This week, we've been potty training our two-year-old as one of the many ways we're preparing our family to welcome baby number three this fall.

I'll be honest—the first day was much rougher than I remembered.

Within the first couple of hours, we were both in tears. There were accidents everywhere (I stopped counting after about 20), and I found myself wondering what we had gotten ourselves into. But almost overnight, something clicked. The accidents slowed way down, he started recognizing when he needed to go, and I remembered something that parenting has taught me over and over again:

Things can change so quickly.

It's funny how easily I forget that. Just this week, my four-year-old sat down at dinner, looked at his plate, and immediately declared he wasn't going to eat any of it, even though it was full of foods he normally likes. Then he noticed I was putting hot sauce on my dinner. Both boys insisted they wanted some too. Daniel and I tried to convince them they wouldn't like it, but they wouldn't back down. So we let them try it.

To our surprise, they loved it. My four-year-old piled more onto his plate and then enthusiastically announced, "I love this dinner so, so much!" Five minutes earlier, he wasn't going to eat a bite.

Moments like that happen all the time with little kids. A terrible morning turns into a great afternoon. A food they swore they'd never eat becomes their new favorite. Something that feels impossible one day suddenly becomes second nature the next.

I'm reminding myself not to take every difficult moment so seriously. Sometimes the best thing we can do is stay calm, stay positive, and stay the course. Young kids are changing constantly, and what feels overwhelming today may be completely different tomorrow.