Nicole

“This too shall pass” really resonates with me. I read in a book once that on any given day, this is the only day that your baby is X days/months old. That helped me with both my first and my second, and is helpful even now (when my second is 9 months old and refusing to ever nap in his crib…).

I’ve also found that humor helps me push through the tough times. When I was pregnant and parenting our toddler, my husband would jokingly tell me to “enjoy this time,” and we now use that as a fun, shorthand way to lighten some of the most stressful moments of having two little ones.