May is crazy!!!

I only have one child in school, but I'm already surviving May (aka "School Year Grand Finale Month") and nothing more. My daughter only takes piano, and nobody else does any outside activities besides preschool! In the next 2 weeks, we have 3 trips to My's school, 1 trip to Manny's, and recitals, etc. Add to that 2 birthdays in the Radmall fam, the normal hyjinx of the toddlers and poopy/teethy babies in our lives, the house routine, and........I'm spent! How will I possibly handle when the 2 boys are in school? Jenny, you are my idol for sure!!! Parenthood makes us tired.

Here is a picture of Chad and I:



I took it when Nols was about 2 months old and in the worst stage of his acid reflux. I literally had not slept more than a 4 hour stretch at this point, except maybe one nap. I took the picture to remind us how bad it was....just in case we needed it some day. :)
Notice Chad is shirtless......that's how he rolls.....I'm still posting the pic.

This is one of Nols trying out an acid reflux wedge that was not in the least bit successful:


I guess I've concluded that raising my awesome 3 kids is not unlike my running habit. It's not easy. It's painful when you start (sort of like pregnancy/labor), and sometimes you feel like quitting. But, the rewards and finish lines do come. And, when they do, there's nothing sweeter or better in life. I mean, I would crawl across Wal-Mart (I couldn't think of a worse place) if I knew it meant that I got to watch My-my bow and grin and the end of her part in a play, or if I could see Manny's rendition of a nursery rhyme performed live. Or, if Noly would give me a cheesy chipmunk grin and pat me (hard!). Life is sweet, folks, may I clue in to this at some point and just enjoy the journey!