Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Nightmares and The Lunch Box

Moving day is less than two weeks away, so the stress level keeps increasing for us all. My oldest, the one with PTSD, is definitely struggling the most. How do I know? Please examine the following evidence:

Thursday - My normally chipper 1st grader cries at lunch because he misses me. That night, he creeps in and sleeps on our floor. These are both firsts, really.

Friday - D decides he is not going to go to school and cries all morning. That night, he has four nightmares before midnight, so Dad sleeps on his trundle bed.

Saturday - We tell the kids they can all sleep in the same room until we move so hopefully the nightmares stop. It goes okay.

Sunday - Pretty incident free, besides being incredibly clingy and needy.

Monday - I send a family picture for D to keep at school, and I start sending notes in his lunch box.

Tuesday - Teacher allows D to write me an email every recess. Have I mentioned that she is a great teacher?

So, here we are with just about 10 days to go….9…8…7… 6…5…4…3…2…1…