Some days feel hard, today felt really hard. If I remain still maybe the world will be still but that doesn’t help progress, that doesn’t help Owen grow. But that keeps it all calm. Or so I think.
Focus on the good stuff. That’s what I keep reminding myself of and trying to push through it all. Owen slept all night. I mostly did. I was quiet as a mouse when I got up to get my coffee. I was thankful when it didn’t wake him. He slept until almost seven. Oh how wonderful that was.
My heart wanted to make his dreams come true about going to church but I was afraid of the ice. I looked outside and the path to the car was shiny. That worried me. I don’t exactly walk steady on my feet with all my conditions so I didn’t want to risk it with the ice.
I talked to him about not going to church. I asked him if he was OK with staying home and if he understood. He said, “Tell the truth.” I said Mommy can’t see all the ice so I was worried we would slip on it. I said will you be ok if we stay home and he said, “Yes.” Progress. Then he asked about tomorrow.
He asked a couple of times after that and I asked him why we were not going, trying to get him to work through the process. He said, “Ice” so I think it made more sense to him. He said it rains tomorrow. I told him yesterday that we were going to have rain this week so I didn’t try to correct him on what day it might rain.
The food train was chewing along again today. He asked for chicken sticks. I pulled them out of the freezer and he came running with his face all scrunched up. He saw the bag and immediately knew it was a different brand. This is one of the objectives we have worked on for years. He needs to have the same food like chicken sticks from numerous companies so that he doesn’t get in the habit of only liking one kind. Once he saw they were sticks he moved on and ate them all. This is not how it has always gone and why we continue to work on it.
Half the water was out of the tub before he was even halfway done with his bath. He has learned how to completely soak the bathroom. He finally was done with his bath when he knew I wasn’t going to bring his tablet to him.
He was focusing on Tuesday and completely skipping Monday for most of the day and then realized he was ready for Monday and his music and vision therapies. He was excited for tomorrow but still wanted to verify all his scheduled moments.
He is on a two-hour delay tomorrow but at least he is going. I’m thankful he gets to go and I know he will be happy. Follow your heart and know that your dreams can come true. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Focus on the good stuff. That’s what I keep reminding myself of and trying to push through it all. Owen slept all night. I mostly did. I was quiet as a mouse when I got up to get my coffee. I was thankful when it didn’t wake him. He slept until almost seven. Oh how wonderful that was.
My heart wanted to make his dreams come true about going to church but I was afraid of the ice. I looked outside and the path to the car was shiny. That worried me. I don’t exactly walk steady on my feet with all my conditions so I didn’t want to risk it with the ice.
I talked to him about not going to church. I asked him if he was OK with staying home and if he understood. He said, “Tell the truth.” I said Mommy can’t see all the ice so I was worried we would slip on it. I said will you be ok if we stay home and he said, “Yes.” Progress. Then he asked about tomorrow.
He asked a couple of times after that and I asked him why we were not going, trying to get him to work through the process. He said, “Ice” so I think it made more sense to him. He said it rains tomorrow. I told him yesterday that we were going to have rain this week so I didn’t try to correct him on what day it might rain.
The food train was chewing along again today. He asked for chicken sticks. I pulled them out of the freezer and he came running with his face all scrunched up. He saw the bag and immediately knew it was a different brand. This is one of the objectives we have worked on for years. He needs to have the same food like chicken sticks from numerous companies so that he doesn’t get in the habit of only liking one kind. Once he saw they were sticks he moved on and ate them all. This is not how it has always gone and why we continue to work on it.
Half the water was out of the tub before he was even halfway done with his bath. He has learned how to completely soak the bathroom. He finally was done with his bath when he knew I wasn’t going to bring his tablet to him.
He was focusing on Tuesday and completely skipping Monday for most of the day and then realized he was ready for Monday and his music and vision therapies. He was excited for tomorrow but still wanted to verify all his scheduled moments.
He is on a two-hour delay tomorrow but at least he is going. I’m thankful he gets to go and I know he will be happy. Follow your heart and know that your dreams can come true. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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