Wednesday & Thursday...Rainy Yucky Days :( Ok...so we are having a bit of liquid sunshine. I say bring on the real thing now!

Well...I am really slack here lately thanks to all of the painting I have been doing. Hard to get my brain going etc... anyway...back to sharing. This week has been pretty good so far. We went to OT yesterday, hump day, and he had a great session. He has been working on trying new foods or at least being introduced to them. it is almost like they do a regression and let him explore all aspects of the food like a baby would. It makes perfect sense to me because he never really did that. he was always very neat and careful when he ate. He never did the normal playing in his foods like babies do and that is how they learn about all those things and become familiar with the different textures, tastes, smells, etc. So...he is doing all of that now. He smashed Cheetos yesterday and karate chopped them to watch them explode. He touched one to his lips but would not eat it. It's a start. After OT we headed to swimming lessons. He is doing great but still having a time with holding his nose. He will put his face in and count to 10 while he blows bubbles, but he still will not swim underwater or dive without holding his nose. I suppose it will come in time. A few good nose fulls of water always sets him back 10 steps and we have to go again. Oh well. We are so proud of his progress this year at school and at home so we will be glad to take some baby steps when need be.
Greyson has been having good days at school until today. He did not get into trouble but I picked him up for therapy with Mr Mike and he said everyone in his class had a bad day. He proceeded to tell me that several of the kids did not feel well, some were just having bad days, and some were upset. Therefore he concluded that the whole class was out of sorts and having a bad day. He then said it really worried him and upset him that everyone was so upset and feeling poorly. I think the whole thing got him out of sorts and he did not know how to express his concerns. Once he got to Mr Mike's he talked with him about it. Mr Mike had noticed he was a little out of sorts too so they discussed his class situation. After we left Greyson was really upset about going to Karate and stated he did not feel good doing the push ups and sit ups because there are too many. He claims it makes his face turn red and his voice sound funny...(due to him straining to do the exercises) and he did not want to go. He said it hurt his heart to have to do those sit ups and push ups. Oh the drama....but I have no idea whether to push him farther or what exactly to do. He does well at Karate so I do not want just those things to discourage him from going. I guess we will figure it out. I know those exercises are hard for him due to his motor skills being limited right now and he definitely is lacking in the strength category. It has gotten better though thanks to the Karate and swimming. I want him to keep trying since it will improve all of those things more and more. Everything is such a fine line to me....when to push him...when to back off....it is all very confusing and hard at times. Some days I want to scream! Some days what we wouldn't give for the athletic kid who can do anything and everything and is never discouraged. The one who can already ride his bike, tie his shoes by himself, go to the restroom by himself, sleep in his own room....etc, etc....

Instead...I was blessed with something better. A boy who each and every day reminds me that the world is so much more than just the bells and whistles, the fancy things, the so called perfect people, the people who cannot see past their own little sheltered worlds, the work, the day to day grind. He has helped teach us that the world is about compassion for your fellow man. Remembering each and every one of us has a story to tell and it effects who we are to our soul. None of us are any better than another...regardless of our possessions or our worth. Our worth should be measured by how we treat one another no matter where we are from, religious background, skin color, sexual orientation, etc.... Isn't the message about LOVE. No matter who you worship, isn't it all about loving one another. Greyson reminds me of all that. He is our grounding....we may have been grounded before but he grounds us even further. So that said....We love him for it. We love him for who he is...every inch of him. Do we sometimes long for the boy who could already do things that he cannot? Do we long for him to have things a little easier? Well hell yes we do, what mothers wouldn't....but it doesn't change the fact that we do accept him and are perfectly happy with him just as God gave him to us. We still would not change a thing about him! We love you sweet boy! So now that I have been on my soap box again....I say to you all. Thanks for coming by....good night, and we will be back tomorrow hopefully to add some more G-R wisdom and humor.