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Starting Monday

2/20/2023

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Thankfully Owen slept all night again. Not that I slept that much but I was thankful he did. He still sounded a little snotty but the cough seems to be going away as long as he stays calmer. This isn’t always easy to get him to do. He was ready to get his day started. I was surprised this morning when he put his socks on before he put his pants on, but he did it on his own. I tried to explain to him that if he put his clothes on, he would then get to have his tablet longer instead of standing there yelling that he wants his tablet. This morning he listened and got dressed. I had to help him with the zipper on his pants but otherwise, he did it to himself. When we went out to wait for the bus he wanted to talk about cows. As soon as we walked outside, he said, “I eat grass.” I told him he doesn’t eat grass. He said, “cows eat grass.” and then I asked him how many stomachs cows have. He started telling me about the cow and everything he knew about their stomach.
He was very excited to be going to see his doctor for his check up and then go to his vision therapy. I asked him a couple of questions and he spelled out N O. I was very amused by this. It wasn’t much longer and the bus came around the corner. When I picked him up from school, we had a little bit of time so we stopped at our house to get a snack. I told him to leave his tablet in the car, and that way he could have it while we went to his doctor's appointment. For the whole ten minutes that we were inside the house, he continued to ask for his tablet. I tried to explain to him that we left his tablet in the car because we were only going to go to the bathroom, get our snack, and get right back out to the car. Explaining this to him took longer than it did to do all of the other things combined. I need him to understand that we don’t always have to have his tablet or we don’t always have to do a specific task. When we got to the doctor's office, he was very excited about seeing his doctor. He talked to her a lot. When we left he told her he wanted a snack and he was hungry. Before we went to his eye appointment, I stopped and got him some chicken nuggets and milk. I’m always on edge waiting for the next meltdown over the things you can’t prepare for. I don’t generally give him his milk in the car because I know that if he gets some on him he will get upset. The last time I gave him his milk in the car we were sitting there in the parking lot but he accidentally spilled some on his pants. He kept requesting milk, but I wanted to make sure he didn’t spill it on himself. He did great, but I’m always waiting for that next meltdown to happen. He had a great vision therapy appointment, but he was extremely tired. He ate four nuggets before his eye appointment and then asked for ten more when we left but I said we would get more when we got home. He decided he wanted shrimp instead. I’m thankful for his growth and the amazing day he had. And sometimes it’s the words of our past that shows us what the future should be like. One person not believing in you can give you fifty million reasons not to believe in yourself or it can give you one person not to believe in. Believe in yourself and the rest will follow. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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    I'm Lynn Browder. Owen's Mommy. The best moments in time are when I get to see the smile on his face and that giggle come from his heart.

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