Long Wednesday

My sweet baby O and I slept about the same. He may have slept a little better than me. He came to me at some point and got into bed with me but then slept the rest of the night. I worked with him on expectations and his goals. In the morning sometimes we struggle with our routine and our schedule so this morning instead of rushing at the end to get us ready and out the door to wait for the bus I decided to have him go through the process earlier and then for his reward of getting it done quicker, he was allowed to have his tablet for the remaining time. I wanted him to know that if he did something then he was rewarded for it. The timing for these types of things it’s always hard. I want him to understand that it is a process that he goes through to get dressed and by his completing a certain task on time helps with our process. He sometimes struggles with putting his own clothes on and he will stand there trying to put his right leg into his pant leg and then he doesn’t complete the process to put his left leg into the other pant leg and so he will take them off and start over instead of finishing the process. I want him to realize he can finish the process and if he needs to he can sit down to finish it. There are so many different ways that he can do this, but I want him to understand he does not have to walk around while he’s putting his pants on. That might be one of the biggest things he struggles with. He had a goal to be able to spend five more minutes with his toys and tablet so he quickly put his shoes and socks on. He had put them on backward and so I had him take his shoes back off and he was able to put them on without a problem. This is something that he does quite often. I’m not sure what it is about this process that he always wants to put the shoes on backward but we are trying to learn how to differentiate between the left and right. I have tried several ways to get him to understand the difference but it almost seems like he does it on purpose because I will even label the shoes and yet he still tries to put them on incorrectly. When I told him his time was up with his tablet he quickly got ready for the bus. He was happy when he came home. I thought we were going for a walk but when we got inside he said no. He told me as soon as he got off the bus he wanted to take a walk in the little red wagon but that didn’t happen. I told him we were going to put up his backpack and take off his safety belt and then we could go but he still said no. I learn to not always push it depending on his mood. He has been asking for me to get veggie straws and he was very happy when I got more for him. “Take me home where the buffalo roam,” he sang out. I thought it was interesting because I hadn’t heard him sing it before. The night went fastly slow but felt like he was doing well. I can tell he is working on his language skills and it feels like he is truly making incredible strides. He once again fell asleep on his own. I’m beyond thankful for Curious George at this point. Find your motivation, reach for the stars, and know that you are a winner. Smiles to all and donut daze!