The life and times of the kids, Solack: What It's Like Having Triplets

Out and about with the kids I get many comments. Besides "your hands are full" I also get "I can't imagine what having triplets is like"*
So I thought I'd share with you some of the more unique qualities of what it's like to have triplets.

I have to scout any location we might be going before we get there to make sure it is accommodating/doable. We cannot go to a park, restaurant, friends house etc., without me checking to make sure that we can fit, or if it is too close to a road, has too many nice things around, the door is wide enough for the stroller to fit through, there are no stairs and if it does there must be an elevator, the list goes on and on.

My house is on complete lock down 24/7. Every door, drawer, and cabinet is childproofed. You are not getting anywhere fast in this house. With 1 or even 2 kids, it is reasonable to teach them to stay out of places that are unsafe for them. But with three curious monkeys it's just not possible to have an unlocked house. Dylan recently learned how to unlock the deadbolts and get out. So now we are researching Invisible Fences. Only kidding.

No one ever likes the same meal. Statistically speaking; cooking for 3 toddlers gives you a 33.33% chance of food enjoyment. Which means that I cook 3 meals, which takes a long time.

I have to trim 30 fingernails and 30 toenails!

We are always playing Zone Defense. Man to Man is never an option. Your head must always be on a swivel. If your defense is sub-par, you find yourself chasing a certain toddler (whose name may or may not rhyme with mudson) across the street and into the neighbor's yard. There is no slacking in this department.

Similarly, if you expend too much energy applauding one for peeing on the potty, another will inevitably pee (or worse) on the floor. So, potty training is a blast and only mildly impossible. However, I will say that Huddy (in an effort to redeem himself) is doing really well with the potty training.

I circle the parking lot at Target like a vulture preying on the 3 seater carts. If there's not one in the cart corral when I get there we have to wait it out until somebody returns one. Please folks, for the love of all things good and pure, if you don't NEED the 3 seater carts, don't take them. Please.