Some days I pray for the outcome of the day before I even get out of bed. Saturdays are one of those rollercoastery days that I pray a lot about. Mostly I pray that Owen sleeps but there are so many other layers to that as well.
It was a Friday night success story though because he slept until after five. I’ll take it. I asked him if he wanted to go to breakfast with his grandma and he said, “No grandma’s house.” He kept saying he was ready to take his tablet and “Mommy go bye-bye.” I asked him again later about breakfast and it was still a big no but I expected it. I still want him to understand we have options though and the more we talk about it the more he will comprehend it. Some days it is hard for him to process leaving our house even though he wants to go. We finally got to the point where we could get ready. He reminded me he wanted to bring his tablet with him and we went out the door with him reciting something in Arabic and asking Siri for another phrase. He had a great time with his grandma. When he was ready to leave he told her that I was going to get a pizza and bring it there. Once I got there he told me we were going to the “big park.” I love, love, love that he is requesting to go to the park now. I love that he requests anything but for years when I would take him to the park he didn’t want to play on anything or understand how to play on the equipment. I didn’t even realize he had to be taught how to have fun and use all the equipment. Plus some of the equipment was beyond his skill level but it never dawned on me that I would have to teach him how to play. But I guess that is true with everything about life. It is a constant lesson for everything we do. He had so much fun. We had been to this park to ride bikes but not to play on the equipment. He got a little attitude on the way home. He started yelling and trying to pull my hair because we weren’t going down every single street he wanted to. He wouldn’t get out of the car once we got home. When he finally did there were more behaviors but when we came inside he said, “You need a hug sorry Mommy I love you Mom you ok Mommy you understand me sorry Mommy.” He kept working through it. He then took a bath to get the park off him. The whole park. He laid down everywhere. He had run from place to place saying “We at recess outside time to play everyone climb climb climb.” He was full of so much information and questions as the night went on. He requested me to look up “fat bear week newspaper article.” I’m not sure where this very specific request came from and my mom didn’t know either. He was also talking about Curious George pouring glue on himself. I’m hiding all the glue I can find. This is one lesson I hope Curious George does not teach him. I think back to seeing him climb on all the equipment today and I’m not only thankful for his growth but he is building a great confidence in himself and he will continue to move mountains. We are the only ones that keep ourselves from moving those mountains. Make it happen. Smiles to all and donut daze!
It was a Friday night success story though because he slept until after five. I’ll take it. I asked him if he wanted to go to breakfast with his grandma and he said, “No grandma’s house.” He kept saying he was ready to take his tablet and “Mommy go bye-bye.” I asked him again later about breakfast and it was still a big no but I expected it. I still want him to understand we have options though and the more we talk about it the more he will comprehend it. Some days it is hard for him to process leaving our house even though he wants to go. We finally got to the point where we could get ready. He reminded me he wanted to bring his tablet with him and we went out the door with him reciting something in Arabic and asking Siri for another phrase. He had a great time with his grandma. When he was ready to leave he told her that I was going to get a pizza and bring it there. Once I got there he told me we were going to the “big park.” I love, love, love that he is requesting to go to the park now. I love that he requests anything but for years when I would take him to the park he didn’t want to play on anything or understand how to play on the equipment. I didn’t even realize he had to be taught how to have fun and use all the equipment. Plus some of the equipment was beyond his skill level but it never dawned on me that I would have to teach him how to play. But I guess that is true with everything about life. It is a constant lesson for everything we do. He had so much fun. We had been to this park to ride bikes but not to play on the equipment. He got a little attitude on the way home. He started yelling and trying to pull my hair because we weren’t going down every single street he wanted to. He wouldn’t get out of the car once we got home. When he finally did there were more behaviors but when we came inside he said, “You need a hug sorry Mommy I love you Mom you ok Mommy you understand me sorry Mommy.” He kept working through it. He then took a bath to get the park off him. The whole park. He laid down everywhere. He had run from place to place saying “We at recess outside time to play everyone climb climb climb.” He was full of so much information and questions as the night went on. He requested me to look up “fat bear week newspaper article.” I’m not sure where this very specific request came from and my mom didn’t know either. He was also talking about Curious George pouring glue on himself. I’m hiding all the glue I can find. This is one lesson I hope Curious George does not teach him. I think back to seeing him climb on all the equipment today and I’m not only thankful for his growth but he is building a great confidence in himself and he will continue to move mountains. We are the only ones that keep ourselves from moving those mountains. Make it happen. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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