Staying Awake

Since Junior's trach surgery back in August he has not been sleeping well at night.  He sleeps a few hours then stays awake the remainder of the night and wants to sleep his day away(will sleep from 10 or 11pm until 2am then awake until 7-8am).  I didn't want to push it during his recovery then he was having his asthma issues so again not a good idea to really push him.

This week it is finally time to get back on track.  This means waking him up in the morning at his normal treatment time and making him stay awake until bedtime(a cat nap in there is fine but no hours of napping).
To say he was not happy about this is a huge understatement.  I know I have to stay strong and not let that face get to me but wow is it hard.  He knows his sad face melts me and was using it today.

During stander time we played with foam and tried to keep him very busy and distracted.  He is a bit upset with me over all this so was doing his best not to smile but coudn't help sharing a few small smiles. 

 By early afternoon we got passed the overtired crankiness and moved to the giggles stage.  Everything was super funny.

 He was learning about spiders in his school session today so we ended by making a spider.  He thought it was great and was being a very silly guy. 

Then still working on keeping him busy so he won't fall asleep so he did a little coloring with his markers.  He is pushing back hard in his recliner because he is trying to get his arms to move the markers. He doesn't have any small motor motion in his hands but can stiffen his arms to move his hands and color.

He is now taking a break and watching Walker Texas Ranger while playing with his sensory board.  I am keeping a close eye on him to be sure he isn't falling asleep and so far the high action show is keeping him entertained and awake.
Only a few more hours until bed time, we may actually make it. Hopefully it won't take long to get him back into his regular sleep routine.