Happy Birthday Jared!
I just wanted to wish Jared a very happy birthday today. He is 6 years old today and very proud of it. When he woke up this morning his sister made him breakfast in bed (waffles with butter and a juice cup). After that he came down and looked at me and said "what today is?" very innocently. I said "Happy Birthday Jared, You're 6 years old today". He asked if he could open his presents now but with my husband at work I had to fight my urges to give in to his sweet request. I told him "After School, then you can open all of your presents".
It's been 6 years! Wow! Time really does fly. I remember the day he was born, the day he started crawling and walking (it was the same day), when he rolled off the sofa, started talking, When he stopped talking, when we were told he would never express his emotions, When we were told that he may never play like a normal boy or talk like a normal boy. I also remember his first hug and his first "I love you Mommy" and I watch him everyday play on his computer and with his video games.
Jared is something special. Autism is not what he is, it is just something that is just a part of him. He is learning and becoming something more everyday, every hour, every minute.
Jared had decided in his own head that 6 means that he is a "big kid" and he wanted big kid things for his birthday. Sponge Bob is one of the things that he thinks of as a "big kid" thing. All of his presents are wrapped in SB wrapping paper and all the gifts are SB stuff. New room decor (so he can get rid of his little boy stuff) and some movies and games and computer games and such. His cake even has SB on it. We ordered it, I couldn't have made one myself.
We are hoping that Jared really enjoys his B-day and there are lots of smiles today. We even got a Pinta (SB too). So he should be very happy this afternoon. Now I have to run off and start cleaning and getting things ready for today. Maybe there will be pictures later (I'll link to them).