The other day I posted about some positive growth for Solomon, and how I can see he’s learning to cope with different sensory struggles, or maybe even overcome some! Yay Solly!!
A day or two after I posted that post, we spent an evening at the beach. Most often, this is how it goes.
Dekker is on his kayak. Sometimes he’s giving Wavy a ride.
Other times, Wavy is knee deep in the lake, digging for rocks. Yes. She is my child.
Laela is always out on the little ladder off the dock, sitting, or standing on the steps, but rarely going all the way in. Thats just her spot.
Rowan will be taking turns on the kayak, making elaborate trenches on the beach, pumping water, splashing in the water with flutterboards, or practicing his doggy paddle.
And Solly hangs on the beach. He’ll dig holes. Sort of. But he wants to keep shoes and socks ON, and he wants to just sit. It is a fight to convince him to play.
So lo and behold, on this beach evening, everyone was in the water except him. Until he suddenly was. He wanted to take his shoes off, which was great! I encouraged him to go for it, and he dipped his feet into the lake. Stood there for a bit. And then backed out.
And I was SO proud of him! Because that was a big deal, and some great progress! I will take it, as small as it may seem!
And then he decided to be an overachiever, and he went to the dock, and walked down that ladder than Laela loves.
And then, as if that wasn’t enough, less than ten minutes later, he was here. On his own accord!
He spent the next few minutes walking to the shoreline and back, but he was comfortable and excited and not even unhappy when it was hard to get his shoes back on, which is usually a huge point of contention for him.
Basically, the point of the story is that Sol is growing and changing and getting so brave and big! I am SO impressed with the beautiful progress he has made recently! Keep doing your thing, Solly. You’re doing a beautiful job!! 💜