Not all families are made the same. Yes two year olds can throw tantrums, yes, babies will need to be changed and fed, and yes sometimes you just don't know what to do. What makes these guys special - and maybe they were being easy just because I was around - is their ability to go with the flow, as gracie wanted to do one thing, and then want to do another thing (as all 2 year olds who know what they want to do and can vocalize it), they moved seemlessly between activities.

This week is CCHD Awareness Week, Feb 7 - February 14. Critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) represents a group of heart defects that cause serious, life-threatening symptoms and requires intervention within the first days or first year of life. Check out the stories of these kids who were taken great care of by associations like the March of Dimes.

Like most children, at first she was unsure about photos, she was shy and she was a bit nervous about being in front of the camera. Give it time, and boy did she just go out there and have fun!