Oh, how the questions begin before I even have a chance to gather the answers. It seems like I need a stockpile of them ready to go as soon as we wake up. The tides didn’t turn and sleep was still like the ocean slapping the shoreline only to slowly drift back into the waters. Owen woke ready to go. He wanted to know what was happening, when it was happening, and who it was happening with when all I could concentrate on was getting to the coffeepot.
Thankfully he “slept upper night” and made it past “five oh oh.” He was in a good mood but ready for his day. He couldn’t wait to see his grandma and he knew he wanted to play on her black computer. He was going there while I was at my appointment at the cancer center. We had relatives who came in and he was asking when he would get to see them. He also wanted to know when he could “tell them bye bye.” He wants to say that until they are gone and then he will want to know when they are coming back. He also had many comments and questions about his people from school. There was a lot on his mind and he was extremely focused.
“Owen a grow up baby not a baby anymore big boy” he said to me. Oh my heart. I told him that he was a big boy, something we discuss often throughout the day, but he would always be my baby.
He got ready for his bath and he asked me for a rubber ducky. He asked me lots of questions as we got ready. He was stressed about his grandma changing her hair and clothes when he saw her today. We were getting ready to go to his grandma’s house while I went to the cancer center. My aunt and cousins would be there. He also wanted to know all about this.
On the car ride there he asked consistently if he was going to grandma’s house. As soon as I said yes he would ask it again. I tried to distract him by having him sing with me but this just made him scream. He was getting very upset and I had been pulling over because it didn’t need to escalate while we were in the car. His emotions over the last week have gotten a lot stronger. I told him that we would not keep going to Grandma’s house if he didn’t calm down. We sat there for five minutes working on his breathing exercises. After he stopped crying and screaming I asked him if he wanted to sing with me and then we were back to heading to see grandma. I need him to learn how to work through his emotions and we have to focus on this. The car is no place for him to be this upset so I have to make sure he learns how to remain calm through all the circumstances.
I dropped him off and I headed to my appointment. It went fine and I came back to Owen having a grand ole time with them. They said it took about an hour for him to embrace everything but as stressed out as he was I thought that was good. We stayed and ate pizza with everyone. It was after eight by the time we left and he told me that he would sleep until “seven oh oh or noon.” I told him either would be great.
Bedtime happened quickly and I know he had a great day. We will see them again tomorrow and it was a lot of fun being with them. Owen has grown so much and I’m thankful for how amazing he was even though he was very emotional all morning. Let your sunshine be the greatest gift to the world. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Thankfully he “slept upper night” and made it past “five oh oh.” He was in a good mood but ready for his day. He couldn’t wait to see his grandma and he knew he wanted to play on her black computer. He was going there while I was at my appointment at the cancer center. We had relatives who came in and he was asking when he would get to see them. He also wanted to know when he could “tell them bye bye.” He wants to say that until they are gone and then he will want to know when they are coming back. He also had many comments and questions about his people from school. There was a lot on his mind and he was extremely focused.
“Owen a grow up baby not a baby anymore big boy” he said to me. Oh my heart. I told him that he was a big boy, something we discuss often throughout the day, but he would always be my baby.
He got ready for his bath and he asked me for a rubber ducky. He asked me lots of questions as we got ready. He was stressed about his grandma changing her hair and clothes when he saw her today. We were getting ready to go to his grandma’s house while I went to the cancer center. My aunt and cousins would be there. He also wanted to know all about this.
On the car ride there he asked consistently if he was going to grandma’s house. As soon as I said yes he would ask it again. I tried to distract him by having him sing with me but this just made him scream. He was getting very upset and I had been pulling over because it didn’t need to escalate while we were in the car. His emotions over the last week have gotten a lot stronger. I told him that we would not keep going to Grandma’s house if he didn’t calm down. We sat there for five minutes working on his breathing exercises. After he stopped crying and screaming I asked him if he wanted to sing with me and then we were back to heading to see grandma. I need him to learn how to work through his emotions and we have to focus on this. The car is no place for him to be this upset so I have to make sure he learns how to remain calm through all the circumstances.
I dropped him off and I headed to my appointment. It went fine and I came back to Owen having a grand ole time with them. They said it took about an hour for him to embrace everything but as stressed out as he was I thought that was good. We stayed and ate pizza with everyone. It was after eight by the time we left and he told me that he would sleep until “seven oh oh or noon.” I told him either would be great.
Bedtime happened quickly and I know he had a great day. We will see them again tomorrow and it was a lot of fun being with them. Owen has grown so much and I’m thankful for how amazing he was even though he was very emotional all morning. Let your sunshine be the greatest gift to the world. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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