Happy New Year! I was in and out before midnight but I woke up to hear the new year come in. Owen slept until well after five and he is in a forward mood but happy. He wanted to know what he was doing all the way to August and checked about ten times before he took his tablet if he was going to be at school on Monday.
“Hear the fire,” Owen said to me, pointing into the kitchen. There was no fire on and for that matter nothing was on or running besides the refrigerator. Yesterday he asked me if I heard the “water snoring.” I’m not sure where some of his questions or statements stem from I just go with the flow and try to ask him to explain more. Sometimes he doesn’t have the words to explain. He told me if I took my medicine then I would be able to play a video when I was stronger. I told him that I took my medicine and chemo so that I would get better and stronger. Now he tells me to take it all the time so I can do different things.
He kept telling me that I needed to eat a banana, but I told him I wasn’t going to eat it until tomorrow. He kept insisting that I would peel the banana so he could throw it away. This was something he talked about all day. He told me that he would throw it away from me tomorrow. He was focused on numerous things that were happening in the future and not focusing on today.
My focus was on keeping Owen very calm. The calmer I could keep him the less stressed he would become We played games and he found the Olaf movie he wanted to watch so he watched it over and over. He is very happy.
As our day went on he started focusing on his therapist’s blue pants. He wanted to make sure she would be wearing the right clothes tomorrow. I told him that we needed to give her kindness and grace and let her wear what she wanted to wear. He started listing some of the activities that they work on together, and I hoped and prayed that he would be able to refocus and not worry about her clothes.
I keep praying the snow does not come on Monday. We are predicted to get a foot or more. He is so ready to get back to school. It is all so much. He was crying about missing school. He was pretty calm during the morning but as the day went on he was getting more upset about not being there this week. I started saying to him he is going to school unless it snows and he started talking about the snow. I hope he understands.
The gum thing has been interesting. I have now hidden it and I’m not sure if I will let him have any more for a while unless I am right with him the whole time. I gave him a piece and it was broken into many little pieces and put all over the bathroom since gum isn’t allowed in the tub. He then asked for another piece.
He went to sleep quickly but he was still focused on school and blue pants. I hope he sleeps tonight and he can go to therapy tomorrow. I’m counting my blessings for the new year. I’m ready for an amazing year. Focus on the good stuff and watch how your world will change. Smiles to all and donut daze!
“Hear the fire,” Owen said to me, pointing into the kitchen. There was no fire on and for that matter nothing was on or running besides the refrigerator. Yesterday he asked me if I heard the “water snoring.” I’m not sure where some of his questions or statements stem from I just go with the flow and try to ask him to explain more. Sometimes he doesn’t have the words to explain. He told me if I took my medicine then I would be able to play a video when I was stronger. I told him that I took my medicine and chemo so that I would get better and stronger. Now he tells me to take it all the time so I can do different things.
He kept telling me that I needed to eat a banana, but I told him I wasn’t going to eat it until tomorrow. He kept insisting that I would peel the banana so he could throw it away. This was something he talked about all day. He told me that he would throw it away from me tomorrow. He was focused on numerous things that were happening in the future and not focusing on today.
My focus was on keeping Owen very calm. The calmer I could keep him the less stressed he would become We played games and he found the Olaf movie he wanted to watch so he watched it over and over. He is very happy.
As our day went on he started focusing on his therapist’s blue pants. He wanted to make sure she would be wearing the right clothes tomorrow. I told him that we needed to give her kindness and grace and let her wear what she wanted to wear. He started listing some of the activities that they work on together, and I hoped and prayed that he would be able to refocus and not worry about her clothes.
I keep praying the snow does not come on Monday. We are predicted to get a foot or more. He is so ready to get back to school. It is all so much. He was crying about missing school. He was pretty calm during the morning but as the day went on he was getting more upset about not being there this week. I started saying to him he is going to school unless it snows and he started talking about the snow. I hope he understands.
The gum thing has been interesting. I have now hidden it and I’m not sure if I will let him have any more for a while unless I am right with him the whole time. I gave him a piece and it was broken into many little pieces and put all over the bathroom since gum isn’t allowed in the tub. He then asked for another piece.
He went to sleep quickly but he was still focused on school and blue pants. I hope he sleeps tonight and he can go to therapy tomorrow. I’m counting my blessings for the new year. I’m ready for an amazing year. Focus on the good stuff and watch how your world will change. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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