Four o’clock in the morning seems to be the new wake-up time. Owen came to me asking about when he was going to his grandma’s house. He wanted to make sure he was not going to miss it. I let him know that he didn’t sleep all night and he should go back to bed. He asked for his tablet. At this point, I knew there was no going back to sleep but I thought I would try.
He kept asking me when he was going to go to grandma’s house. I took this opportunity to go over the clock with him. I am trying to get him to read the clock and I’m hoping the more connections he can make to the clock maybe it will help him with his routine. He started reading the time and then I would ask him how much longer until we left. He was completely able to process how much time was left but I kept telling him the hours.
We got ready to go and he started telling me which way I was going. I reminded him that it was my turn and that it would be my turn several more times because he yelled at me the last time we went. He handled it like a champ.
He had a great time with his grandma. I picked up a late lunch and I spent several hours there. He was fine with this because I didn’t stay when I first dropped him off. My mom and I worked on a puzzle that we started on Thanksgiving. Owen got stuck on several phrases he couldn’t get past but he was communicating with us and telling us numerous things he wanted us to know.
When we got home he was showing me a video of a building near us that he likes. He saw a shadow across the front from a light post near the building and he said he thought it was broken. I told him it was a shadow and I showed him where it came from. I love his thought process for this. He then kept watching the video and he said, “Watch where I go for a ride.” He showed me where it was going and he told me that he wanted grandma to take him next week.
He was pretty calm the rest of the night. We talked about church and that he wants to go. I explained to him that we should be going if he sleeps all night. He has been waking up so early that I told him we would stay home if he got up early. I also told him it depended on the weather. We may get snow or ice so when he got ready for bed he told me that he needed to sleep and we couldn’t go if it was icy. This felt like huge progress.
He sat with me in the white bed watching a movie on his tablet before bed. I love these moments where he is calm and wants to share this time with me. He is looking forward to getting back to school. I’m thankful and even though it has been emotional for him he has made a lot of connections during this time off. Be bold, be beautiful, be you. You are amazing and you can change the world. Smiles to all and donut daze!
He kept asking me when he was going to go to grandma’s house. I took this opportunity to go over the clock with him. I am trying to get him to read the clock and I’m hoping the more connections he can make to the clock maybe it will help him with his routine. He started reading the time and then I would ask him how much longer until we left. He was completely able to process how much time was left but I kept telling him the hours.
We got ready to go and he started telling me which way I was going. I reminded him that it was my turn and that it would be my turn several more times because he yelled at me the last time we went. He handled it like a champ.
He had a great time with his grandma. I picked up a late lunch and I spent several hours there. He was fine with this because I didn’t stay when I first dropped him off. My mom and I worked on a puzzle that we started on Thanksgiving. Owen got stuck on several phrases he couldn’t get past but he was communicating with us and telling us numerous things he wanted us to know.
When we got home he was showing me a video of a building near us that he likes. He saw a shadow across the front from a light post near the building and he said he thought it was broken. I told him it was a shadow and I showed him where it came from. I love his thought process for this. He then kept watching the video and he said, “Watch where I go for a ride.” He showed me where it was going and he told me that he wanted grandma to take him next week.
He was pretty calm the rest of the night. We talked about church and that he wants to go. I explained to him that we should be going if he sleeps all night. He has been waking up so early that I told him we would stay home if he got up early. I also told him it depended on the weather. We may get snow or ice so when he got ready for bed he told me that he needed to sleep and we couldn’t go if it was icy. This felt like huge progress.
He sat with me in the white bed watching a movie on his tablet before bed. I love these moments where he is calm and wants to share this time with me. He is looking forward to getting back to school. I’m thankful and even though it has been emotional for him he has made a lot of connections during this time off. Be bold, be beautiful, be you. You are amazing and you can change the world. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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