Status Report: post-move, settling in
Hi all. Been a while, I know, and I apologize for that. It's been crazy busy around here, and the boy has needed more than usual during this transition from 3-in-a-house to 2.
The longer Blueeyes and I go, in our new living situation, the more comfortable he gets. He no longer seems so angry at me as he did, in the beginning, which is good. It amazes me that he is already beginning to use other coping skills, when he's angry, besides screaming, too. You see, it's okay if he's mad, that's his right. It's *not* okay for him to scream, throw things, or say mean things when he's mad. We're working on ways to show him this.
He is staying with my eldest sister during the day, and that cheerful bulldozer is helping him with these new coping skills, as well. The increased family connection (he sees my sisters nearly every day, now) is helping him with a sense of continuity, I think.
Anyway, I just thought I'd let you all know we're doing well. I hope to have more fun stuff to post in the coming weeks. It's amazing - I'm a single mom in fact, now, and somehow I have so much more time in the evenings. I've spent much of that time, thus far, settling in to the house, hanging pictures, etc., but most of that is finished now. Time to get creative - and for the first time in a while, I actually have time, quiet, and the presence of mind for it, particularly after the munchkin crashes out for the night.
See y'all soon.
The longer Blueeyes and I go, in our new living situation, the more comfortable he gets. He no longer seems so angry at me as he did, in the beginning, which is good. It amazes me that he is already beginning to use other coping skills, when he's angry, besides screaming, too. You see, it's okay if he's mad, that's his right. It's *not* okay for him to scream, throw things, or say mean things when he's mad. We're working on ways to show him this.
He is staying with my eldest sister during the day, and that cheerful bulldozer is helping him with these new coping skills, as well. The increased family connection (he sees my sisters nearly every day, now) is helping him with a sense of continuity, I think.
Anyway, I just thought I'd let you all know we're doing well. I hope to have more fun stuff to post in the coming weeks. It's amazing - I'm a single mom in fact, now, and somehow I have so much more time in the evenings. I've spent much of that time, thus far, settling in to the house, hanging pictures, etc., but most of that is finished now. Time to get creative - and for the first time in a while, I actually have time, quiet, and the presence of mind for it, particularly after the munchkin crashes out for the night.
See y'all soon.