How we are getting along with 3...

It's crazy to stop and think, wow we have 3 kids all under the age of 3 1/2! This has been kind of a challenge for us learning how to adapt. I have to admit though, when I was pregnant with London I had so many comments that "#3 is the hardest of all" and "you're probably going to have a really hard time adjusting to 3 kids for the 1st year or so". Well, it definitely has taken some adjusting and it is hard, but I wouldn't trade these 3 kids or the timing of them for anything in the world! I think when I finally realized that I was just going to have to live on 4-5 hours of sleep a night, and I MIGHT get a shower in by noon, and all these shows that are saved on the DVR....just erase them because I have no time to get to them, then 3 really wasn't that impossible. I think what it came down to was that when #3 came, my attitude finally changed. Don't get me wrong, I still get plenty grumpy from lack of sleep and frustrated when I can't keep the kids happy and busy and my house clean and tidy, but I think I've become a lot more patient and a lot more understanding. I always thought I was a decent multitasker, but mom's really are the queens of multitasking. We learn how to talk on the phone, type on the computer, have a conversation with our kids, fix dinner, hold the baby and breathe all at the same time :) I think even though I'm exhausted i will try to keep remembering to enjoy this time although I still look forward to the time when all my kids can ride bikes so that I won't have to hike all the way up the mountain pushing a stroller of 2 and carrying a baby just so we can take a look at those diggers!