1,2,3,4,5,6...the only way she can make it to the top of a 5 floor walk-up with 30 pounds of sleeping toddler was to count each and every step. His jaw made small clacking noises as it bounced lightly on her skull with every upward step. His arms and legs dangled loosely around her neck. Her arms reached up and around his back, keeping him from sliding off her shoulders.

Some days felt as though they were just too much. Some moments you only got through by knowing that it would end at some point in time.