A good night for both of us. I woke a few times but slept until after five and Owen slept until after six. He went to play with his caterpillar as soon as he woke up. He was very calm. I got his breakfast and he ate it all.
He started talking about his new school and April. I told him the five-minute rule and he said it one more time and then he stopped. I went over the months he would be in school and went all the way to May. His eyes got big like he hadn’t heard me say May ever before. I hope it will help him understand when he will be in school.
I talked to him about other things associated with school. I asked him what the name of his school was and he was able to tell me. I’m trying to establish with him that we can have other conversations besides repeating the same words.
I took his tablet because of the April thing. He had about a minute left and he said it again. I added five minutes and with about three minutes left he said it again so I added five minutes. He moved on. He is doing so much better with the repetitive questions. I think this was his time to make the connection. I am not sure it will completely stick but the last three days have been so much calmer for him.
I think in a way he is kind of enjoying this. He is tempting me to take his tablet and I can see the little mischief gleaming in his eyes as he looks at me kind of like he is purposely saying things to get it taken away. He is so incredibly smart that he is always working through ways to do something but doesn’t always know how to put it together.
He dropped his tablet that I was having him put on the table after I put the charging cord on it. He started crying. He is truly starting to get those emotions that he never had before. It said, “It fell.” I made sure he understood it was fine he didn’t mean to do it. Crying isn’t something he has ever done a lot of connecting to an accident like dropping something. It’s emotional to watch him cry and pull at this momma’s heart but I also try to focus on the incredible growth he is going through to make this connection to crying and his emotions. I hugged him and he quickly recovered, running off with his tablet to play again.
I woke up hungry, I stayed hungry all day, and I ate all day. And most of it tasted pretty good. I figured since I could handle food today I was going to eat all the food. I want to build up my strength so I will eat what I can when I can. I felt stronger but was more tired even though I slept pretty well.
This nonrepetitive thing is life-changing. Today has been a really good day for him. It feels like he is calmer about it and it doesn’t feel like it is controlling him as much. My stress level is way down because I haven’t had to prevent meltdowns all day from not answering correctly to the same phrases hundreds of times a day. The last three days have been the miracle I have been praying for and I hope it continues. Having my son able to focus on something he wants to do is pure joy. Never give up looking for the answer. You will find it. Believe in the miracle yet to come. Smiles to all and donut daze!
He started talking about his new school and April. I told him the five-minute rule and he said it one more time and then he stopped. I went over the months he would be in school and went all the way to May. His eyes got big like he hadn’t heard me say May ever before. I hope it will help him understand when he will be in school.
I talked to him about other things associated with school. I asked him what the name of his school was and he was able to tell me. I’m trying to establish with him that we can have other conversations besides repeating the same words.
I took his tablet because of the April thing. He had about a minute left and he said it again. I added five minutes and with about three minutes left he said it again so I added five minutes. He moved on. He is doing so much better with the repetitive questions. I think this was his time to make the connection. I am not sure it will completely stick but the last three days have been so much calmer for him.
I think in a way he is kind of enjoying this. He is tempting me to take his tablet and I can see the little mischief gleaming in his eyes as he looks at me kind of like he is purposely saying things to get it taken away. He is so incredibly smart that he is always working through ways to do something but doesn’t always know how to put it together.
He dropped his tablet that I was having him put on the table after I put the charging cord on it. He started crying. He is truly starting to get those emotions that he never had before. It said, “It fell.” I made sure he understood it was fine he didn’t mean to do it. Crying isn’t something he has ever done a lot of connecting to an accident like dropping something. It’s emotional to watch him cry and pull at this momma’s heart but I also try to focus on the incredible growth he is going through to make this connection to crying and his emotions. I hugged him and he quickly recovered, running off with his tablet to play again.
I woke up hungry, I stayed hungry all day, and I ate all day. And most of it tasted pretty good. I figured since I could handle food today I was going to eat all the food. I want to build up my strength so I will eat what I can when I can. I felt stronger but was more tired even though I slept pretty well.
This nonrepetitive thing is life-changing. Today has been a really good day for him. It feels like he is calmer about it and it doesn’t feel like it is controlling him as much. My stress level is way down because I haven’t had to prevent meltdowns all day from not answering correctly to the same phrases hundreds of times a day. The last three days have been the miracle I have been praying for and I hope it continues. Having my son able to focus on something he wants to do is pure joy. Never give up looking for the answer. You will find it. Believe in the miracle yet to come. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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