its place. He decided that he wanted to go bowling tomorrow with his friend and he has made sure I have “axed” his mom numerous times. “Axe her,” he says, “did you axe her?” We are working on his ending sounds for words but some he still struggles with like the K sound is hard. We got ready to go to Grandma’s house and he once again was calm. He had fun with grandma and she was wearing the clothes that make him happy. When I went to pick him up, they were outside playing and he wanted to find mud but even though it had rained earlier there was no mud around. he got a little anxious in the car when we had to stop for a red light. When this happens, he always yells that he wants to sit on the other side of the car and gets very agitated. He goes through spurts where this is not hard on him, but right now he is cycling back through these moments. When we got home, he was calm again and he started playing with some of his Christmas toys. It will take him a couple of days for some of the things to cycle into activities and then some of the items will never be a part of his routine. He sat on the couch playing on his tablet. Asking it to translate numerous words. He would laugh as he got it to say certain things that didn’t necessarily make sense. He then started, asking it to translate from one language to another language, and he yelled out “Uno Dos Tres” saying it in Spanish and asked Siri to translate it into Arabic. She quickly translated and he was ecstatic. Throughout the day, he kept adding things to his list of what he wanted to do over the next few days. Tomorrow is bowling, Thursday he’s going to spend time with our friend, and Friday he has decided he wants to go to the park. At first, he didn’t want to go anywhere on Friday and I know that was because he was preparing for his Saturday but for some reason now he has decided he wants to go. One more week of his Christmas break and he has done really well. Sleep didn’t take long and I pray that he sleeps all night. I’m thankful for his laughter and it’s excitement about new things because I know how hard they can be on him. Embrace the beauty in the world and remember that you are important. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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