The Good Times

I was looking over the blog today, and it comes across like so much of our life is negative. Which so isn't true!! Yes, there are many challenging moments in our life, but that can be said of any set of parents with a 2 1/2 year old and a 3 month old, never mind all the medical issues we are dealing with! We have many, many good times as parents of Jamie and Clare. Today was a great day - we went to the beach, and it was perfect beach weather. Jamie had a blast playing in the sand and waves. Clare wasn't too fond of it, but that's to be expected at her young age. Then we went out for burgers and ice cream for dinner and put the kids to bed early. (Well, we put Jamie to bed early, Clare's another story!) Each day has its moments where we want to rip our hair out. But then we get many moments where Shawn and I look at each other and know that this is why we wanted to be parents. It's the little things we concentrate on - Clare smiling unexpectedly, an unasked-for kiss from Jamie, Clare found her toes today (and they are very cute tiny toes!), Jamie started going down his big slide all by himself. It's the small triumphs and joys that are the most rewarding part of being a parent.