Moving Reassurance

So, we are buying our first house! Well, condo actually, but you get the idea. We can't wait to move out of this basement apartment, specially because the kitchen is moldy, all our stuff are still in boxes and the kids are going nuts.

I realized as we were moving what a big deal moving is to a little child. My son kind of freaked out at first when I told him. I realized after talking to him a little more that he really thought a new house would mean a new mommy and a new daddy. I reassured him that this wasn't the case.

The day we were moving, my 3 year old cried when he saw his bed packed up and his former bedroom empty. He got better, of course, especially when we set up his bed in his new (temporary) bedroom. But for a few days there he needed reassurance that the whole family are staying together and our routines will stay the same.

I'm grateful that this whole event has made me better understand how my son thinks.