Waylon is a total insomniac.
It's nothing new, really- many studies have shown and many autism moms can attest to the magical hours between midnight and six A.M. when kids with autism are at their finest.
The real irony of it all is, at the end of the day, parents of kids with autism need sleep. Bad. And Waylon shows no mercy.
So, in the wee hours this morning when Waylon came running into our bedroom with Travis's most precious circa 1970's A-Team replica van that is cautiously hidden on the highest shelf of a rarely opened closet in the utility room.... I just smiled. Travis did not.
When we surveyed the damage in the kitchen, where Waylon annihilated half a jar of Nutella and a loaf of bread with a plastic fork... Travis just smiled. I did not.
It's these moments when I am so thankful to have such a great husband. We keep each other calm, we keep each other laughing, and we keep each other from duct taping him down at night.
If you're wondering where the "half a jar" of Nutella went- it went in his mouth, straight off the fork. Yeah, I think he's gonna need an extra dose of Melatonin tonight.
It's nothing new, really- many studies have shown and many autism moms can attest to the magical hours between midnight and six A.M. when kids with autism are at their finest.
The real irony of it all is, at the end of the day, parents of kids with autism need sleep. Bad. And Waylon shows no mercy.
So, in the wee hours this morning when Waylon came running into our bedroom with Travis's most precious circa 1970's A-Team replica van that is cautiously hidden on the highest shelf of a rarely opened closet in the utility room.... I just smiled. Travis did not.
When we surveyed the damage in the kitchen, where Waylon annihilated half a jar of Nutella and a loaf of bread with a plastic fork... Travis just smiled. I did not.
It's these moments when I am so thankful to have such a great husband. We keep each other calm, we keep each other laughing, and we keep each other from duct taping him down at night.If you're wondering where the "half a jar" of Nutella went- it went in his mouth, straight off the fork. Yeah, I think he's gonna need an extra dose of Melatonin tonight.
