Last night was an interesting night for me but thankfully Owen slept all night. Elevated was the name of the game for part of the morning going in and out of being calm. He woke after six and immediately was on a mission to win the hats game he loves to play.
Once we got past the hats his focus moved on to all the schools he had been to and all the people he met. It is amazing how much information he retains and can go through. He is still processing the fact that he is now in middle school and wants to know if his current teacher will be his summer school teacher. I keep trying to get him to focus on today but he needs to process all the information and when it is happening. His focus is constantly moving forward as soon as his expectation for the day is met.
He was still elevated when we had to get ready to wait for the bus. He wanted to know if he was riding the bus home tomorrow when we hadn’t even walked out to wait for the bus today. I worked with him on trying to breathe through the moments. We got dressed and headed outside. When the bus came he wouldn’t get on until he checked to make sure he was riding home on the bus tomorrow one last time. I know that as much as he loves going to his therapies on Mondays and Thursdays it also is hard for him because it interrupts the routine of the bus.
When I picked him up from school his teacher said he had a good day. She went through a couple of things with me about his day and how she handled one of his moments when he didn’t want to do something. I absolutely loved her response and it was the most perfect way to handle the situation. I am very thankful that Owen has handled this transition to middle school so well and I feel like he is already processing changes in a new way.
We were off to his music therapy and he was having another group session. I love that he is getting to experience this. Owen always wants everything to be his choice so I’m thankful his therapist also works with him on his social skills. It is also nice to have time to talk to other parents who are experiencing some of the same things.
We went home for a little bit and then went to his vision therapy appointment. He did great with his exercises but he was focused on if she was chewing gum and what colors she was wearing. She let us know their office is going to change to wearing scrubs. They will be blue. We talked about this throughout the whole session and you could see him thinking about it and then we talked about it again on the way home as well. He repeated back about what she would be wearing and he seemed to be ok with it. I’m thankful for a doctor who cares so much and is working so hard with him to help him handle things like this.
Dinner blended into nighttime. His new nighttime routine is to ask Siri how to say things in all the languages. He asked how to say “gum” so now when he walks up to strangers and asks them if they have gum in French it will be even more interesting. Never a dull moment. Live life to the fullest and let those moments bring you the greatest joy you have ever felt. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Once we got past the hats his focus moved on to all the schools he had been to and all the people he met. It is amazing how much information he retains and can go through. He is still processing the fact that he is now in middle school and wants to know if his current teacher will be his summer school teacher. I keep trying to get him to focus on today but he needs to process all the information and when it is happening. His focus is constantly moving forward as soon as his expectation for the day is met.
He was still elevated when we had to get ready to wait for the bus. He wanted to know if he was riding the bus home tomorrow when we hadn’t even walked out to wait for the bus today. I worked with him on trying to breathe through the moments. We got dressed and headed outside. When the bus came he wouldn’t get on until he checked to make sure he was riding home on the bus tomorrow one last time. I know that as much as he loves going to his therapies on Mondays and Thursdays it also is hard for him because it interrupts the routine of the bus.
When I picked him up from school his teacher said he had a good day. She went through a couple of things with me about his day and how she handled one of his moments when he didn’t want to do something. I absolutely loved her response and it was the most perfect way to handle the situation. I am very thankful that Owen has handled this transition to middle school so well and I feel like he is already processing changes in a new way.
We were off to his music therapy and he was having another group session. I love that he is getting to experience this. Owen always wants everything to be his choice so I’m thankful his therapist also works with him on his social skills. It is also nice to have time to talk to other parents who are experiencing some of the same things.
We went home for a little bit and then went to his vision therapy appointment. He did great with his exercises but he was focused on if she was chewing gum and what colors she was wearing. She let us know their office is going to change to wearing scrubs. They will be blue. We talked about this throughout the whole session and you could see him thinking about it and then we talked about it again on the way home as well. He repeated back about what she would be wearing and he seemed to be ok with it. I’m thankful for a doctor who cares so much and is working so hard with him to help him handle things like this.
Dinner blended into nighttime. His new nighttime routine is to ask Siri how to say things in all the languages. He asked how to say “gum” so now when he walks up to strangers and asks them if they have gum in French it will be even more interesting. Never a dull moment. Live life to the fullest and let those moments bring you the greatest joy you have ever felt. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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