Just a List...

A list of thoughts and realizations of the last 8 months

• There will be some days that making all 3 happy at the same time is impossible
• I may have some of the toughest days I could have imagined, but I will also have some of the cutest moments and best days out of anyone I know
• Counting on, trusting, and communicating with Joel all the time on what I need, babies need and Leah and Seth needs is more than important
• Organizing is key to making this house run smoothly
• Hearing "Are they triplets?" (even though it seems pretty obvious) will happen every time we go out in public
• Babies cry and sometimes they just have to wait their turn
• Time with Joel without the children is more important than ever
• From now on, life will always be busy and complicated, but it is well worth it
• Having a third baby was the best decision we ever made
• It takes the kindness of others to help make our lives work with 5 children
• I do not expect others to understand what its like to have triplets unless they have had triplets
• 6 (now 7) year-olds and 3 (now 4) year-olds have a lot to offer to the babies
• Scheduling and routines really do help children adjust to change
• Its impossible to rock each baby to sleep for every nap and bedtime, and they will be OK when it doesn't happen
• Sometimes smiling and nodding is the most polite thing to do when people want to ramble on about what I must go through and give unwanted opinions, or make judgments on our lives
• Always choose sleep over showers...I'd rather be dirty and awake then clean and sleepy
• I do have enough time and energy to show each child that they are loved
• Money will always be an issue, but not the most important one
• Leah and Seth have been more than amazing in this process and have adjusted better than we could have ever predicted
• Joel, Leah, Seth and I are grateful for the addition of these babies to our family and could not imagine our family without them
• Our experience with triplets has brought us closer as a family and made our marriage stronger
• I must be patient with myself in order to have patience with others
• Time goes by way to fast, so enjoy every moment because you never get that moment back

I will end this list with a quote that I have always liked, author unknown: 

"No matter what the situation is, good or bad, it will change." 

June 19, 2011