“Just a minute,” he said. His words keep running through my mind. It amazes me all the words and phrases Owen knows. It was a little after five and he was standing right next to me. He said, “tablet.” I said, “good morning what is something else you could say to me?” He said, “tablet good morning mommy.” I said good morning again to him and told him that he could have his tablet after he went to the bathroom. Some days this feels like a rollercoaster ride. He remembers to go randomly in the morning and at other times he is focused on the end goal. This sleeping thing is a beautiful thing though. Curious George is my new best friend. I must get the red blanket he keeps requesting because Curious George has one on his bed. He kept telling me that he wanted to see grandma. I told him we would “see grandma later.” I generally tell him “in a little bit” and these words matter to him. He is learning the difference between in a little bit and later. I told him he would be going later but he kept saying “in a little bit.” I told him that “later” meant after lunch so he had a reference of time. He technically can’t tell time but he references time and alarms frequently. We had a therapy appointment in the afternoon and grandma was busy in the morning so we were going right before his appointment. Even though he knew we were going right after lunch it still took him a while to process it. Thankfully, he was in a good mood and we were able to go to grandma's in the afternoon. Then we went to his therapy appointment and he did really well. He was talking to the different people and interacting with them. He was a little bit hyper but he was handling everything that was happening. When we left he went around to talk to the receptionist. He was talking about blue pants but he was not upset about it and that was progress. When we left there we came home and he was very calm once again. He found out that Donald Duck also goes to sleep with a red blanket. We should hopefully have the red blanket tomorrow. Now I have two characters that like a red blanket and go to sleep on their own. I’ve ordered several Curious George books to see if any of them would help with other social skills. I might need to look at Donald Duck as well. When we left his therapy he asked to go bowling and to the coffee shop. I told him we couldn’t go today but maybe we can another day this weekend. I’m hoping that will get him to start going again. He was very repetitive with his words and actions today but I was thankful he was calm. The under-his-breath conversations continued. I’m not sure what he is saying with these conversations but he is talking about something. He put himself to bed with the new enhanced Donald Duck takes over if Curious George doesn’t succeed method and he didn’t even get out of bed once. I’m hoping for another great night of sleep for him. I’m thankful he had an incredible day and I know he’s ready for school tomorrow. Be inspired by the glory around you and let go of the stress and uncertainty that are holding you back. Smiles to all and donut daze!
RSS Feed