Guess what I got to do on this dreary, rainy day?
I got to play hide and seek. With Dakin. He hid, I sought and vice versa. All of this was accomplished with the help of his powerchair, which is very good at driving now.
It may seem like a small thing, but this is pretty amazing to us: he can drive himself into a room, turn around, come out...do what he likes. INDEPENDENTLY. It is life changing for both him and us...of course I keep an ear on him, but he can explore without me having to hover over him.
It. is. incredible.
So we used that newfound independence to play hide and seek. He loved it, though he didn't quite get the concept: as I was 'searching' for him, I would say, "Where is Dakin?" To which he would give away his location by answering "I'm in here!"
I posted it on Facebook, but I must reiterate here: I have done so many amazing things in my lifetime: swam with dolphins, hooped with fire, had my first kiss in Paris, lived abroad...the list goes on and on. But playing hide and seek with my sweet boy makes the top ten most breathtaking moments of my life.
(No pictures: I apologize, but I need a new USB cord for my camera). (Also: I need to note a few things here so I don't forget them, as I know they aren't written in his journal. 1. He used to say 'yeah yeah' for yes, and 'noi' for six. Don't know why. 2. He has said some highly amusing stuff lately that I wanted to record: I accidentally bumped his head transporting him from his room to the living room the other day ((he has gotten so long!!!)) and later on he told me to 'Hug and talk about my poor little head.' Then the same day he was helping me make Valentine presents and I was having a ribbon issue. He, never one to like wearing socks, said, 'Take off [my] socks and talk about the problem.' It was just so...grown up sounding. And hilarious. 3. He looked on the kitchen counter and saw the bananas--he said they were 'snuggling', and outside the other day he wanted to follow the neighbor's bulldog because Dakin was 'afraid he might fall'. )
