Ian has had a bit of a rough time adjusting to his daddy not being around. He thought that I had taken Bill out to Ft Hood, left him there and that now Bill is lost. Ian started being aggressive toward me and his brother which was not normal. So I tried to explain to him that Bill was at work far, far away, but he continued to be mean to kids he was playing with. He even shoved one kid and I know he hasn't ever done that unless someone provokes him in the past. ARGH. So now I feel like the mom of the kid that no one wants to be around. Bill did finally manage to get a call through to us and he did talk to Ian. He told him that he wasn't lost and to be good for mommy. He has been a bit better since then. I'm hoping to see a marked improvement by the end of the weekend.
Ian does still have his sweet side though. He was so cute out picking "flowers for Mommy" while we were at the park today. We were there for the "predeployment party" and Ian did pretty good minding, etc. It also seems to have helped that we've been able to SKYPE with my inlaws and my parents. Just having that interaction seems to help keep Ian in check. Here's a picture of my sweet boy with his flowers for mommy.
Poor sweetie! I pray he adapts quickly and comes through as unscathed as TheBoy did over here.
ReplyDeleteWe've always called "it" the "faraway work" ... that's where daddy was, where SoldierBoy is and where CarKiller just went. Seems to satisfy TheBoy.
I know it's hard. Hang in there, you will all be okay.