Keep calm and carry on

I know this phrase has been over used recently, but it is my new mantra, as I deal with a newborn and a strong willed toddler...at the same time. 

1.  Keeping calm takes as much energy and control as I can muster. Sometimes I hope that the big breaths I am taking will calm down my toddler as well. 

2.  Carry on - remember, this too will pass. 

When you are in the thick of it, it is hard to remember, but it will not always be this crazy. Try to focus on the good points and the precious time you have when your kids are this small. Before you know it, they will be grown and those temper tantrums over more time on the iPad will be long forgotten.