When we hit the yogurt/cheese aisle, he started getting a little restless and ran around in circles for about 15 seconds - my husband calls it "the ants in your pants dance." We headed towards the checkout and he started putting things on the conveyor belt. When I handed him a five pound bag of flour and he tossed it into the air and it hit the belt with a "plop," I reminded him that he had to be "gentle." We headed to the car and he helped put the groceries in (he started taking the items out one by one, until I told him the whole bag needed to go in the car) and then he put the cart back. He helped me unload all the bags once we got home and then said, "I'm really hungry." It was lunchtime by then. I told him we were eating with Lauren and were waiting for her to text us when she was done at school. He and I split an apple for a snack. About 15 minutes later, Lauren sent us a text and we drove over to Culver's to meet her. I was hoping he would order his own meal, but he covered his ears, so I did it for him. We did let him work the pop dispenser and he did great!
We got our meal a short time later and started eating. The lunch was yummy and hit the spot! Lauren and Dominic have been talking for a while about buying the Frozen DVD and since it came out today and Dominic had a $15.00 gift card from Christmas, he decided he wanted to use the gift card to purchase the DVD.
We had a few other things to get, so we let him sit in the cart the rest of the time.
Except for putting a french fry up his nose and burping loudly a few times at the Culver's (two things a typical nine and half year old boy might do), I think he did awesome today. I'm very realistic about his future and know he may always live with us. But, when he has a day like today, when he has some "big steps forward," it also gives me hope that one day he may be able to leave our "nest" and live independently. He is growing up so fast, that's it hard to believe in a few short months, my littlest baby "bird" will be 10!!!
And a sweet baby bird he is. I am so proud of how you help him grow so that some day you may be able to push him out of the nest and see him soar. Your flying lessons are stupendous. He is luck to have such a loving Mama Bird. Love, Auntie
ReplyDeleteThanks so much - so nice of you to say. We are all lucky to have you in our lives "Auntie Bird!" We love you very much :)
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