I was certainly dreaming last night when I thought Owen might actually sleep. I had slept for a couple of hours when he went to bed but then my stomach woke me. The infusions still cause me to have a rock n roll stomach and certain foods are not my friend. I got up to take some medicine a little after midnight and he heard me. He was up the rest of the night.
Between knowing that he was out for the summer and having his doctor appointment this morning sleep was not going to happen once he woke up. This was the last appointment he would have with his counselor since he was moving and he was very excited about going. I tried multiple times to convince Owen to go back to bed quietly but that was not an option he was choosing so screaming it was. He finally changed it to talking but it soon amped back up when he got his tablet and realized that the Internet was out. I told him if he wanted his tablet he would need to go back to bed and select apps that didn’t need the Internet. He was in and out of my room constantly until “five oh oh” and knew it was time to get up.
The morning went quickly. I didn’t want him to miss his appointment with his counselor and thankfully the medicine was helping my stomach. We got ready and I prayed for a good appointment. He was a little hyper on the way there but he was very excited to see his doctor. He was interrupting a lot with his appointment but he was doing better than expected with everything going on.
We got home from our appointment and thankfully he was calm. I hadn’t told Owen but we played on having lunch with some of our friends. I didn’t want to tell him in case we weren’t able to go. They were picking us up which I knew would make Owen extremely happy. He likes to wait outside and see them pull up.
It was so wonderful to see our friends and Owen was beyond thrilled. Owen ate a grilled cheese sandwich on a bun and enjoyed it. He ate almost all of it. He had some French fries and a couple of bites of chocolate ice cream. It still amazes me that he eats any of it now. For years he never liked sweets except his chocolate milk. When we came home there was a fire truck, an ambulance, the police, and someone was mowing. I knew it would all stir up Owen, especially the mowing. He doesn’t like the lawnmower. We had driven around a little bit so I asked them if he could go around a couple more times and we saw all Owen’s favorite places near us like the building with an air conditioning unit in the top window, the blue church, and the bridge flags. It was a wonderful afternoon.
The afternoon went fast and Owen fell asleep very early. I pray he sleeps all night and we have a great day tomorrow. He is starting back with his speech therapy and he is thrilled. I’m so thankful for that. He “laughed like a boy” to make me happy and my heart was full. The little things lead to the biggest of accomplishments. Celebrate all your little victories. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Between knowing that he was out for the summer and having his doctor appointment this morning sleep was not going to happen once he woke up. This was the last appointment he would have with his counselor since he was moving and he was very excited about going. I tried multiple times to convince Owen to go back to bed quietly but that was not an option he was choosing so screaming it was. He finally changed it to talking but it soon amped back up when he got his tablet and realized that the Internet was out. I told him if he wanted his tablet he would need to go back to bed and select apps that didn’t need the Internet. He was in and out of my room constantly until “five oh oh” and knew it was time to get up.
The morning went quickly. I didn’t want him to miss his appointment with his counselor and thankfully the medicine was helping my stomach. We got ready and I prayed for a good appointment. He was a little hyper on the way there but he was very excited to see his doctor. He was interrupting a lot with his appointment but he was doing better than expected with everything going on.
We got home from our appointment and thankfully he was calm. I hadn’t told Owen but we played on having lunch with some of our friends. I didn’t want to tell him in case we weren’t able to go. They were picking us up which I knew would make Owen extremely happy. He likes to wait outside and see them pull up.
It was so wonderful to see our friends and Owen was beyond thrilled. Owen ate a grilled cheese sandwich on a bun and enjoyed it. He ate almost all of it. He had some French fries and a couple of bites of chocolate ice cream. It still amazes me that he eats any of it now. For years he never liked sweets except his chocolate milk. When we came home there was a fire truck, an ambulance, the police, and someone was mowing. I knew it would all stir up Owen, especially the mowing. He doesn’t like the lawnmower. We had driven around a little bit so I asked them if he could go around a couple more times and we saw all Owen’s favorite places near us like the building with an air conditioning unit in the top window, the blue church, and the bridge flags. It was a wonderful afternoon.
The afternoon went fast and Owen fell asleep very early. I pray he sleeps all night and we have a great day tomorrow. He is starting back with his speech therapy and he is thrilled. I’m so thankful for that. He “laughed like a boy” to make me happy and my heart was full. The little things lead to the biggest of accomplishments. Celebrate all your little victories. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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