Taking it for Granted

Today I read a VERY sad blog that my friend had posted. I wouldn't go into much detail but they are very close to losing one of their 6 month old triplets. My heart breaks for this family. I could not imagine what they are going through. But it also made me think how easily it is to take your kids for granted. I have been very blessed to have 3 healthy kids. To have 3 very easy pregnancies with no morning sickness and no other issues. To have 3 c-sections that went as smooth as they could of. To have 3 kids that were born perfect and have stayed perfect.
Sure we have had our issues. Alex was hospitalized twice for pneumonia, but recovered just fine from it. Zach was brought to the ER not to long ago because he could not breath and it was just croup.But those have been the only issues we have had that led to anything doing with the hospital. We are lucky. For anyone who knows my kids, especially my boys you know that they have NO FEAR!!! They are daredevils. They will try anything. Alex will do something and Zach is right on his heels trying it. And so far no major injuries *knock on wood*Awhile back we had Addie fall down the stairs because Alex left the gate open and all she had was a couple bruises. And it was about 12-15 stairs, not carpeted, that she feel down.Once again we are lucky.
But I feel like sometimes we take it for granted. I think all parents do without realizing it. You assume when you get pregnant that you are going to have a perfect child, and they are going to be amazing and grow up to change the world or do something great with their lives. But you never think about how in a second everything could be changed. How the smallest decision made by you or your child, or how something totally out of your control could change your life forever.
There are days when I am tired and the kids are tired and we are all crabby and I just want 5 minutes to myself. Or I just want to the boys to stop fighting for 2 seconds. Or Addie not to be a dram queen or something stupid. But their are parents out there who would love all of that if it meant they could have just 5 more minutes with their kids. They would take all the frustrations of having kids over all the good parts if it meant they could spend more time with their child/ren.
The strength some of these parents have amaze me when they are put in horrible situations. I do not know what I would do if something happened to one of my kids. I would be crushed. I would be ruined. And I do not know if I would have the strength that these parents have to push forward and still live each day with their hearts broken.
Moral of this blog...do not take anything for granted when it comes to your kids. Life is so unpredictable. Even when you are frustrated,tired,irritated,etc...hug your kids. Let them know you love them. Let them you they are the greatest thing that has happened to you. And hold them tight because you never know if something might happen.