Oh boy, what a night. Owen had a lot on his mind. The news from yesterday still rippled through his mind. He was wound up and the words and questions were endless. I know it has all been hard on him. I knew we would not be going anywhere today. I wasn’t sleeping well on my own and then he woke up very early so focused on everything but sleeping. I could tell last night when he went to bed it was going to be a long night.
We were supposed to go to the pool if it wasn’t raining but all I could think about was sitting. He had so much on his mind and he was very hyper even though I could tell he was very tired. I hoped for it to be a calm day so we could work on some of his skills and exercises.
He was back to wanting to see his pediatrician. He loves his people and he wants them all to know. He wanted to tell her that he misses her. This was on repeat along with him missing the magical hats game. I have mixed feelings about them ever coming back on their game. I’m not sure why the game changed but now that they are gone he is somewhat calmer about it but I also know how much he loved them.
As the morning wore on he wanted to sit with me a lot. He was asleep for two point two seconds until he realized he was and then it was nonstop talking for hours to keep himself awake. He stayed pretty calm even though he kept talking louder to keep himself awake. I knew it was going to be a very long day because he kept asking me if my eyes were open and would even yell it from the other room whenever he would walk away from me.
Food was another big topic for the day. For breakfast, he had his pancake sausage dogs and then immediately asked for snacks. This was after he had eaten a first breakfast of cereal. I asked him if he wanted a sandwich or something else for lunch and he said shrimp. He hadn’t asked for that in a while. He ate all of the shrimp that I thought I was cooking for both of us until I realized he had taken the whole plate before I separated it. I ate a sandwich. It seems like snacks filled the rest of our day.
I told him that I was going to call him “Mr Loud Tablet” because no matter how many times I ask him to turn it down he turns it right back up. He said, “Mommy make a phone call” because I had used the word “call.” I then tried to explain to him about nicknames and he just kept yelling “Mommy make a phone call no phone call today.” He had still been pretty calm so I was hoping this wouldn’t upset him too much.
Nighttime came and he said, “Look out the window.” It is always confusing to him how it can be nighttime and it is still so bright outside. He told me he wants to do something tomorrow and I told him he has to sleep tonight or at least let me sleep so we can go somewhere. We said our prayers and he was supposed to go straight to bed but he wants to continue asking the same questions over and over again. I can tell when it is going to take him a while to get into his bed because of his stance. He stretches his legs apart and gets ready to stomp. I think it is part of a sensory need for him. Once he is done with his questions he finally makes this very dramatic stomping exit off to bed. I pray for sleep tonight. I am thankful he was in a good mood even though we were both exhausted. Know that you are amazing and can accomplish anything if you set your mind to it. Smiles to all and donut daze!
We were supposed to go to the pool if it wasn’t raining but all I could think about was sitting. He had so much on his mind and he was very hyper even though I could tell he was very tired. I hoped for it to be a calm day so we could work on some of his skills and exercises.
He was back to wanting to see his pediatrician. He loves his people and he wants them all to know. He wanted to tell her that he misses her. This was on repeat along with him missing the magical hats game. I have mixed feelings about them ever coming back on their game. I’m not sure why the game changed but now that they are gone he is somewhat calmer about it but I also know how much he loved them.
As the morning wore on he wanted to sit with me a lot. He was asleep for two point two seconds until he realized he was and then it was nonstop talking for hours to keep himself awake. He stayed pretty calm even though he kept talking louder to keep himself awake. I knew it was going to be a very long day because he kept asking me if my eyes were open and would even yell it from the other room whenever he would walk away from me.
Food was another big topic for the day. For breakfast, he had his pancake sausage dogs and then immediately asked for snacks. This was after he had eaten a first breakfast of cereal. I asked him if he wanted a sandwich or something else for lunch and he said shrimp. He hadn’t asked for that in a while. He ate all of the shrimp that I thought I was cooking for both of us until I realized he had taken the whole plate before I separated it. I ate a sandwich. It seems like snacks filled the rest of our day.
I told him that I was going to call him “Mr Loud Tablet” because no matter how many times I ask him to turn it down he turns it right back up. He said, “Mommy make a phone call” because I had used the word “call.” I then tried to explain to him about nicknames and he just kept yelling “Mommy make a phone call no phone call today.” He had still been pretty calm so I was hoping this wouldn’t upset him too much.
Nighttime came and he said, “Look out the window.” It is always confusing to him how it can be nighttime and it is still so bright outside. He told me he wants to do something tomorrow and I told him he has to sleep tonight or at least let me sleep so we can go somewhere. We said our prayers and he was supposed to go straight to bed but he wants to continue asking the same questions over and over again. I can tell when it is going to take him a while to get into his bed because of his stance. He stretches his legs apart and gets ready to stomp. I think it is part of a sensory need for him. Once he is done with his questions he finally makes this very dramatic stomping exit off to bed. I pray for sleep tonight. I am thankful he was in a good mood even though we were both exhausted. Know that you are amazing and can accomplish anything if you set your mind to it. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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