A New Year is a great time to try new things!

I was totally surprised that my son chose to leave Ozzy home today.  It was 100% his choice.  He got some new animal friends for Ozzy on Christmas.  I told him he couldn't bring all of them to school, but told him that he could only bring one if he would like.  And he chose to leave Ozzy home...I could tell it was hard for him, but I stayed neutral through the whole thing as he made his choice.

Then, on the way to school he says: "A new year is good for trying new things.  I'm trying something new by leaving Ozzy home."  And I'm thinking, Wow! Where did that come from?

Then, he says, "And I'm taking a break from wearing my gray shirt."  I hadn't even noticed til he said something...and yep, sure enough, he's wearing the same shorts, but different shirt...the shirt he usually wears to our family reunions.  I have no idea where that came from! Totally shocked!

Over the break I did show him that I have two of his gray shirts that he likes to wear and so he didn't have to worry cause one of them should always be clean and ready for him to wear.  Not sure if that made a difference or not.  Not sure if it will even last. 
But hey, at least today is a day that my son tried some new things, and I'll take that as progress! :)