The proudly proclaimer came to me to proclaim at “five oh oh” he slept all night. Quite the opposite for me but I was glad I had my energy yesterday. Owen was a live wire this morning, very excited for his day, and had happiness abound because his “little blue jeans are clean.” I have come to the conclusion that I need pictures of his people in dark blue jeans and other colored shoes so that he might shift his now narrower focus off the “little blue jeans” and white shoes to at least all the blue jeans and all the shoes. Otherwise, he was in a great mood and couldn’t wait to see his people on the bus.
He successfully picked out his bin without hesitation. It was the very light blue jeans and a camo shirt. He quickly put his shoes on and was ready to get out that door. He was anxious but listening to me about going outside. He is more interested in the bus app now so I hope that he continues to understand that it is showing when it will arrive. He told me again that he was going to tell his teacher that his grandma was picking him up. I wrote her a note and as I was writing it he was trying to rip it up. He thinks these behaviors are “funny” and he wants to joke about them. I wish I could figure out how to have him tell jokes so that he can comprehend when something is funny. That is my goal to help him write a joke that he understands and he can make people laugh.
He knew he had to help me with the trash. He is learning to carry the bags to the door and today he helped me carry them off the porch. He then realized they all needed to get to the curb and he was very helpful. He knows that we have to do this on Mondays and Thursdays. It will be a good learning experience for him to understand when they change the schedule for the holidays. Thankfully he is beginning to understand that we can still do the trash without it interrupting his bus watching moments. The bus came and over his shoulder, he told me everything that was happening today as he got on the bus.
I picked him up and on today’s adventure to therapy, I learned that he ate apples, peas, and pizza for lunch. I love that he is at least telling me foods, knowing that was probably not anything he had for lunch. He was very interested in bees and mosquitoes biting him because they would bite his finger to “make it bleeding.” Oh boy, how I wish he were not fascinated by blood and boo-boos.
He did great at therapy. His speech therapist is helping him make some great connections with his letters and word associations. He is also making great strides with his occupational therapist. They worked on different types of closures like snaps, buttons, and zippers. When she brought Owen to me he let me talk to her without interrupting. He has grown so much so incredibly much.
I am going to try putting his shoes in a left shoebox and a right shoebox to see if this helps him put his shoes on the correct feet. In general, if it doesn’t bother him it doesn’t bother me but I also want him to learn about shoes on the correct feet. Plus his one foot slightly turns in so the wear on his shoes when he keeps putting them on differently may cause other issues. He likes the jeans bins so hopefully it works for his shoes too.
I got some Medjool dates. They have a lot of nutrients in them and I knew they would help us both. I had him try a bite and he did. Once he ate it I said try it again. He didn’t say no so I offered it again. Three total bites of something so different than what he typically eats so I thought score. I will try again.
He has been calm but he keeps telling me all the things he thinks are funny and trying to break everything he touches. I’m not quite sure how to break him of the breaking things. It is like he is in the toddler stage now. And he breaks things quickly. I just don’t know how to move him past the breaking or destroying of things. It’s mostly exploration but he needs to learn why we don’t break things.
He was very much ready for bed. I am glad he has been sleeping better. His prayer tonight was thanking God for the movie trips he gets to go on. I love his prayers. They are real and raw and that makes my heart happy. His growth is amazing and I thank God every single day that I am here for it. Every step forward is a step forward. You can do it. Smiles to all and donut daze!
He successfully picked out his bin without hesitation. It was the very light blue jeans and a camo shirt. He quickly put his shoes on and was ready to get out that door. He was anxious but listening to me about going outside. He is more interested in the bus app now so I hope that he continues to understand that it is showing when it will arrive. He told me again that he was going to tell his teacher that his grandma was picking him up. I wrote her a note and as I was writing it he was trying to rip it up. He thinks these behaviors are “funny” and he wants to joke about them. I wish I could figure out how to have him tell jokes so that he can comprehend when something is funny. That is my goal to help him write a joke that he understands and he can make people laugh.
He knew he had to help me with the trash. He is learning to carry the bags to the door and today he helped me carry them off the porch. He then realized they all needed to get to the curb and he was very helpful. He knows that we have to do this on Mondays and Thursdays. It will be a good learning experience for him to understand when they change the schedule for the holidays. Thankfully he is beginning to understand that we can still do the trash without it interrupting his bus watching moments. The bus came and over his shoulder, he told me everything that was happening today as he got on the bus.
I picked him up and on today’s adventure to therapy, I learned that he ate apples, peas, and pizza for lunch. I love that he is at least telling me foods, knowing that was probably not anything he had for lunch. He was very interested in bees and mosquitoes biting him because they would bite his finger to “make it bleeding.” Oh boy, how I wish he were not fascinated by blood and boo-boos.
He did great at therapy. His speech therapist is helping him make some great connections with his letters and word associations. He is also making great strides with his occupational therapist. They worked on different types of closures like snaps, buttons, and zippers. When she brought Owen to me he let me talk to her without interrupting. He has grown so much so incredibly much.
I am going to try putting his shoes in a left shoebox and a right shoebox to see if this helps him put his shoes on the correct feet. In general, if it doesn’t bother him it doesn’t bother me but I also want him to learn about shoes on the correct feet. Plus his one foot slightly turns in so the wear on his shoes when he keeps putting them on differently may cause other issues. He likes the jeans bins so hopefully it works for his shoes too.
I got some Medjool dates. They have a lot of nutrients in them and I knew they would help us both. I had him try a bite and he did. Once he ate it I said try it again. He didn’t say no so I offered it again. Three total bites of something so different than what he typically eats so I thought score. I will try again.
He has been calm but he keeps telling me all the things he thinks are funny and trying to break everything he touches. I’m not quite sure how to break him of the breaking things. It is like he is in the toddler stage now. And he breaks things quickly. I just don’t know how to move him past the breaking or destroying of things. It’s mostly exploration but he needs to learn why we don’t break things.
He was very much ready for bed. I am glad he has been sleeping better. His prayer tonight was thanking God for the movie trips he gets to go on. I love his prayers. They are real and raw and that makes my heart happy. His growth is amazing and I thank God every single day that I am here for it. Every step forward is a step forward. You can do it. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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