Take the Trip

If you are a parent, you know how much work it is to take a trip with kids.

Especially three kids under the age of 4!

But it’s always worth it!

Whenever my kids bring up a memory, it’s ALWAYS those hard trips.

It’s not sitting at home.

It’s not playing outside.

Yes, they also have fun at those places, but those don’t stand out to them.

That’s “every day life” for them even if it’s not for us.

But instead it’s the trips that take days to prepare for.

The ones that take multiple bags, multiple plans & ALL of the patience from mom & dad are the ones they bring up continuously.

& that is exactly why I want to do more of them.

Not because I love being stressed out or packing or not getting anything done at home.

But because I love when they replay the memories to us after.

My kids have flown, drove across state lines, camped and so much more.

& I cannot wait to do even more with them!

Like everyone says, “they are only little once”.

Take the trip.

Where Were They?

Have you ever read stories of something bad happening and then see people stepping up to help?

If you have, have you ever wondered where these people were before hand?

The newly divorced mom of dad who are now getting offers to help watch their kids or be a listening ear. Where were they when they were struggling to save their marriage?

The man that just got fired from their job because they had too much going on who are now being asked what people can do to help so they can find new work. Where were they when the mountain felt hard to climb?

The teenager that just got arrested for doing drugs who now have concerned parents. Where were they with all the warning signs?

The woman who just committed suicide and now people are posting that they should have reached out. Where were they when they asked to hangout, when they were being bullied or when they knew the terrors they were going through?

Everything is clearer in hindsight.

So if you can, be there now. ❤️

Medication Free!!

Today marks the first day without having to give our youngest son heart medication!

If you’ve never given a infant/child medication for months/years on end, you will not understand why we are rejoicing!

But I’ll try to explain it to you.

No more waking up a sleeping child to give him his medication.

No more alarms set to remind you.

No more packing a bottle of meds and syringes whenever you’d leave the house.

No more asking if he’s already been given his medication by the other parent or nanny.

No more worry about him getting it too early.

No more fear of what will happen if he does get it early (only happened once!).

No more temperature regulation if it’s too hot or too cold.

No more forcing a baby to take it (he has been a pro the last year!).

No more choking on yucky medication when it goes down the wrong tube.

No more explaining to older siblings why he gets medication and they don’t.

& hopefully, no more 6 month echos!!

So yes, today we celebrate!

Because today, Finley is medication free!