Early was the name of the game today. We were both awake around four. I was hoping to sleep later but at least we slept that late for a Saturday with lots of emotions going on for both of us.
Owen was on a mission. He wanted to talk about all the things we weren’t doing today. I had explained to him that soccer was canceled because of the heat but he still asked about it and baseball. He said he didn’t want to go to either but wanted to continue to talk about it. He also wanted to go swimming but I told him we couldn’t go swimming if he wanted to spend the day with his grandma. I asked him when we were going and he said Friday. I had told him we would go after he got done with summer school.
I asked him what he wanted for breakfast after he ate his cereal. He kept telling me only cereal until I made my breakfast. He then decided he wanted “sausage dogs” as he calls the sausage wrapped with pancakes. He ate two of them and requested more cereal before we got ready to go to Grandma’s house.
He had been pretty calm all morning but car rides always bring out interesting twists to our day. He wanted to tell me which way to drive so I tried to explain it a different way this time. I told him that he had to tell me the correct directions because telling me the wrong directions would make me have to pull over and we would never get to where we were going. He stopped for the rest of the way there.
He had a great time with his grandma but he was ready for me to get there. It is like he has a timetable he keeps without reading a clock. He asked to go to yoga numerous times but today was not one of our days. He read with his grandma a lot today and I’m so proud of how far he has come.
He was playing with his pop noodle sensory toy and I told him he could play a song with it. He stretches the little tube in and out to get sensory input and relieve his anxiousness. It makes a pretty big noise as he does it and he can make sounds with it depending on how fast he moves it back and forth so I started singing Old MacDonald with him. I showed him how to move it as if it was the tempo and he sang as he was moving the noodle. I want him to know that he can create music in any form and sing with everything to express his emotions. He did amazingly as I knew he would.
Today was a good day with a side of exhaustion and emotions but each day I learn more about what is important and building those connections for our memories. Always remember today is the first day of the rest of your life. Today is the day to start being proud of what you accomplish tomorrow. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Owen was on a mission. He wanted to talk about all the things we weren’t doing today. I had explained to him that soccer was canceled because of the heat but he still asked about it and baseball. He said he didn’t want to go to either but wanted to continue to talk about it. He also wanted to go swimming but I told him we couldn’t go swimming if he wanted to spend the day with his grandma. I asked him when we were going and he said Friday. I had told him we would go after he got done with summer school.
I asked him what he wanted for breakfast after he ate his cereal. He kept telling me only cereal until I made my breakfast. He then decided he wanted “sausage dogs” as he calls the sausage wrapped with pancakes. He ate two of them and requested more cereal before we got ready to go to Grandma’s house.
He had been pretty calm all morning but car rides always bring out interesting twists to our day. He wanted to tell me which way to drive so I tried to explain it a different way this time. I told him that he had to tell me the correct directions because telling me the wrong directions would make me have to pull over and we would never get to where we were going. He stopped for the rest of the way there.
He had a great time with his grandma but he was ready for me to get there. It is like he has a timetable he keeps without reading a clock. He asked to go to yoga numerous times but today was not one of our days. He read with his grandma a lot today and I’m so proud of how far he has come.
He was playing with his pop noodle sensory toy and I told him he could play a song with it. He stretches the little tube in and out to get sensory input and relieve his anxiousness. It makes a pretty big noise as he does it and he can make sounds with it depending on how fast he moves it back and forth so I started singing Old MacDonald with him. I showed him how to move it as if it was the tempo and he sang as he was moving the noodle. I want him to know that he can create music in any form and sing with everything to express his emotions. He did amazingly as I knew he would.
Today was a good day with a side of exhaustion and emotions but each day I learn more about what is important and building those connections for our memories. Always remember today is the first day of the rest of your life. Today is the day to start being proud of what you accomplish tomorrow. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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