To quote Owen once again “not upper night slept all night.” If I didn’t have to go to the bathroom so many times I would say I slept well too. It’s amazing how one sip of water can lead your bladder to believe it needs to wake you up every hour.
He kept telling me he didn’t want to go anywhere but he mentioned bowling several times. I asked him if he wanted to go and he said, “No yoga.” He then told me to breathe. I love that he is talking more about how to calm down, counting to ten, and breathing. These connections are helping him through the moments that are hard for him.
The morning went very quickly. It was not complete however before he ate three breakfasts once again. I can see that I will be buying bigger clothes soon. He is asking more for the foods he wants and accepting that he needs to try new things.
The calm continued all day. He was definitely ready for the days ahead though. He kept telling me that he needed to tell his therapist that he was sorry so I think he is processing all that happened last week. I told him that Thursday is a big day and he needs to remember that everyone can’t wear blue pants or doesn’t want to. I want him to understand that he can still want people in certain things but he has to be kind even when they are not wearing what he wants. I can tell he is processing this.
He also talked to me about daytime and nighttime. I remember last year he started talking about this when the days got shorter and it got dark so earlier. It is hard for him to comprehend this with the time change and he doesn’t like it when he looks outside and sees that it is dark before he thinks it should be. It is so hard for him to process a change like this that he can’t control.
He knows that on Thursday his grandma will be taking him and picking him up from school. He knew she was picking him up but I told him she would also be taking him. This became another topic for him to discuss as the day went on. He loves when she takes him places but as much as he loves for her to take him it is also a change in his routine that he needs to process.
He had a good day and calm prevailed. I’m thankful that he is processing his days and making more connections to his actions and behaviors. He sang a lot throughout the day and that always makes this momma’s heart very happy. Let the song in your heart be the joy to the world. Smiles to all and donut daze!
He kept telling me he didn’t want to go anywhere but he mentioned bowling several times. I asked him if he wanted to go and he said, “No yoga.” He then told me to breathe. I love that he is talking more about how to calm down, counting to ten, and breathing. These connections are helping him through the moments that are hard for him.
The morning went very quickly. It was not complete however before he ate three breakfasts once again. I can see that I will be buying bigger clothes soon. He is asking more for the foods he wants and accepting that he needs to try new things.
The calm continued all day. He was definitely ready for the days ahead though. He kept telling me that he needed to tell his therapist that he was sorry so I think he is processing all that happened last week. I told him that Thursday is a big day and he needs to remember that everyone can’t wear blue pants or doesn’t want to. I want him to understand that he can still want people in certain things but he has to be kind even when they are not wearing what he wants. I can tell he is processing this.
He also talked to me about daytime and nighttime. I remember last year he started talking about this when the days got shorter and it got dark so earlier. It is hard for him to comprehend this with the time change and he doesn’t like it when he looks outside and sees that it is dark before he thinks it should be. It is so hard for him to process a change like this that he can’t control.
He knows that on Thursday his grandma will be taking him and picking him up from school. He knew she was picking him up but I told him she would also be taking him. This became another topic for him to discuss as the day went on. He loves when she takes him places but as much as he loves for her to take him it is also a change in his routine that he needs to process.
He had a good day and calm prevailed. I’m thankful that he is processing his days and making more connections to his actions and behaviors. He sang a lot throughout the day and that always makes this momma’s heart very happy. Let the song in your heart be the joy to the world. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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