Another lazy Sunday....don't think so

We started our day with church as usual.   Brenden loves going to church and it has become such a habit for him (not a bad habit to have) so I always make a point to get him there regardless of how I am feeling.    It's a good thing he went because he got to wear their Superman dress that he loves.  

This one!

He looks so adorable in that.   After church he gets the usual play outside on their nice, very nice playground. All he wanted to do was bury his hands in the sand then bring them up through the big mound that I created on top of his hands.    Go figure.  He doesn't like the sand on his hands while he is playing in it but wants me to bury them?   Hmmmmmm?   He enjoys it so I just play along.   

I was finally able to persuade him to go have lunch and then to the pool.  I knew we would be back at church later in the evening but I couldn't tell him that so I used the pool to entice him to leave.   I know I bribed him but what parent doesn't when you still have fun things on the agenda.   

At the pool, well that might have not been the best idea but he had fun.  It was a short visit because I knew he was getting so tired.   He just started running in circles which brings me to why I wanted to write this post. 

I should have known there was to much on the schedule for him but he loves everything I had planned.   One great thing was he left me dump buckets of water on him at the pool.  He would dump some on me so I figured what a great way to get him a little more used to water being on him.  He giggled with delight as a threw the bucket of water at him and we just kept at it.  Until I could see the circles begin.   Just lazy circles over and over around the spray ground.   I knew it was time for the count down warnings so we could leave. He was happy to leave when it was time.   That's a sign he is too overstimulated to even enjoy it anymore. 

Little did he know we was going back to our church in a few hours.  It was ice cream and movie night.  Also of course play time at the playground.  What's not to love in a kids eye.  My intention was not to stay for the movie because I didn't think he would be able to but to my surprise he did great.   

I noticed while we were outside with ice cream and on the playground with many other kids, Brenden was over stimulated.   Talk about bad mom moment.  Thoughts of should we stay, should we go, am I pushing him to much reeled through my head.   I saw him just standing at the gate to enter the playground or running, jumping and flapping.  Brenden usually doesn't flap or it's so seldom.  This clued me into how over stimulated and tired he really was.  It was time to leave. 

Before I could even think about getting him ready to leave with time count down/warnings,  he realizes all the kids are going inside and hears them say for a movie.   Well of course he perks right up and says to me while pointing to himself  "Brenden movie!"    Oh what to do, what to do.  He's so tired and overstimulated that he is flapping which is not normal by any means for him.   I cave, the worst thing a parent can do, cave to their child wants and needs.    

You know what, the movie was great and Brenden did great.  The move was Robin Hood, the 1973 version.   Brenden wanted to go up front and sit/lay down with all the other kids, so I left him.  He was singing and dancing and having a blast with all the other kids.  I couldn't believe it.   Just a little earlier he was tired and over stimulated but the movie he loved and enjoyed with squeals of delight.   I was so proud of him.  He overcame the struggle of over stimulation.   

Now whether it was right or wrong over us having so much packed in the day, I don't know, probably but, Brenden succeeded again.   It makes me so happy to see Brenden power through his struggles.  And another good thing, no meltdowns all day!   I am still shocked to say the least.