Steve Schneider is worn out. He’s been up since 4:30 a.m. when his 5-month-old son, Henry, decided their day would begin. Since then the 41-year-old Schneider has spent his day changing diapers, washing bottles and keeping his 2-year-old son Theo occupied. And while the day is more than half over, dirty dishes in the sink and loads of laundry are waiting to be washed.

And if that wasn’t enough, his man won’t be home until late tonight.

“I mean, I do Ironman. I know what it’s like to push through pain but this … I mean …this is exhausting,” explains Schneider, a former Chicago advertising executive turned stay-at-home dad. “Seriously, I would take a nap if I could. But the chance to be parents to two amazing children? I wouldn’t trade that for nothing.”