If you haven't noticed from the pictures, my babies are no longer babies!
They're busy-bodied, sweet yet opinionated, beautiful little toddlers.
Sometimes, I have to remind myself how beautiful the toddler age is. And sometimes...well, let's be honest...it just 'ain't that beautiful'. :)
Friday, by 10 a.m. we were all losing our minds. We HAD to get out of the house...yet mom hadn't showered in a couple of days. (surprise, surprise...no judgement, please!)
I ran upstairs to put on a hat and a touch of make-up. Less than 2 minutes later I ran back down to find my 3 darling daughters standing in a circle, passing around a bottle of ant poison. I immediately screamed (as I find myself doing at least 10,001 times a day) STOP!! Little Leah looked up at me and said "Oh, that drink is only for mommies and daddies?" Thank God I kept that Poison Control number handy!
If you have been to our house, you are wondering..."Aren't the girls gated in their playroom?" The answer to that would be, nope! My sanity saving gate has quite literally been ripped off of my wall.
(Never mind the holes and the chipping paint...I want my gate back!!)
People ask me all of the time if life has gotten easier as the girls have gotten older. The answer I give is one that I could have never understood before having kids. "No, it's just different."
Another triplet mom told me that she would 100% rather go back to overnight feedings, than have to deal with potty training again.
If I am being honest, 2.5 has been a hard age for me too.
But on the other hand....when I am having hard days, I try and focus on the amazing part of parenting triplets.
To see those little souls come into their own is nothing short of a miracle.
The way my daughters love each other, and the bond God has created in them, is a gift that I am lucky to experience first hand.
They were somehow born knowing that their bond is sacred.
This morning, when Maryn crawled into bed with us at 6:30 a.m., Peter asked her what she dreamt about.
"My sisters," she said.
Could a parent ask for a better gift?
okay...maybe her gate back, but other than that! ;)
We are blessed!
