I woke to almost the same emotions I did yesterday but I gave myself the pep talk to get over it and to get through it. I’m trying. Life is complicated some days and the last few weeks I’m feeling it. So many emotions so little time to deal with them all. His, mine, ours, they are all right there.
I woke to a text coming in that said there was a two-hour delay for school because of the flooding in the area. I said a quick little prayer for all the flooding and then started doing two-hour bus delay math. This should be much easier than it is for me. Just add two hours I continuously tell myself but then I have to add in eating time and extra sitting time, and the list goes on. It is different when we add those hours in plus I do not want to miss the bus for any reason. Owen is already struggling with his routine being off so I try to keep our mornings pretty calm.
I tried to be quiet as a mouse to see if he could sleep a little longer but he was awake not much after me. He wanted me to sit with him and watch him talk about a video he liked. It is wonderful to see him connecting to something he wants to talk about. I am trying to get him to understand that we have to both have to be connected with it so him talking me through all the steps is a great way to get me involved. He has come so far with his explanations and what to do. He went through everything with me and then he was done and wanted me to go sit in my room. It was throwing our schedule off because we had extra time.
We got ready and he did not want to wear socks with his shoes. This is one of those pick your battles kinda thing. We went out to wait for the bus and the same thing he has been repeating for days was his same concern. He wanted to make sure his friend was going to be there and everyone else. “I hope so” was repeated until the bus got there and off he went with me hoping all his dreams came true.
I talked to him about how awesome he is and that his brain is amazing. I tell him that he can accomplish anything if he sets his mind to it. I said, “Do you know what?” He said, “I love you.” I said do you know what else and he said, “My brain is amazing.” I told him yes it is.
When he got home from school he knew we were going to his swim lesson. What he didn’t know was that he was going to his grandma’s house afterward because I was going to do comedy. He ate a snack and we headed out the door.
He did incredible at swimming. It’s amazing how far he has come. He has a hard time figuring out how to move his arms and legs but he is getting there. He almost put his completely under a couple of times which is another huge step. He was able to almost jump off the edge with his instructor’s amazing guidance.
We left there and he went to his grandma’s house while I went to do comedy. I’m still very rusty but it was fun to get out, see people I hadn’t seen in years, and to hear those laughs. I’m thankful my mom could watch him.
We came home and he didn’t want to get out of the car because I told him it was bedtime and he wasn’t going to have his tablet when he went inside. After several minutes I told him if he didn’t get out of the car he wouldn’t have his tablet tomorrow. Being out of routine is hard. It took a while for him to stop asking about who would be at school tomorrow and then sleep finally happened.
I’m thankful he had a good evening with his grandma and swimming. Finding your happiness is something we all need to do. Each day be kind to your soul and know that you can make a difference. Smiles to all and donut daze!
I woke to a text coming in that said there was a two-hour delay for school because of the flooding in the area. I said a quick little prayer for all the flooding and then started doing two-hour bus delay math. This should be much easier than it is for me. Just add two hours I continuously tell myself but then I have to add in eating time and extra sitting time, and the list goes on. It is different when we add those hours in plus I do not want to miss the bus for any reason. Owen is already struggling with his routine being off so I try to keep our mornings pretty calm.
I tried to be quiet as a mouse to see if he could sleep a little longer but he was awake not much after me. He wanted me to sit with him and watch him talk about a video he liked. It is wonderful to see him connecting to something he wants to talk about. I am trying to get him to understand that we have to both have to be connected with it so him talking me through all the steps is a great way to get me involved. He has come so far with his explanations and what to do. He went through everything with me and then he was done and wanted me to go sit in my room. It was throwing our schedule off because we had extra time.
We got ready and he did not want to wear socks with his shoes. This is one of those pick your battles kinda thing. We went out to wait for the bus and the same thing he has been repeating for days was his same concern. He wanted to make sure his friend was going to be there and everyone else. “I hope so” was repeated until the bus got there and off he went with me hoping all his dreams came true.
I talked to him about how awesome he is and that his brain is amazing. I tell him that he can accomplish anything if he sets his mind to it. I said, “Do you know what?” He said, “I love you.” I said do you know what else and he said, “My brain is amazing.” I told him yes it is.
When he got home from school he knew we were going to his swim lesson. What he didn’t know was that he was going to his grandma’s house afterward because I was going to do comedy. He ate a snack and we headed out the door.
He did incredible at swimming. It’s amazing how far he has come. He has a hard time figuring out how to move his arms and legs but he is getting there. He almost put his completely under a couple of times which is another huge step. He was able to almost jump off the edge with his instructor’s amazing guidance.
We left there and he went to his grandma’s house while I went to do comedy. I’m still very rusty but it was fun to get out, see people I hadn’t seen in years, and to hear those laughs. I’m thankful my mom could watch him.
We came home and he didn’t want to get out of the car because I told him it was bedtime and he wasn’t going to have his tablet when he went inside. After several minutes I told him if he didn’t get out of the car he wouldn’t have his tablet tomorrow. Being out of routine is hard. It took a while for him to stop asking about who would be at school tomorrow and then sleep finally happened.
I’m thankful he had a good evening with his grandma and swimming. Finding your happiness is something we all need to do. Each day be kind to your soul and know that you can make a difference. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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