Life with 3 kids 3 + under

Life with 3 kids 3 and under is...

fun

chaotic

crazy
loud
hiliarious

exhausting

and so full of love...

So I ca look back on this time in our life, here's a quick little list of my favorite + my least favorite parts of having 3 kids so close in age.

My favorite thing: 

The way they are all buddies.  Jacoby + Maddox in particular are super close right now, but as soon as Kendry wakes up...they're all about him.

Can I add another favorite thing? My favorite thing is just feeling like my house is so full of love.  It's loud + it's crazy...but it just feels like home with Nate + our babies.

My least favorite thing: 

Not always being the best at getting one-on-one time with each of them.

The funniest part: 

When all kinds of crazy happens at the same time.  Like Maddox poops in the tub, Jacoby jumps out and is running around naked, and then Kendry pees all over me and bed.  It's in those moments that I just laugh...haha!

The part I hope to remember: 

I hope I always remember the innocence in them and the way they make me feel so loved.There will be a day where they move out, get married and I won't fill the role I do now.  I want to always remember just how precious these moments are and just how loved I feel.  What an honor to have the role that I do!

The part I'm looking forward to:

It has been SO fun to watch Jacoby + Maddox really grow their friendship.  Trust me, they fight A LOT...but they also play together A LOT and they are just such little buddies.  I'm most looking forward to watching them take Kendry under their wing and making him part of the party. 

The question I get most when I'm out: 

 "Are they twins?" Referring to Jacoby + Maddox

and

"Is the little one a boy?"...

"Yes"...

 "Oh were you hoping for a girl?...or are you going to try for a girl?" 

 "no and no" {insert rolling eye emoji}

I also get..

"Oh, you've got your hands full!" 

all. the. time.

Full hands, full heart... don't they know? 😉

The hardest part: 
Honestly, Jacoby is still so young and has such intense tantrums and Maddox is in prime 2 year old tantrum phase.  It's hard. Kendry has made the transition so easy because not much phases him, and some day he'll be my one throwing tantrums... but having 2 kids with intense tantrums plus having a newborn in my arms/in a carrier is tough some days.

Kendry is in the carseat, he's just hard to see!

Some day when they're a senior, junior, and freshmen in high school, my worries and my favorite parts of that stage will be so different.  Being in the "littles" phase is so much fun and so much work.  I told Nate the other day that I really feel like we are in "the thick of it" as far as parents of babies/toddlers goes.  Right now, they all 3 cry at different times during the day, there's always someone to reprimand (haha), and always someone touching  me.  Ever heard that song from Brad Paisley that talks about how there's a last time for everything? 

There will be a last day of "toddler days" for us.  And I'll miss this stage. Because there's a real and raw beauty to it. 

The whys. 

The neediness.

The way I can always make them feel better.

The fact that they're always excited to see me and hang out with me ;)

The way I can protect them from certain things.

Watching them learn something for the first time. 

Watching their eyes see magic in the simplest of things. 

The excitement over a 99 cent truck from Target.

They're mine.  Yes, all 3 of them. Yes, we planned to have them this close. YES, I love that they're all boys. NO we don't plan on having any more.  YES my hands are full. So is my heart 💓

xox,

Naomi