(HBOT 39) Socially Withdrawn

Today we celebrated Vanessa's birthday party. I tried to prep both Jonathan and Vanessa since Thursday that Saturday was Vanessa's birthday party. They both knew that a Princess was coming to play with balloons and paint their faces.

Jonathan woke up happy and engaged. I gave him his supplements, he ate breakfast and I sent him off with Daddy to the submarine. Vanessa, Grandpa and I went to run other errands.

HBOT Day 39

It was pretty uneventful. Daddy commented that Jonathan plays almost obsessively with him inside the chamber. He never does that to me. So it is curious.

The day developed well. When I got home, I found him playing with a laptop that his uncle gave him. A present for him. He was very excited. He came to me and told me "Look mommy, this is my computer. Not mommy's, not daddy's, not abuelito's. This is mine". He sat back at his table and played with all the options that his uncle had installed. It was great to see him that like. So happy. Although I knew we had lost him for the remainder of the day.

Vanessa's friends arrived and so did the Princess Ariel (Little Mermaid) who painted faces. The kids had a blast. Jonathan showed no interest and when I asked him to participate, he started to cry. I decided not to ruin Vanessa's party and left Jonathan be. But I was able to bring his new laptop and set it outside so he could be with us. After the Princess clown was done with the young crowd, she came to the table where Jonathan was with his laptop and started to talk to him. Jonathan asked her to build a bear with balloons. And she did. She was very nice with him.

After the majority of the kids had left, he started to play with some small cars. Daddy and Abuita helped him build a bridge. He enjoyed it. Then he went back to his new laptop.

I feel that Jonathan is not going to be a person that enjoys the crowds. And that is okay. Not everyone does. I am very happy though that he coped with the crowd. No sensory overload behaviors. And he loved the cake :)