It was an especially proud day for Brian and I yesterday, ending that day that was full of overstimulating, overwhelming, exhausting, exciting "stuff" without any behaviors to speak of!
Now that is exciting for us as his parents and so proud of our family and of Ty and so thankful for Gretchen! Because we really believe her constant presence, her constant reinforcing calmness,
the 24/7 job of loving him and paying attention to him and providing him with a calming presence without words- is helping him in ways we never knew possible.
All I can say is, he has attended day 2 of basketball camp, he's happy, he's having fun,
and he came home, fixed himself a sandwich, ate it, and fell asleep.
That is a perfect transition for him as far as transitions go. That is what his body needs and it will give him the "fuel" to continue on with what the rest of the day brings his way!
I'm proud...
I'm proud to see him doing this great, and I'm proud of myself and my husband because if it weren't for us
, doing this thing called parenting together, believing in each other, helping and supporting one another (especially when things get tough),
well- we are just an awesome team and it feels so good to be married to such an
amazing person!
BTW at camp today, I saw Ty talking to one of the other camper kids-
talking.. to a kid.....
that's pretty great!
and it turns out, that kid also likes to talk about baseball and sports!
Yeah, we are definitely doing right by our kid....
Now to just keep this awesome momentum going for the rest of the week.. (I would say forever, but I'm also a realist)
so for now, just this week, heck just this day- if we have 2 days without behaviors, that is a reason to celebrate by itself, but 2 days of no behaviors on days he was at basketball camp
well- that is just the sprinkles on top of our treat!!! So let's keep this going......
Please.. can we keep this going!!! :) It's so great to see him being so successful at something he loves so much! 
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