Renrel
01-16-2008, 11:37 AM
We are moving in about a month to a new house. We have lived in a near by apartment since before ds was born. I am looking for pointers on making the transition as smooth as possible.
The move in many respects is not that difficult. DS will continue to go to the same preschool and we don't have alot of friends in our present neighborhood. But it will still be a big change. DS is very fond of our upstairs neightbor (a single guy who gets a kick out of playing with DS every now and then) and our downstairs neighbor's cat who come to visit us all the time (DS thinks the cat is ours). Our apartment is big so we can't play up how he will now have a big new bedroom. The backyard will be better, but he does not see any problem with our present yard. He has a playroom next to the kitchen right now. In the new house he will have the basement as a playroom, which is bigger and will allow for more active play but will be more removed from the rest of the house. He will be able to be noisier in the new house since there are no neighbors to disturb. There are kids in the neighborhood who he will hopefully become friends with but since he is in preschool full time meeting people will take time. The neighborhood should be great but we may not be able to take much advantage till spring. The yard backs onto a golf course which is a cross country ski place in the winter and we are about 1.5 blocks from a small playground and ball fields. The neighborhood is quiet and DS will be able to ride his bike in the street when he is a bit older.
I know the recommendation is to take DS room apart last and set it up first.
I think we will get him a real bed for his new room. He has a mattress on the floor right now. Maybe even a midloft with a playarea underneith. DS sleeps on pillows on the floor or in a chair half the time anyway.
My parents will hopeful be around to help in whatever way necessary.
We plan to let DS throw a kiddy housewarming once we are set up in the house. He came up with the idea. He calls it a playdate party.
We already took DS tricker treating in the new neighborhood and that helped alot to winning him over as far as moving.
DS teacher helped DS to realize many of his friends at school live in the town we are moving too, though not in the same neighborhood or grade school district.
I have bought a few books about moving.
I am not sure what else to do or how to handle the actual day of the move, or the days right around then. DS mostly seems to be excited about the move but he has days of apprehension as well.
The move in many respects is not that difficult. DS will continue to go to the same preschool and we don't have alot of friends in our present neighborhood. But it will still be a big change. DS is very fond of our upstairs neightbor (a single guy who gets a kick out of playing with DS every now and then) and our downstairs neighbor's cat who come to visit us all the time (DS thinks the cat is ours). Our apartment is big so we can't play up how he will now have a big new bedroom. The backyard will be better, but he does not see any problem with our present yard. He has a playroom next to the kitchen right now. In the new house he will have the basement as a playroom, which is bigger and will allow for more active play but will be more removed from the rest of the house. He will be able to be noisier in the new house since there are no neighbors to disturb. There are kids in the neighborhood who he will hopefully become friends with but since he is in preschool full time meeting people will take time. The neighborhood should be great but we may not be able to take much advantage till spring. The yard backs onto a golf course which is a cross country ski place in the winter and we are about 1.5 blocks from a small playground and ball fields. The neighborhood is quiet and DS will be able to ride his bike in the street when he is a bit older.
I know the recommendation is to take DS room apart last and set it up first.
I think we will get him a real bed for his new room. He has a mattress on the floor right now. Maybe even a midloft with a playarea underneith. DS sleeps on pillows on the floor or in a chair half the time anyway.
My parents will hopeful be around to help in whatever way necessary.
We plan to let DS throw a kiddy housewarming once we are set up in the house. He came up with the idea. He calls it a playdate party.
We already took DS tricker treating in the new neighborhood and that helped alot to winning him over as far as moving.
DS teacher helped DS to realize many of his friends at school live in the town we are moving too, though not in the same neighborhood or grade school district.
I have bought a few books about moving.
I am not sure what else to do or how to handle the actual day of the move, or the days right around then. DS mostly seems to be excited about the move but he has days of apprehension as well.