A good sleep report from us. I woke up around two to go to the bathroom and then woke up again after six. Owen woke up about fifteen minutes after me and was very calm. I was still a little tired but truly feeling fine. A few little things like dry lips and tiredness were nothing I felt like I couldn’t handle so onward with our plans for the day.
We were off to soccer and then I would take him to see his grandma while I went to lunch with a friend. I knew soccer was not going to be something he wanted to spend a long time at so we went to get his medal and then I told him we could leave anytime.
When we got there he made a beeline to his friends and then kept walking to the other side of the pavilion. They had food and I asked him if he wanted some but he was on a mission. “Lay down lay down,” he said and immediately started laying on the grass. He did this a couple more times and then he got his medal, still not wanting to sit or to eat. We left not long after that and he couldn’t wait to get grandma’s house.
We got there and he told me bye. He was ready for his grandma's time. I headed off to meet my friend for lunch. It was so wonderful to be with her. We had such a nice lunch and truly made my day. After lunch, I went back to pick him up and we stayed another hour or so.
My mom gave me a daily prayer book for my journey and she has one too. She wrote a beautiful message to me and those words I cherish. The support she gives me does my heart a world of good and I’m beyond thankful to have such an incredible mother.
The car ride home was mostly calm. He tried to act like he was going to kick the door but I told him that he wouldn’t have his tablet tomorrow for church if he did. He immediately stopped doing it and was fine the rest of the way home.
We had stopped to get dinner on the way home and he ate most of it but had eaten right before we left my mom’s so I don’t think he was as hungry. He played the rest of the night and talked to me about school nonstop. We are in the home stretch and he is so ready.
The light was shining through the window above our door. For years I had to tape up the window because the light reflecting in the room through this window would cause him to have huge meltdowns. Then one day he told me to take the paper off. He danced in the shadows today. This is how it started with him before. He first loved it then it bothered him because he could concentrate on the rays and where they landed or this is how I saw him handling it. I pray that he enjoys it now and it doesn’t become a problem for him again.
Nighttime came quickly for both of us. He didn’t want to go to bed again so I reminded him that he wanted to take his tablet with him to church and if he didn’t go to bed he wouldn’t have it tomorrow at church. I am thankful that I have found something that motivates him. It is hard when no prizes work or rules set in stone will change his mind if he wants to do something so thankfully this connection has been working and it is the first step towards him understanding what discipline means. I’m proud of how far he has come.
He fell asleep quickly and I know I will too. I love that he is making so many connections and watching him grow is my happiest moments. Never give up on the hope for tomorrow. Here is to a blessed day and still no sickness for me. Be the song you want to sing, be the rays of sunshine you want to see, and be happy in your soul. Smiles to all and donut daze!
We were off to soccer and then I would take him to see his grandma while I went to lunch with a friend. I knew soccer was not going to be something he wanted to spend a long time at so we went to get his medal and then I told him we could leave anytime.
When we got there he made a beeline to his friends and then kept walking to the other side of the pavilion. They had food and I asked him if he wanted some but he was on a mission. “Lay down lay down,” he said and immediately started laying on the grass. He did this a couple more times and then he got his medal, still not wanting to sit or to eat. We left not long after that and he couldn’t wait to get grandma’s house.
We got there and he told me bye. He was ready for his grandma's time. I headed off to meet my friend for lunch. It was so wonderful to be with her. We had such a nice lunch and truly made my day. After lunch, I went back to pick him up and we stayed another hour or so.
My mom gave me a daily prayer book for my journey and she has one too. She wrote a beautiful message to me and those words I cherish. The support she gives me does my heart a world of good and I’m beyond thankful to have such an incredible mother.
The car ride home was mostly calm. He tried to act like he was going to kick the door but I told him that he wouldn’t have his tablet tomorrow for church if he did. He immediately stopped doing it and was fine the rest of the way home.
We had stopped to get dinner on the way home and he ate most of it but had eaten right before we left my mom’s so I don’t think he was as hungry. He played the rest of the night and talked to me about school nonstop. We are in the home stretch and he is so ready.
The light was shining through the window above our door. For years I had to tape up the window because the light reflecting in the room through this window would cause him to have huge meltdowns. Then one day he told me to take the paper off. He danced in the shadows today. This is how it started with him before. He first loved it then it bothered him because he could concentrate on the rays and where they landed or this is how I saw him handling it. I pray that he enjoys it now and it doesn’t become a problem for him again.
Nighttime came quickly for both of us. He didn’t want to go to bed again so I reminded him that he wanted to take his tablet with him to church and if he didn’t go to bed he wouldn’t have it tomorrow at church. I am thankful that I have found something that motivates him. It is hard when no prizes work or rules set in stone will change his mind if he wants to do something so thankfully this connection has been working and it is the first step towards him understanding what discipline means. I’m proud of how far he has come.
He fell asleep quickly and I know I will too. I love that he is making so many connections and watching him grow is my happiest moments. Never give up on the hope for tomorrow. Here is to a blessed day and still no sickness for me. Be the song you want to sing, be the rays of sunshine you want to see, and be happy in your soul. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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