Putting Things In Perspective

So often in the midst of the chaos of an ordinary day it's easy to get stressed out. And why not? Kids are crying, phones are ringing, emails are flooding in, the dishes aren't washing themselves (yet), the cats are unfed, the house is a mess.... stress is hard to avoid. But my friend Gina put a link on her own blog to something that serves to put things in some serious perspective. Don't worry, I'm not going to get all After School Special on you, but she linked to a hilarious YouTube video of a woman surrounded by her quadruplets, who were all laughing hysterically.

Now, I love this for a couple of reasons. First, is there anything cuter than a laughing baby? Second, this woman is showing the world that while she may be raising four babies at once, she still has the time to lay around and have fun with them. And third, she looks pretty damn good. You'd think she'd have bags under her eyes and still be carrying around some baby weight, but she looks fabulous.

I think this woman -- and really anyone with more than one baby at a time -- deserves a hearty round of applause, a stack of take-out menus, a gift certificate to a weekend spa getaway and her very own brood of neighborhood kids willing to babysit at a moment's notice. This woman has a long road ahead of her, but if she ever feels low I hope she'll take a minute to revisit this video. I know I will.