Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Tips for Moving with Toddlers

Not recommended for the faint of heart!  It was a fairly rough road with a few bumps, but we made it five states over, from the great plains to the "great river."
We've been trying to prepare the girls for months, talking to them about moving and living in a new house.  Thanks to The Berenstain Bears' Moving Day book, E especially, really seemed to grasp the concept.
When we finally got to our new place, she was constantly comparing things that happened to us with the Berenstain Bears.  C, being 17-months-old, didn't quite comprehend what was going on, but has done a great job rolling with the punches.

It took five days after closing on our house (a whole separate story!), but our things finally arrived.  The night before the moving truck arrived, poor E was trying so hard, but couldn't keep it together.  She didn't understand where her things were and why it was taking so long for them to get here.  She missed her big-girl bed and her Minnie stickers for her wall.  And where were all of their toys?  C could feel the tension and was definitely missing her things too. 

The look on those girls' faces when the movers started hauling boxes and things into the house was priceless.  Even better, though, were the looks they gave as I put them down for nap in their own beds.  Both girls were more than happy, they were relieved that, in fact, Mommy and Daddy were telling the truth: their things WERE going to be coming here after all.

After going through the whole moving process with our two little ones, I came up with a few tips for moving with toddlers that I took away from the experience.  Check them out at www.playfullearning.net!

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