On various days since Gracen's arrival, friends have called and said they want to stop by just to see DJ.
Their purpose was to show him special attention without coming in to barge in on a newborn's arrival.
They're so thoughtful and I thought to myself, it's always a good idea to have friends that are smarter than you are. They come up with the most creative ideas and are always there to lend support!
Thank you again!
My neighbor stopped by for some sidewalk chalk fun!
Mackenna stopped by to play some online games and bring DJ his all time favorite action hero:
Courtney stopped by to see DJ but, he was off to the park with DJ. She dropped off some really cool matchbox cars! As soon as he got home, I snapped a photo and sent it to her via cellphone!
We are truly blessed to have friends that care so much about our family!
Question: Did your child(ren) have a hard time adjusting to their new role as big brother or big sister? Did you or your family or friends do anything cool, fun and exciting to help with their transition?
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That is awesome I am so glad you have such great friends. :) We bought my son a gift for the day he came to see me and my daughter in the hospital.
You have fabulous friends. I don't think any of my kids have had trouble adjusting once the new family member was here but Marty was quite concerned that we wouldn't have enough time for him once Gabe was born. Instead of blowing off his concern, we talked about it and explained that while things would be different and there would be things we couldn't do now that we could before, we would ALWAYS make time for special activities. And, we made sure to follow through.
When my second niece was born, quite a few people(usually those with multiple children) made it a point to bring her a small token gift when bringing gifts for the new baby. One of my Aunts started telling her it was a reward for being such a good big sister and she ate it up ! LOL
It sounds like DJ will make a very good transition.
We had an okay-ish transition. Eva was a little younger (3 yrs & 10 mos old when Bits was born.) She didn't like the crying and said a few times, "I think she wants to go back to the hospital now."
But now they are the best of friends and in fact we even moved around some furniture this week so they are sharing a bedroom (made the second small upstairs bedroom into their playroom.)
I think the timing of DJ going off to kindergarten will be a good thing. He'll have HIS place that only big kids get to go.
I was lucky with the transition was a breeze for me since my girls are so much older. I did appreciate the fact that friends and neighbors bought little big sister gifts for the girls which was so thoughtful! They didn't have to do anything but they wanted to. Friends really were the ones to be there for my when I had my little guy. They really fill in the blank where "family" are not there.
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