First off, let’s talk about the fact that we have TRIPLETS that are now 1 YEAR! WHAT?! This has been the most wild ride of our lives & we could not have done it without our awesome support system. Our family & friends have been amazing. We know that everyone can’t be as involved as they’d like all of the time, but we want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone that sent a text wishing us well, dropped off food, sent diapers, & came to cuddle babies. We couldn’t have made it through this past year without you!

Although this past year has been a blur, there are some things that we can remember vividly.

1. 12 hours after giving birth to three human beings, I was finally able to see them in the NICU – against the advice of doctors (thank you to the nurses that snuck me down to the NICU so I could see my beautiful baby boys). Although I was only able to hold J, I will forever remember that moment of peace seeing each of them.
2. Mother’s Day – the first day I could hold all three of my little monkeys at one time. FINALLY – all four of us were together again & oh did it feel so darn good. We were waiting on A to be on room air – when I walked in that Sunday morning & saw that he was out of the isolette I couldn’t be more happier. THAT was what I needed to continue on with the NICU days & to truly feel like all of my babes were okay.
3. After 42 days of the NICU, all of our boys were home safe & sound together (6/12/17). It was a crazy night & the days following (OK maybe weeks) are a complete blur, but knowing that all 3 of my little men were home & I was able to be the one that fed & cuddled them during the night was amazing.
4. The day a true schedule was implemented in our household (I broke the cardinal rule & decided to let the trips decide on a schedule… worst mistake ever). I’ll forever remember this because it was the first day I could actually do something during nap time, instead of laying on the couch covered in sleeping babies.
5. The lovely sleep regressions – WOW! What a nightmare.. (& I hear there are more as they get older!). There will be posts in the future about these horrific times, but they made us stronger parents & stronger as a couple (because there is nothing like lack of sleep & all-the-time fussy babies that can test a marriage).
6. Selling our home was one of the hardest things that we did during the first year.  Not only was it hard on the kids moving to another space, but it was hard on us as a couple.  This was something that my husband worked hard to achieve – it was his first big purchase.  We moved into this house together and started our lives as a true, independent couple.  If those walls could talk they would tell you about the happiness, grief, joy, tough times, parties, growing family, and all around love that was had.  I’ll forever remember the day we moved in, the day we brought our new babies home, and the sad day we moved out.
7. Moving with triplets!  Wow – it was a game of how organized, time efficient, and prepared I could be.  There will for sure be a post on this one!  This tested my motherhood, sanity, and marriage all in a span of a few days.
8. The first birthday – the day that I looked at my husband and said “wow, we did it”.  There are many couples that do not survive that first year and we were the exception.  If I didn’t have three babies that needed me all day, I would have popped a bottle of champagne and started the day off with mimosas and strawberries, but you know, momming and all that stuff got in the way (ha!).