Some days I wish I had an emotional support llama or sloth or zoo. There are days that feel completely exhausting before I even get out of bed. I was on pins and needles because I had to go to the bathroom. Owen was already in bed with me but he was in and out of sleep. Thankfully I got up, went to the bathroom, and was able to get back to bed before he woke up. I thought about going to sleep in his bed. When we woke for the day he was in a good mood. He wanted me to sit but this was nothing new. He also wanted milk and cereal. I told him that I had to get up to get him cereal. He didn’t eat any of it once I gave it to him though. He listened pretty well when we got ready to walk to the bus stop. I was wearing the wrong shoes according to him but we moved forward. He stood at the bus stop asking Siri all kinds of words in mostly Arabic. He loves asking her to say animals. He also asks her for animal sounds and laughs hysterically when she plays them. When he came home from school I asked him how his day was and I told him we needed to get the stuff ready for his teacher for Teacher Appreciation Week. I’m going to take it to her tomorrow. I had asked him what he wanted to give her and he said, “pizza popcorn potato chips pretzels puzzle” so we got all the letter P things and he helped me put them in the bag. We made a picture on a piece of paper and then we cut it into puzzle pieces, adding it to the bag. I want him to understand he gets to make these choices and we have to give with our hearts. When we give something to someone we want to try to give them things they will like so I was thrilled that he wanted to give her something with a letter theme. I saw such a thought process from him. My sweet baby O is growing because he didn’t stop eating until he went to bed. He fell asleep quicker than he did last night but he still had trouble and an attitude to go with it. One day at a time I remind myself. Tomorrow is “therapy therapy therapy” day so he was so happy as he fell asleep. I’m thankful for how far he has come and I can’t wait to watch him grow. Never give up on the hope for tomorrow. Follow your heart and watch your dreams come true. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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