So proud!

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Registered: 06-13-2007
So proud!
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Fri, 06-22-2007 - 10:09pm
Well, Dakota's last baseball game was tonite, but he didn't make it cuz he fell asleep and I wasn't about to wake him up! Besides, I have discovered that being there with the crowd and other kids and lights,etc. is just sensory overload for him. Anyway, since it was the last game, the kids were given medals for playing baseball this season. Well I decided to go up and get his medal for him so he would have it. I thanked the coaches for being soooo patient with him (they were great!) and left with his little medal. On the way home I found myself in tears! I realized that he worked so hard for that little medal and he deserved it! He could have had a meltdown every time he played, but he didn't. It didn't happen every game, and when he DID play, he gave 200%! I am SO PROUD of him I could just burst! I don't think I have ever been so proud of him as I was when I looked at that medal! Way to go little man!
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In reply to: mom2dakandchey
Sat, 06-23-2007 - 12:41am

GREAT JOB DAKOTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THat is awesome to hear. It really is hard for them to participate in sports like that and not meltdown. I remember Mike making it through 1 year of biddy ball (when he was too old for that league) But I was just so darn proud of him that he made it through the entire season and tried so hard. Our guys are hard workers. Harder than we realize.

Renee

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Registered: 11-28-2006
In reply to: mom2dakandchey
Sat, 06-23-2007 - 1:14am

You sound like one proud mamma! He did great! I know what you mean by them not being able to handle it all.

I had decided to pull Nicholas out of Cubscouts, cuz he just couldn't do it with all of the sensory issue's, and crowds and stuff. Chris couldn't either, but instead of going into the fight mode, he went into the flight mode and just plain out quite. We couldn't budge him at all at home, and Tony was the Coach!

Wonderful to see he has an award to put up on his shelf :)

Lainie

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Registered: 06-13-2007
In reply to: mom2dakandchey
Sat, 06-23-2007 - 2:05am

OH!! I forgot the best part...ya'll are gonna LOVE this! The medal they gave him.....the center of it SPINS!!!! LOL...Thought you would like that! How ironic is that!!!

Jen

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Registered: 11-28-2006
In reply to: mom2dakandchey
Sat, 06-23-2007 - 3:18am
LOL Perfect!!!!!