By
this time next week we will have vacated our current house and will
begin the settling process into our new domain. We will be living among boxes as
we slowly, but surely, unpack our entire domestic lives. We will join the ranks
of many homeowners before us and begin turning the new house into our home
sweet home.
The
excitement surrounding this change is palpable yet surreal. Hubs and I have
rented together for years carving out cozy abodes that we loved but this time
it’s truly ours. The weight of this responsibility does have me nervous only
because it’s unknown territory, but overall I am welcoming this change and
ready to take it head-on.
Then
there’s the location. As we drove to dinner on Saturday night after an
exhausting day of packing, we took in the surroundings of our familiar
neighborhood and we couldn't help but feel sad to be leaving. The physical neighborhood
our current house is in isn't so much what we’ll miss. You see, we've actually
had no business living in such a wonderful place as it is the type of neighborhood
we will aspire to settle in one of these days, many years down the road. What
we will miss is the surrounding area that we've grown to love.
We've lived in our current house for 5 years and we lived in a house close to this
area for 4 years before that! Now we are moving to what feels like the boonies
and neither of us are too familiar with the new area. It’s in…
The suburbs!
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We
know it will be great for the kids but it will be a major culture shock for us
at first. There are pros and cons, as it is with any place, and exploring the
area while soon finding our bearings will be part of the fun! We are on the end
of a cul-de-sac which I’m really happy about for the kids and we even spotted some
indicators of similar aged children in surrounding houses.
“It
is going to be great!”
That
is what I keep telling myself through the anxiousness and nerves that surround
our “relocation.” I honestly know that it will be great but all this build up for
the move, the logistics and then the literal closing of one door and opening of
another, just needs to get over and done with so I can start coming to terms
with everything.
And
speaking of coming to terms with everything… the kids! Baby D-Nut (who is
hardly a baby any longer which is an entirely new post on its own) is going to
be just fine. As long as she has us by her side and her favorite/familiar
things, I think being in a new home will not faze her at all.
But
Little C? Whole different ball game. Our poor, sensitive, change adverse,
Little C. He is already showing signs of distress over the move and we are
making every effort to ease his trouble-filled little mind.
Side
note: I don’t know where he could possibly get this from??? Ha! Read: Every
post I’ve ever written about any life change big or small. Poor kid. ::shakes
fist in the face of genetics::
Anyway,
we are fielding questions like, “is my bed going to be at the new house?” “Will
Baby Sis be moving with us?” “Mom, will you still rub my back before bed at the
new house?” “You won’t leave me behind, right guys?”
My
heart breaks for him because I think he is worried instead of excited. It is
understandable considering his age and I’ve looked up numerous tips and tricks
for easing a toddler/preschooler into a move so I hope some of it is working.
He is having a very hard time going to sleep lately and he’s started having
numerous potty accidents which is very unlike him.
Keeping
our boy at ease has been our biggest worry so far. All of the other stuff we
will work out and is minuscule compared to making sure C transitions smoothly.
I think back to when he had so switch daycares or even had to switch rooms in
the daycare he was already familiar with! Those were both rough patches and I just
wish we had a secret weapon to unleash that could help him instantly.
I
know we’ll all get through this big life change and I can’t wait for the dust
to settle. It really is a beautiful home and I can’t believe it will be ours by
the end of this week!!!
Have
you ever moved from a place you loved to uncharted territory? Do you have any
tips for easing your kids into a move?
