Owen slept, proclaimed he slept, and wanted his tablet. I had been up for two hours at this point but was so thankful for the sleep I had gotten. He hadn’t taken the detour to the bathroom so I reminded him that he had to go first before he could get his tablet and off he went.
He has been much calmer lately when he wakes up. He still has lots of questions or words he wants to repeat but at least he is allowing me to stop him or distract him some of the time. This feels like a huge amount of growth and it also keeps me focused on the days ahead. Every time I see growth with him it gives me the inspiration and motivation I need for the next day.
He wanted to talk about his new school. He is concerned about who is going to be with him but he is also concerned with what will be at his new school. He wants to make sure it will have phones, internet, and a brown air conditioner. I believe all of these stems back from when he was out of school because of the storms that came through. I’m not quite sure why it needs to be a brown air conditioner but I’m sure there is a connection to it somehow that is important to him.
He was excited about going to church and was ready to go. He immediately did the tasks I needed him to do for us to get ready. He even turned his tablet off to do all the steps we needed and to get out of the car. That doesn’t always happen so it feels like a big gift when he does it.
The drive to church was back to talking about “summer break” and that was repeated over and over again. I asked him when he went back to school and he knew the date was in August but still needed the confirmation from me. He asked about all the people he would see and not see. I wish I could give him the comfort in knowing he will see so many of his people and meet many new ones.
We got our lunch after church and went home. We talked about it still being summer break. He knows he has another month to go but still asks about each day. He remained calm all afternoon and only was heightened by the questions he was asking but seemed to be able to also stop and move forward.
He is excited about this week ahead. He will be going to his therapy tomorrow and several days this week he will get to see his grandma when I go to appointments for myself. Each day gets him closer to returning to school and for that he is happy. His laughter and song said it all for the day and made my heart happy. Find your happiness and share it with the world. Smiles to all and donut daze!
He has been much calmer lately when he wakes up. He still has lots of questions or words he wants to repeat but at least he is allowing me to stop him or distract him some of the time. This feels like a huge amount of growth and it also keeps me focused on the days ahead. Every time I see growth with him it gives me the inspiration and motivation I need for the next day.
He wanted to talk about his new school. He is concerned about who is going to be with him but he is also concerned with what will be at his new school. He wants to make sure it will have phones, internet, and a brown air conditioner. I believe all of these stems back from when he was out of school because of the storms that came through. I’m not quite sure why it needs to be a brown air conditioner but I’m sure there is a connection to it somehow that is important to him.
He was excited about going to church and was ready to go. He immediately did the tasks I needed him to do for us to get ready. He even turned his tablet off to do all the steps we needed and to get out of the car. That doesn’t always happen so it feels like a big gift when he does it.
The drive to church was back to talking about “summer break” and that was repeated over and over again. I asked him when he went back to school and he knew the date was in August but still needed the confirmation from me. He asked about all the people he would see and not see. I wish I could give him the comfort in knowing he will see so many of his people and meet many new ones.
We got our lunch after church and went home. We talked about it still being summer break. He knows he has another month to go but still asks about each day. He remained calm all afternoon and only was heightened by the questions he was asking but seemed to be able to also stop and move forward.
He is excited about this week ahead. He will be going to his therapy tomorrow and several days this week he will get to see his grandma when I go to appointments for myself. Each day gets him closer to returning to school and for that he is happy. His laughter and song said it all for the day and made my heart happy. Find your happiness and share it with the world. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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