How do you do it?

That is a question I get asked quite frequently, along with "you take care of them all day by yourself?", "you mean you don't have a nanny?", and "I could never handle twins!"

My answer is, "Well, I just do it." I mean for one thing, I have to! What am I going to do, not take care of my kids because it's hard? And in all honesty, for me it hasn't been super difficult. Now before you think I am on my high horse, I am by no means mother of the year! I am not saying that ALL twins are easy, I just happen to be blessed with two pretty good babies. Now don't get me wrong, they definitely have their moments, and I would never, ever say that it has been easy. There have been several emotional breakdowns/crying sessions, where I just pray to make it through the next 10 minutes. However those are getting fewer as the babies get older. I will probably look back in a few years and think, "How in the world did I do that?" The same thing happened when I was going through chemo and radiation. So many people told me how amazed they were at how well I handled everything, between work, my wedding, and treatment. Well, I didn't have a choice, so I just did it! Now, I look back and say to myself, "how in the world did I do that?"

I think a lot of people don't give themselves enough credit as to what they are capable of handling. I was freaking out at the thought of keeping the babies for the night by myself. However the closer it got, the more I realized I just needed to calm down...I knew I could do it. In the end, I had a wonderful evening and night with my babies, just the three of us. When you are in the moment, you will be amazed at what your mind and body can handle. My grandma always said, "this too shall pass" and when I am frazzled I tell myself that. Then, what do you know, the crazy moment has passed. :)