Quite a few years back, Christina was pregnant with one of the boys, and she entered what I like to call the “Well that was fun, we can be done anytime now” phase of pregnancy. This is the last stage where being barely able to sleep is one many funny (to the Dad at least) side effects.
One day she was complaining about discomfort or sleep to a friend when she suddenly realized that this person was unable to have children naturally and had no kiddos of her own. This experience reawakened her to just how amazing, beautiful and meaningful pregnancy is. Just how big of a privilege and blessing it is. Now did that realization all of a sudden make it fun to have to pee every 5 minutes when trying to sleep each night… of course not, but it made the discomfort much more bearable when the deep meaning was brought back to her mind.
Really all of parenting is like that. There are constant difficulties and a huge responsibility… but it is always meaningful beyond words. Incredibly meaningful.