Quintuplet Surprise

I'm in the middle of watching this show and WOW! Really this has been our life this first year minus 3 kids and the surgery.
Parts that I related to:
"I'm trying."
"I know he needs to go to work, but it's so hard because I could really use his help here."
"Where is the money going to come from?"
"This is a day to celebrate."
"Does insurance cover that?"
"We've never gone anywhere all 8 of us at the same time."
"$5,000 a year in diapers."
"Do I have to be grateful? Yes, you have to be grateful."
"How do you do it? You just do what you got to do."
"I can't imagine life without them."
"We have 6 kids. In 24 hours someone is always crying."
"I know she just wants to be held, but I can't."
"We have 5 healthy babies, we are so blessed."

Hearing all those babies cry on TV really brought back memories of the first few months with E and C. All crying all the time. So stinking HARD.
I don't want to complain, but I want to keep it real. It was HARD. It is exponentially easier each passing day. That they can feed themselves, and drink by themselves is AMAZING! That they even change each others diapers is a great skill they are learning! ;) I think Gianna would do it for me if I let her!
John would laugh at me for even watching the show. Why do want to watch a reality show when you are living it? I guess it's like misery loves company(or a good train wreck). NOT that I'm in misery, but that I "get" some of the struggles that they are going through. Some of those issues that you have to think about when managing to get all those little people out the door.
But it's sooooo worth it to sneak into their rooms at night to see sweet precious girls asleep. Cosette in a corner of a crib usually with her bottom up. Elizabeth sleeping on her side with her lovey right in her face, and Gianna is trying out a zillion new sleep positions. My dear sweet girls, I love you.