Wednesday Brags 11-2

[numbbears]

Halloween brags?

[numbbears]

DS did pretty well with T-o-T. He freaked out a little bit about someone in a werewolf costume (I tried to show him Thriller the other day and I think he associated this guy with the video).

Compared to last year when he just went up to people and opened his bag or tried to grab handfuls of candy, this year he said "Trick-or-Treat" or "Happy Halloween" and "Thank you" to nearly everyone and only took 1-2 pieces of candy per bowl.

He also actually paid attention to other costumes. Like he pointed out every Star Wars character.

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DS saw the neighborhood boys playing tackle football and joined in instead of choosing to go home. He got hit once and did not have a meltdown, even though he has a nasty bruise forming.

DD trick or treated for 20 minutes and actually said all of the required words.

[chickypoo2468]

Are these kid brags or just general things that are happening? I don't have anything for O, but someone just came and went over what medical equipment would be good for him. We are requesting a tomato sitter for eating, a bath seat (they have someone who comes and makes them special for you), a wheelchair/stroller, a gait trainer, and a more supportive car seat.
I know nothing is for sure, and they can approve some and deny others, but today I'm just so excited about the possibilities. Right now he's limited to sitting in one spot or laying on the floor and he's growing out of everything. Hopefully it's a quick and painless process.

Thanks so much to this board!!

[mamaturtle]

We went out of town for DS's eval 3 hours away.

We stopped at a gas station for snacks and restroom break and DS saw some jacks he wanted. He did not have enough money then and I am trying to teach him the value of spending the money he has.

DH gave DS his left over change at our hotel room when we were about to leave. On the way back home we stopped at the same gas station. DS grabbed the jacks and went straight to the cashier and said hi all by himself. DH at that time told me to grab him an energy drink while DH got himself a hot dog. The counting money part is a work in progress.

[cam]

LO wore his wristband at the waterpark and amusement park without issue once I told him he had to put it on to be in the parks but could take it off right after. He had so much fun. He tried a lot of different attractions. He was already asking when we could go back before we even made it out of the parking lot.

He has been consistently setting his shoes and socks neatly out of the path of the door when he comes in the house instead of leaving them tossed in the entryway.

[akafred]

Charlotte cooked dinner by herself on Halloween. I didn'5 even know she was doing it. She made black bean tacos for both of us, and temembered how long to microwave her one and my two tacos (30 and 35 seconds, respectively). She even gave us veggies.

[seadragon2013]

DS did great this Halloween. It took about 10 minutes walking around the neighborhood for him to warm up, but then he had a great time TOTing up and down our street. Last year was awful (as was our neighborhood Easter egg hunt last spring), so it felt like a huge victory!

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This year was also great for TOTing. It gets easier the older they get. My only complaint is that DS is very competitive and loves being first, so he thought he should be first at every house probably completely ignoring the boy that wanted to trick or treat with him. However, the kids did great. No crying at all. No rain or cold weather. Last year was raining and the year before was 30 degrees out.

I also made the kids hand out much of the candy, so I didn't have to get the door myself, so that made things easier. I still got stressed and stress cleaned the house because H said he invited the neighbors over (they didn't come), but at least my house was cleaner?