BearsMountain: Keys

July 1, 2009

Keys

I get the keys today for my new home...I can't believe it. It's been a long time coming. I'm so excited, so so excited.

It finally is starting to feel a bit real.

I think the kids are having more of a hard time than I thought. They have both been climbing into bed with me every night, after I go to sleep. I wake up they are in bed with me like small puppies. This is way more normal for Small Son than for Little Miss. I don't have the heart to make them leave now though.

I discussed some tactics for when we move with my therapist last night. I think I'm going to make them pallets in my room that they can sleep on if they get scared in the new place, but I need to get them to stop climbing into bed with me every night. After they get used to the new place, I'll start working on getting them to actually sleep in their own bed, but I really feel that now they need to be by me at night, or they wouldn't be so clingy.

Oh well...time to get moving for the day....

Peace,

OC

3 comments:

Anna7/01/2009 10:26 AM
It may work itself out - they could be reacting to the tension in the household. After you move, a lot of that tension will dissipate - the separation is hard for the kids, but in many ways, it's easier than living with parents who are tense, arguing and unhappy.

After I moved out, my little girl actually started sleeping on her own. She had always been a difficult sleeper, and needed lots of help to go to bed. But now she feels so secure with me that she can do it independently. She still crawls into bed with me in the early morning, but I know she'll outgrow this as she gets older.
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Anonymous7/01/2009 11:55 AM
That is awesome on the keys!!!! You know what I did with my son. He would climb in bed with me every night and I was trying to get him to sleep in his bed. They sell blowup beds that have a sleeping bag looking cover that goes over the mattress. They aren't very big and the sleeping bag is in princess, spiderman, cars, different things. If you like me to send you a link with one, let me know.
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reeflightning7/01/2009 12:06 PM
almost there! even good change can be stressful, i'm sure the children will settle well once they realize that their new home is still home.
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