Sorry. Had to.

This morning in the House O’Quill, it is a good day for the little guy. He asked to be awakened early, so I tried, but he wanted a “few more minutes.” Fortunately, that was easy for both of us, and I granted them.

Then, when he awakened “for real” we had a time of When You Were a Baby and I shared with him some of the stuff we used to do when he was a newly-born Little Bud. That interested him not at all.

What cracked him up totally was when I was telling him about his big brother, Cyclone, watching movies in the middle of the night when Cyclone couldn’t sleep. THAT made Builder giggle and demand repeats of the telling.

Then, he launched himself out of bed and ran to the living room. And we did some of our repetitions. Some fun little things we do around here that involve sound (currently, the city of KIEV is fascinating to him. He just likes the sound) and motion.

And then… His face went slack and he didn’t respond to anything for a couple of minutes. So I did the laundry. I figured he was processing.

Another unusual thing here is his wristwatch.

This is unusual because Builder cannot ABIDE to have things on his body beside the necessary clothing. He has rebelled vigorously when we tried a medical ID bracelet, and so on. But… He loves his wristwatch.

He is very much concerned with time. Constantly so. Having a watch gives him a very instant and accurate idea of what time it is. This is not a digital watch, either. He wanted ANALOG. He goes on serious rebellions against digital clocks on occasion, so now, he always has an analog timepiece and is satisfied.

Strange, how such a small thing brought such peace to his mind and our home. Oh, it’s not a permanent peace, but it has alleviated one small stress in his life — the deep desire to do away with digital clocks — and all of us are thankful.

Tags: Autism, day in the life, family, peace, watches