Thankful

First, thank you for all of the incredible support and advice regarding Kate. It has been a rough few days. A lot has been going on here (but Dave says I cannot complain on the blog anymore;). I  cannot tell you how my heart warmed when I read all of the kind and supportive things all of you Moms wrote. I found incredible comfort in knowing that I am not alone. It feels so good to read from you all that this is normal. I savored every single comment and read them 2-3 times last night. I was feeling so defeated and worn down.  But now I feel encouraged and energized to deal with this phase. I do believe that our move and all of the transition has affected Kate.  I know that she will be even more confused when we move into our house next week.  But hopefully seeing all of her things in her new room and our furniture etc. will give her some comfort. I know we will sort it out.

Secondly, I am thankful for my compassionate, loving and empathic Will.  Yesterday was such a sad day.  Dave is up in Virginia supervising the movers packing our home. It fnally hit me that this is really over.  We cannot go back.  We had left all of our things in Virginia for the past 2 months for various reasons. I always felt like if things got too bad here, we could go back.  Now that is no longer an option. We are selling our house and our things are almost packed. I get extremely attached to our homes and I felt like I was losing a good friend yesterday.  Seeing my sadness and witnessing one of Kate's episodes last night, Will came up and put his arm on my shoulder and said, "Mom how was your day?  Are you okay?  You look like you might cry."

He was right, I was about to cry.  But instead I smiled, hugged him and thanked him for being so thoughtful. I cannot believe how selfless he can be at 11 years old.

He is also being a HUGE helper while Dave is gone.  Yesterday, he woke up at 5 am (way too early)  and was dressed and at the kitchen table eating breakfast.  He had packed his and Harry's lunch.  At first, I was mad that he was up so early. I was exhausted and not ready to be up.  Then he explained that he got up to help me since Dad was out of town.  He is such a good kid.  I am blessed.

I am also thankful that Dave is organizing our move on the Virginia end while I organize it on this end.  I just could not bear being there right now.  I might never leave.

There is so much more I want to write about based on incredible feedback I have gotten from you all.  However, I need to go buy our new washer and dryer.  Thanks for the suggestions. They really helped us.  After reading TONS of on-line reviews and talking to sales people, service people and friends we have decided to purchase the Samsung brand front loaders.  We had front loaders in VA and they shook the house.  The Samsung has an anti-vibration feature which is crucial for our 2nd floor laundry room. They also have an ionic silver option that kills mites and allergens in cold water.  I love that feature.  Only 8 more days in our apartment!!!