All About That Sass

Emma and Maggie: our delightful, loving, funny, cute as heck darlings that blessed us as parents. Emma and Maggie: also little dictators that can turn on you in a hearbeat with their screaming, meltdowns and sass.

We are in the throes of toddlerhood with not one, but two and seriously, it sucks and it is exhausting. It hasn't really been until the last month that the back talking, attitude, stomping, hitting and just all around sucky-ness has begun. Emma had her terrible twos, has been pretty good during her threes and as we are about to hit fours.....she is all of a sudden a teenager. Maggie meanwhile has been showing glimpses of her terrible twos for a few months now. She is constantly telling us not to look at her, not to say that, don't sing this, or to just plain stop. She says "nope" so proudly and adamantly.

Someone just say it: toddlers are terrible.

Okay, they aren't terrible, but they aren't fun all the time either. Of course Matt and I love our girls. They are awesome.....at times. There are nights we lay in bed and talk about how genuinely sweet and loving they are or the cuteness of watching them play together. We love them more than we can even describe. But lately, oh boy are they driving us crazy.

We are in the trenches of toddlerhood, of Maggie and Emma finding their independence and voice. There is no advice for this stage but to survive and advance. Oh, and to keep wine and beer on hand. For you, not them.

These are the Days

These are the days. We are living them. Right. Now. Some day, we are going to want this back. Because I already want this specific night back. Even though this is the busiest time of our lives, I am trying to stop and take in what is happening around us, not speeding through life or wishing any phases away. Instead, enjoying the moment....as crazy as it may be. 

We Survived!

It's hard to imagine that in just a few short days, our sweet little Emma will be one. You know what that means? We survived! Matt and I are still married and Emma is alive, healthy and as happy as can be! Like I have said (and every other parent says), this last year has been the most challenging and rewarding year of our lives. Parenting is hard, anyone that says it isn't is lying. But what has made this last year doable is having an amazing husband to go through it all with.

Being parents while still trying to be husband and wife is hard. Really hard. We were tired and we had no idea what the heck we were doing (we still don't). We were devoting every waking moment to this little thing that came into our lives. But would I want to go through this with anyone else? Absolutely not. Matt has been the absolute best partner for me and daddy for Emma. From the moment she was born, he has been incredibly hands on with changing diapers, waking up in the middle of the night with me, playing with her and reading to her. The list goes on.

There is no greater feeling than to see your husband with your child, the two loves of my life. Each day spent with them and as a family has been a true blessing, no matter how chaotic or easy the day has been.

This week we celebrate Emma, but I am secretly celebrating that we survived and that I get to go through this journey with a fantastic husband.