tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post3613221640867527397..comments2023-08-10T08:24:08.460-06:00Comments on Mama Needs Coffee: Signs of HopeJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07923751596148085363noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-20184844188717014562013-04-08T16:35:46.132-06:002013-04-08T16:35:46.132-06:00How cool you met up with the Tierney's! They a...How cool you met up with the Tierney's! They are inspiring, right?! Kendra was one of my youth group leaders in high school and her parents and mine are best friends. Small world! Love you Jenny and I am right there in the trenches with you. :)Diana Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-66271388903756017902013-04-08T15:14:32.896-06:002013-04-08T15:14:32.896-06:00Congrats! That's a huge step :)Congrats! That's a huge step :)Jenna@CallHerHappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587606918705423050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-85681051508531589042013-04-08T13:42:55.911-06:002013-04-08T13:42:55.911-06:00Thanks Jenny! It was such fun to meet you guys an...Thanks Jenny! It was such fun to meet you guys and have a real Italian dinner out. Tell the boys hi for us!Kendra Tierneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212829372556908004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-80690420570055894282013-04-08T12:37:21.266-06:002013-04-08T12:37:21.266-06:00Joey looks so much older! This post was great and ...Joey looks so much older! This post was great and the comments are so encouraging! Miss you, dear!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126027908812186013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-30085793895838041462013-04-08T11:21:03.529-06:002013-04-08T11:21:03.529-06:00Yes! Here's to the in the trenches/investing y...Yes! Here's to the in the trenches/investing years; and all the friends that help us make it through!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553760391176072177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-90304757644809900502013-04-08T11:03:12.128-06:002013-04-08T11:03:12.128-06:00Ha! Kevin McCalister! I love to whip out a "Y...Ha! Kevin McCalister! I love to whip out a "You're what the French call 'les incompetent'" every now and then. Thank you for this post. With a 2.5 year old and a 3 month old, thinking of these years as "investing years" helps lift the spirits a bit.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829375160706152011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-6292007102353530582013-04-08T10:52:55.649-06:002013-04-08T10:52:55.649-06:00I promise. It DOES get better. My youngest is 8 ...I promise. It DOES get better. My youngest is 8 now and we actually go places and do things and people don't have fits or melt-downs or temper tantrums. I can't promise that you don't still have to discipline or "remind", but I've actually reached the place where going out in public doesn't give me the heebie-jeebies and I don't get an automatic twitch when my husband even remotely suggests "traveling with small children". Once your toddler and your baby become the "older" kids, newer toddlers and babies seem to just blend in and become easier. You'll get there, I promise!!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999838147173390906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-83152121539934618222013-04-08T08:39:22.095-06:002013-04-08T08:39:22.095-06:00Once my fourth baby turned 2, it was like life was...Once my fourth baby turned 2, it was like life was soooooo easy! We loved going everywhere as a family. Everyone slept through the night and that makes for happy parents. Then we added a fifth baby, and you know what, life is still really really good. I think it's because now the older ones are 10 and 8 and can do so much for the baby that we used to have to do ourselves. It's good to "know" you are in the trenches and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I didn't really find any light while I was in the trenches and felt like it would go on and on forever. Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1669762298855511295.post-76762476276384027212013-04-08T08:23:44.860-06:002013-04-08T08:23:44.860-06:00There really is some kind of magical tipping point...There really is some kind of magical tipping point. We seem to have just tipped (in spite of having three kids 3 and under) and it is glorious. I only yell "dammit" once a week or so now, usually at the dog. (It happened when our second child hit 5 and I'm still surprised six months later.)pinklogicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437458157416541638noreply@blogger.com