You got this, mama.

This afternoon, JUST as I got the little to drift off to dreamland in her carrier, big woke up from her nap...almost an hour earlier than usual. Like L-I-T-E-R-A-L-L-Yas I was snapping this photo and about to IG-brag about getting both girls to sleep at the same time, the first “Moooommy!” rang out. With daddy gone and only a half-day of childcare today, I just had to make it work. Did that mean answering e-mails from my phone while I fed the baby? Yep. Did that mean more Paw Patrol than I’d like to admit so I could get #justonemorething done? You bet. Did it look like the perfect work / life balance? NOPE. Because honestly, what does that even mean??

It was a hard day. It was a looong day. Like, a mama needs an iced latte and a little This Is Us on Hulu kind of day. My job sacrificed for my girls. My girls sacrificed for my job. And I sacrificed for both. But...we made it. And tomorrow is a new day. A new day with 8 hours of childcare — Can I get a AMEN?!

Mamas, this is hard stuff. It’s a hard season. We know it. We feel it. Babies and toddlers are H.A.R.D. Whether you’re a WAHM, a SAHM, a WOTHM (is that even a real acronym?), a bio mom, a foster mom, an [insert anything here] mom — IF YOU ARE A MOM IT.IS.HARD. But you got this, mama. WE’VE got this. If you had a hard day today, remember tomorrow is a new one. And you were made for this.

With grace,