To be honest, the hardest thing I ever did was to have my first baby. I was completely unprepared mentally and still have regrets about all the first time mommy mistakes I made. My second was born only 13 months after my first and the ease of shifting back into having an infant was a HUGE RELIEF. I was able to finally let go of all the perceived rules and expectations and simply be a mom of an infant and toddler. I finally understood the phrase "whatever works" and still embraced it with a vengeance! Additionally, after having gained over 60 pounds with each pregnancy, there wasn't enough time in the day for comfort food so exactly one year after my second was born I weighed less than I had since high school. I had my third about 2 2/3 years later and they are all old enough now (almost 3, almost 6 and almost 7) to be spending the summer conspiring against my husband and me as they roll back carpets, take pretend naked baths in the basement and mysteriously break our treadmill. Unfortunately, I have now found plenty of time for the comfort food so that treadmill will be missed...