Oct 26 2008
“Who Plays Soccer in the Rain?”
To answer Gus’s question, he does apparently.
It wasn’t pouring, but it was that gross, misty, cold rain coming down when we got to the soccer field yesterday morning. I was expecting for the coach to say they were canceling, but no such luck. Shortened practice/game schedule. Fortunately, the rain stopped, but it remained cold and damp. Gus wasn’t fazed; for me it was just shy of torture. A few degrees colder and I would have been huddled up somewhere trying not to cry. Cold is bad. Wet is bad. Together…ugh.
The game was a little different. Instead of splitting the more experienced players from the younger, less experienced ones, everyone played a game together. Gus got a new mentor, a girl this week named C. He had a great time following the ball from one end of the field to the other. He wasn’t aggressive enough to get anywhere near handling the ball, though, except for one time toward the end of the game. Then he sort of ran it in the wrong direction. I think all the players on the field threw him for a loop; he often ran to the sidelines to get away from the crowd. No matter, it was a good time for him and that’s what counts.
Today we went for an early morning bike ride. There probably won’t be many more of those in near future. We may attempt some pumpkin carving this afternoon.
On the sleep front, I’ve added something new to the bedtime routine. First, we have these mats, not exactly exercise mats because they’re thicker (just over an inch thick) and not slip resistant. I came by these mats because my ex-boss was giving them back to the hospital after the yoga studio closed down and she knew that Gus liked sandwiching himself between them. So she gave me a couple for him. At night, after therapeutic brushing and joint compressions, I let him curl up in a ball, and then I roll him up in the mat like a big burrito, and roll him back & forth on the floor. He loves it! Deep pressure sensory input before bed seems to be working better than the brushing, which he is resisting, at this point.
So that’s our weekend. Hope you are having a great one too!
