Last night and today have had their moments of frustration. To make it simple, between Parker (8 weeks old) and Grace (1.5 years old) I was up a lot. Grace has been cranky and even tried to bite her sister today, and Parker has been very fussy all day long. Then you add paying bills, which is never too exciting as you see your checking account dwindle down to almost nothing and any person would mostly focus on the negative of the day. I know I did, until about 30 min ago...
It's days like this when many stay-at-home moms(or dads) would think or even say, "man, my spouse has it so easy!" But after texting my husband at work, he helped me see the brighter side with just one question. "Aren't you glad you get to stay home?" My answer without even thinking about it was "yes!" 
Here is an example of why....After about 45 min of naptime Grace woke up pretty upset. I decided to bring her out to the living room and see if she could fall asleep sitting upright since she has been stuffy all day. Turns out that's what she needed. That or just a little more cuddle time from her mama. It's never easy being the parent who has to enforce all the rules throughout the day, but being the parent who gets to kiss the ouchies, snuggle on the couch, have meals together and see them light up when they get something as simple as stickers to play with or apple juice is pretty amazing. Better yet you get to be the first to see when they learn something new. You see their excitement and they see yours! I am lucky enough that our family situation allows me to do that!
So today I want to remember that no matter how old my children get, moments like these will forever live inside my soul. Moments where nothing else matters but love. It's aways there, just some days are not as obvious as others. And I want to thank my husband for providing the opportunity for these moments.
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