PCS'in with a 4 Year Old

Momma, I don't want to leave here just yet, "I just love all the people." He's so tenderhearted. My response was, Buddy, Momma loves the people too but it's time for us to find more people to love.

That was Big Boy's response to us telling him that pretty soon we wouldn't live in Germany anymore. He's VERY confused and trying to make him understand is just making it harder. This house(and my parents for a year)is the only home he has ever known and in a few days his whole world is going to be rocked. We moved here when he was merely 7 weeks old. This is going to be the 1st life changing event, besides welcoming Brudder into the family,that he will experience.

He has his mind made up that we're packing up our belongings to go back to Grammy's world in America. He's going to be very disappointed when we get off the airplane in CO and Gram's not there waiting for us at the luggage belt. He "knows" that we're headed to Colorado but he's not grasping the concept at all. I keep explaining to him that when we get to America we can drive to Grammy's house and we won't have to wait so long to visit and no more really long airplane rides.

He doesn't want a new room. He asked if he could take his room with him. He's worried he'll never see his toys again. We've told him that they're going to go across the ocean just like we are and will meet us at our new house...SOONER than LATER.

He wants to make sure that Dadda and Brudder are coming along. "Remember,you and Brudder are going to share a new sleeping room."

We look at photos of houses and he thinks they are all perfect, especially the apartments with pools and playgrounds. He wants a dog named Jack, a black one with white spots, as soon as we get to America. He wants a house with stairs, just like at Gram's house. He wants to have a sleeping room with Brudder and a play room. He's got high expectations! I just want a place that we can call "home" and maybe a fireplace too.

I think we will take pictures of this house so he'll always remember his first home. I want to make Germany a memory he'll never,ever forget. Of course we'll come back when the boys are older and can understand and share with them more about our time here. Our time here has been so very precious.

This is an adventure,that's for sure! I'm sure I'll have more stories to share. Until then,please pray for a since of understanding and peace for our sweet boy. He's having HORRIBLE night mares. He keeps waking up screaming for us not to leave him here. It breaks my heart because I would never ever do such a thing.

Until tomorrow...I'm going back to bed :-) it's 1:30 a.m.