Thankfully sleep happened for Owen. I woke numerous times but at least I slept better than most nights. When he woke up he wanted confirmation on all his days ahead. My exhaustion is exhausted. The words tumble from him continuously and I try to keep up with what I’m supposed to confirm or tell him he already knows.
Breakfast quickly turned into snack and then lunch. It seemed like we both ate all day. He knew he was only having his vision therapy today and all he wanted to do was go to it. There were no other choices or excursions we could make. Tomorrow may be the day I can convince him to do more.
He wanted to ask me over and over again about when he would see his grandma. He knows he is going Wednesday but he wanted to talk to me about it all day long. It’s hard to keep him from going into a meltdown when I know that he is struggling with his break and making sure he is doing the things he wants to do is the only way to confirm it all to put his mind at ease.
We got ready to go to his vision therapy appointment and thankfully he mostly listened when it was time to go. We got his clothes on and he put his shoes on without me telling him to do it. That felt like the victory I needed today.
On the way to his appointment, he started acting up by telling me he was going to get out of his seat and then yelling that he wanted to go to one of the stores but only saying it because he wanted to see my reaction when he was screaming. Thankfully we had extra time so I pulled into where the store was and he realized that he had made a drastic mistake. He truly wanted to go to his appointment so he said, “Sorry Mommy” and then told me over and over he didn’t want to go to the store. I want him to understand that his actions and reactions have meaning and that he has to tell me what he wants to do instead of acting up and yelling at me for things he doesn’t want to do.
We got to his appointment and he did fantastic. He completed all of his exercises and did them almost all correctly on the first try. To see him doing steps that he has never been able to do is always a beautiful thing. To watch him point and count with his fingers only gets sweeter with time. These are life skills that I cherish every time I see them.
When we got home he was not pleased with my choice for dinner so he only ate part of it even though he said he wanted seconds he then told me to throw it in the trash. Food is always interesting. Last week when I made this for him he wanted all of his and mine.
Bedtime was met with a no-go. He wanted to stay up and ask me about Wednesday when he is supposed to see his grandma again. He wanted to go to the park tomorrow so he laid in his bed yelling “Grandma on Wednesday” and then he would pepper in “Park to’ma’row to’ma’row” truly emphasizing when he wanted to go. I lost count after thirty times of him yelling “Grandma on Wednesday” and it wasn’t much longer and he was asleep.
He is extremely excited he goes to summer school next week and I will be happy for him as well. My sweet baby O loves going to school. I’m thankful for his progress and hearing him laugh. I hope the rain stays away and we can go to the park tomorrow. Life happens when you have something else planned so remember to have lots of fun along the way and enjoy the ride. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Breakfast quickly turned into snack and then lunch. It seemed like we both ate all day. He knew he was only having his vision therapy today and all he wanted to do was go to it. There were no other choices or excursions we could make. Tomorrow may be the day I can convince him to do more.
He wanted to ask me over and over again about when he would see his grandma. He knows he is going Wednesday but he wanted to talk to me about it all day long. It’s hard to keep him from going into a meltdown when I know that he is struggling with his break and making sure he is doing the things he wants to do is the only way to confirm it all to put his mind at ease.
We got ready to go to his vision therapy appointment and thankfully he mostly listened when it was time to go. We got his clothes on and he put his shoes on without me telling him to do it. That felt like the victory I needed today.
On the way to his appointment, he started acting up by telling me he was going to get out of his seat and then yelling that he wanted to go to one of the stores but only saying it because he wanted to see my reaction when he was screaming. Thankfully we had extra time so I pulled into where the store was and he realized that he had made a drastic mistake. He truly wanted to go to his appointment so he said, “Sorry Mommy” and then told me over and over he didn’t want to go to the store. I want him to understand that his actions and reactions have meaning and that he has to tell me what he wants to do instead of acting up and yelling at me for things he doesn’t want to do.
We got to his appointment and he did fantastic. He completed all of his exercises and did them almost all correctly on the first try. To see him doing steps that he has never been able to do is always a beautiful thing. To watch him point and count with his fingers only gets sweeter with time. These are life skills that I cherish every time I see them.
When we got home he was not pleased with my choice for dinner so he only ate part of it even though he said he wanted seconds he then told me to throw it in the trash. Food is always interesting. Last week when I made this for him he wanted all of his and mine.
Bedtime was met with a no-go. He wanted to stay up and ask me about Wednesday when he is supposed to see his grandma again. He wanted to go to the park tomorrow so he laid in his bed yelling “Grandma on Wednesday” and then he would pepper in “Park to’ma’row to’ma’row” truly emphasizing when he wanted to go. I lost count after thirty times of him yelling “Grandma on Wednesday” and it wasn’t much longer and he was asleep.
He is extremely excited he goes to summer school next week and I will be happy for him as well. My sweet baby O loves going to school. I’m thankful for his progress and hearing him laugh. I hope the rain stays away and we can go to the park tomorrow. Life happens when you have something else planned so remember to have lots of fun along the way and enjoy the ride. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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