Let’s just call us the wake-up crew. Owen slept until a little after five and he was ready to start his day. He couldn’t hide his excitement for what was happening today. He was ready for his routine and to see his beloved teacher. Tablet quest, bathroom, standing by the light switch waiting for my coffee to be done, and requesting the “white bed” all fell right back in order like the last few weeks of being off of school were completely nonexistent. Summer school starts a little later than his regular schedule so he kept trying to do everything by the exact times we would do them before. He wanted Alexa to add two minutes to the alarm that was going off. I would set the timer before and he knew I asked Alexa for two more minutes. It would give him more time to process when we were getting dressed. This is what’s always amazes me about him. It’s like he can tell time without telling time. He kept trying to rush me along because he knew the timing felt long. We went outside to wait for the bus and rain spoiled our parade. He immediately started talking about it. “Turn it off,” he said, “flowers need the rain.” It was back and forth like this. He was trying to say positive things but he wanted the rain off. Even though we were on the porch he kept picking up his leg to look at his pants. He wanted to make sure there were no raindrops on them. While we waited he wanted to walk in the rain for a few minutes. I held the umbrella and he slowly walked down the steps. We walked around. He kept looking at his pants and squeaking but then it was too much so we went back to the porch. He did well for even going out in the rain. When the bus came it was hard to get him to run out to the bus. I told the bus driver Owen was having a hard time with the rain. I also told her that he likes to give directions. She was very kind and said she could always use two GPS. I said except with him left is right and right is left. She said good to know and wanted me to know there would be lots of things to distract him from the rain. When they came home they went the opposite direction down our road. This has happened a few times when he’s had substitute bus drivers. This is the first time that he has not gotten off the bus crying or screaming when they came down the road in the “wrong” direction. So this was extremely huge progress. He always wants it to come down the road the same way. As soon as he got off the bus he said his teacher’s name and asked when he would see her again. He walked into the house and he wanted the bathroom door closed. I’m hoping that doors do not become a problem again. When Owen was little he wanted all the doors closed all the time. He did fine at his vision therapy appointment but was very focused on the computer. I told the doctor I never know what is going to become a behavior until it is already a behavior and then it is very hard to stop. He expects to use the computer every time we go there now but he did do some of the exercises. He ate a huge dinner and requested more snacks. He is growing again. Sleep happened quickly and he was ready to see his teacher tomorrow. He is making huge progress and I’m thankful. Each day is a gift and celebrate all your victories. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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