Owen woke up this morning excited to go to school and talked about going to dinner with Grandma. He was also talking about Santa. Thankfully, he was feeling better and then hopefully it will completely be out of his system soon. He got his tablet, and he sat with me in the “white bed.” He was talking about going to dinner and wanting to go to the park before. I asked him if he still wanted to go bowling and he said no. We got ready and went out to wait for the bus. I always love the excitement he has when the bus turns the corner. He got on the bus and immediately started talking to the aide. I’m thankful for their connection and all they mean to him. When he came home from school, I was on a video call with his behavioral specialist and support. We are working on ways to help him with his repetitive behaviors. It is so hard for me to always know how to handle the situation. We talked for a few more minutes with Owen there. Once I hung up the call Owen at first said he didn’t want to go to dinner, but then he decided he wanted to go. I talked to him about why he didn’t want to go and asked him if he wanted to do all of the things for the rest of the week. As soon as I started mentioning all of his other activities, he quickly decided he wanted to go to dinner in the park. I feel like sometimes it’s hard for him to process what all of the steps are for him to be able to go someplace. He ate a snack and then we left. On the way to the park. I asked him if he wanted to ride his bike. Depending on what he said, we would have gone to a different park. He didn’t answer until we got almost to the park which didn’t have an area for him to ride his bike. Also, once we pulled up to this park, I realized it was a mistake. Owen likes to play on the swings but for whatever reason they have the special needs swings high off the ground, and it is extremely hard for him to get into them. I will remember this for next time and not take him to that park. We left shortly thereafter to go to dinner. He was slightly elevated from emotions and still not feeling great but he ate his dinner and he had conversations with us. On the way home it’s a never-ending emotional journey. He’s learning how to communicate and express his emotions but it’s the repetitive behaviors that get me. He says he wants to pinch me and then he will say sorry Mommy. He will also scream because he wants to go in a different direction. Once we got home, he calmed down and he wanted to play his games on his tablet with me. There is a keyboard app that he likes to use, and I was amazed at how he was following the instructions. He played his harmonica for me and talked again about seeing Santa Claus on Friday. Thankfully tonight the repetitive behaviors were not as much as they were last night and he fell asleep talking about going to therapy tomorrow and me picking him up. Through the rollercoastery moments, we made progress by being able to work through some of those harder moments without a meltdown. Let this song in your heart be the Road to the melody of your life. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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