Life outside the Home

Life outside the home:

Getting out of the house you have to start at least 2 hours ahead of time getting everything ready.
1. You need to get yourself ready 1/2 hour to an hour if taking a shower.
2. Get Allison Dressed, teeth brushed, potty.
3. All three Babies, Changed, Clothes changed and passies to comfort them after the kayos of the moment.
4. Three bottles, Formula, Diapers, and change of clothes in Bag to go
5. All three into car seats, Allison in her coat, us in coats
6. Dog out
7. Final Bag check, Phone check, Lights in the house on or off, one last Baby check to make sure passies are in their seats and time to load the car.
8. Alexis and Allison into the Back of the Van. Then Brandon and Dawson into the bucket seats.
9. Get my Coat on, shoes on, One last mirror check to make sure I don't have Baby puke on me, grab my Bag and out the door.

Sounds Easy... Not really. But we do it because we would lose our minds if we didn't get out somehow.

Managing Triplets and a toddler in a store.
1. Try to get a close spot to the door
2. One parent takes Allison and one baby and walks into the store
3. Other Parent takes two babies and heads into the store.
4. You'll need two carts. One Baby on the top of the cart and the other sideways inside the cart. Allison either inside the cart or riding on the front of the empty cart with a Baby in the basket part of the cart.

Shopping must be planned out. It is not a lolly gagging event; it is a Get in, get your stuff and Get out experience... But it never works out that way unless someone stays in the car with two or all three babies.

Be prepared you WILL be stopped a MILLION times, People will first say "TRIPLETS?!?!?!?!" and when we answer "Yes!" they always ask me "You had those babies?!?!, You don't look like someone who had triplets??" Which I always answer "Thank you, I'm trying" :) Then to follow "BOY YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL!!" Which one of us reply “Yeah we do but it’s better than the ladder, not having our hands full at all"

They will stop and look at them, Tell us they are BEAUFIFUL and then talk to Allison asking her what her name is, how she likes the Babies, How old she is, and always say " I bet your a BIG help to your Mommy and Daddy??" Which we reply "Yes she is!!)

Then they ask "I sure hope you have help??""Do you have family who lives close by??,They ask If we knew this was going to happen, do we have multiples in our family, do we get any sleep, "Two boys and Two girls, the perfect family.." Ask if we want more which I am responding now "I am not sure, right now I want more, I don't feel done yet but I could change my mind some day, but for now No we aren't done" Most of the conversations don't last long but always end with "Good luck. You have such a BEAUTIFUL family. You are soooo blessed. I will pray for you, or CONGRATULATIONS!!! This could last a few minutes to a bit longer depending on how long the people will linger, but makes for time we can’t get stuff done in the stores, mall, restaurant.... So again going out in Public is usually complicated to say the least. :)

For the most part, life as a Mommy of 4 is AMAZING, REWARDING AND I WOULDN'T CHANGE ONE MINUTE OF IT FOR THE WORLD!!!