Scout is amazing. I have said it over and over, but he hasn’t complained once while in his cast. The closest it has come is the one time he said, “Mom, I can’t wait to get my cast off so I can run around with my cousins.” How sweet is he.
I remember the night I spent in the hospital with him, I was worried about two things. How we would fill his time and if he would feel left out. I’ll tell you what….I thought we would have a lot of movies/television etc., and I was kind of bummed. A television that is constantly on drives me crazy. I don’t like the background noise, and I really think my kids could be doing more useful things with their time. The good news is that there has been a bit more television, but barely. And most of that is because Scout would rather read with me, play games, do activities or about anything other than just sit and veg out. And even better — I found Planet Earth on cable and have it recording every week, so if he is watching something…at least it’s something interesting and educational.
But my ultimate preference (Scout’s latest favorite word) is that he play nicely and creatively with Icka.
And amazingly enough, they have been doing just that.
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My second concern — is that he would feel left out. The good news is that he doesn’t. I have taken a stance that unless it includes water, he can do about anything else. He has taken on that stance, as well as everyone else involved.
Here he is cruising the mall playground.
Hanging at the beach while he is wrapped up tightly thanks to Bella.
And happily watching everyone play while he sits.
(Which might not be a big deal for some kids, but this is a VERY active, fun-loving boy.)
And when there is something he wants or needs, he just gets it or does it himself. Like the day Daddy had white powdered donuts on his desk. Scout figured out a way to get to them.
And then he helped himself.
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One of my favorite things I have learned about Scout is that he likes to challenge himself. There are many times I go to do something for him, and he will say, “No Mom, let me try to do it.” At times, him doing it will add many minutes to the task, but I think it’s cool for him to try and do hard things. He brought tears to my eyes a few days ago when he said, “Mom, do you know why I love you so much?” I told him I didn’t. And then he said, “Mom, I love you because you do everything for me.” I was so pleased to have him look outside of himself and see that I am doing a lot. But when it comes down to it…..he certainly lightens my load, because he does a lot of things for himself.
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