Talking Cereal

The way my day begins is completely up to Ryan. Some days he loves waking up, doesn't fight is teeth being brushed and is fairly quiet while eating breakfast. Other days he wakes up, fights getting dressed, tries to keep his mouth shut so I can't brush his teeth and his echolalia is out of control. These are the frustrating mornings. Nothing is right for him. I wish I knew what the problem was so that I could fix it.
Today was a good day. He was happy and telling me stories as he got dressed. He was excited about his plaid shorts and his brown "pocket shirt" (Its a t-shirt with a pocket- apparently the coolest thing ever!!). He brushed his teeth without issue. I bought a box of rice krispies the other day because I have some marshmellows and I was thinking about making treats. I don't particularly care for rice krispies (or any other tiny size cereal, too hard to eat LOL) so I'm sure I've never bought it before, at least not for eating in a bowl with milk. So, as I pour the milk, I figure Ryan may get a kick out of this "talking" cereal.
"Ryan, listen! The cereal is talking to you!!"
He looks at me with questioning eyes, then looks at the bowl, then looks back at me.
"Talking cereal, momma?"
"Yeah, can you hear it?" I motioned for him to get closer, though the popping sounds were quite clear. He put his face very close to the bowl and listened for about 10 or 15 seconds.
"Hello, cereal. How are you today?" I couldn't help but smile. Then he paused.
"Hmm, that's nice. I love you, cereal." He was actually conversing with his rice krispies!! When Eric came upstairs, Ryan called excitedly, "ERIC! This cereal is TALKING!" Eric looked at me, and I smiled a big, teary smile and shrugged. He looked back and Ryan and said "cool".
Its a good day.
:)