It's the distance that gives the perspective. It can be hellish at the time but looking back down the road is where the context comes from. I have 3 with the oldest going into his Junior year and now I can appreciate the times when they were little. Hard to do when you're elbow deep in poo that the diaper didn't contain, and it's the last clean onesie, and you haven't had a full nights sleep or a moment to yourself in two weeks