TWO under TWO

"Tons of love, very little sleep, rivers of tears and mountains of laughter. Mother of TWO... Who are you? A SUPER HERO. DUH" -Brittney Carlos

Having two children under the age of two is a job within itself! they both require massive amounts of attention and both will require you to exert tons of energy. The only thing that you can do is pray to the heavens that they will play nice when they wake up, they will keep their hands to themselves, they refrain from eating dirt and that they keep those chompers in their mouths because no one loves a biter.

To make some things easier for your TWO under TWO lifestyle here are the necessities and things that this SILLY mom lives by.

• A baby carrier is a MUST. With both children still being so young one child will WANT to be lifted into your arms although they can walk and get around independently for the most part while the other will need to be carried out of necessity. Cállyn, my eighteen-month-old will want to do her own thing up until the moment when she sees her younger brother Denver in my arms. At that moment she becomes an infant all over again.

• THE LOOK! we all know what I am speaking about when I say that we have to master the LOOK! It is the same look that our parents gave us when they wanted us to calm down and stop doing whatever it was that we were doing. Cállyn has somehow masted this along with the ability to ignore me in a matter of months! I have ZERO ideas as to where she learned this diabolical superpower but either way she has mastered it! So try and get it down before your kid does. PRAY it is already to late for me.

• SLEEP! try to work a nap into your schedule. This is SUPER important because at any given moment you can guarantee that one of your two children will be awake if not both, someone is crying, or a diaper needs to be changed. Trust me someone needs SOMETHING so if you find time to take a nap do it. It is the equivalent of winning the lottery.

• Oh, you are overwhelmed? That's the name of the GAME for now. So suck it up and throw the idea of a full night's sleep out the window. I have officially become the brand ambassador for TIRED MOMS. I wear my uniform everyday my #sweats, #messy bun, and #crocks.

• Double the trouble! Double the love and affection. I honestly can't get enough of the hugs, kisses, laughs, and tiny toes. Each moment escapes so quickly. So I try my hardest to hold on to them. Take as many pictures and videos as you can. you will want to look back at them later. It's like a pocket full of sunshine.

So mom's I know it can be a lot initially, but remember it will all pass. A few months from now, a few years from now you will not remember how tired you were or all of the diapers you had to change. All of that will be a thing of the past quicker than a blink of an eye.