What was I thinking?

If you've been paying attention over the last month or so, you've noticed that I have three kids.  I wear it like a badge of honor. Not just because kids are all roses and sunshine, but because having three kids is effing hard. I know everyone has a threshold and we're all different and for some moms one is the limit or two.  But for me, I was shocked as shit when I realized that after having two kids, nothing had prepared me for the third one. NOTHING.

Maybe that's because my third is a girl and I was used to boys. Maybe that's because my third is the cutest little shit of a kid I've ever met. She was two weeks late, I was on bed rest for half of the pregnancy, she hated sleep from birth, she had to go to NICU, and she's becoming a diva toddler princess, despite my best efforts.  And, she's really smart, cute and we all adore her. She completes our little piece of the world. But, she's still a little shit.

But, I live in a world of mostly mom's of one or two, and they don't get it.  For the last two years I have felt like a crazed lunatic who can't keep up. And, my husband must agree because he tells everyone who even mentions having a third...NOOOO, don't do it, dude-3 is too hard.  I mean he's so vocal, I have to tell him to cool it, that people are going to think we hate our third kid or worse that she'll think it. He's always like, "no, I love her, but I mean seriously, 3 is too many."

Much to my delight the Today blog released some new information yesterday. In a study, they found that three is the most stressful number of children. Vindication. That's right folks, check the link. Three is the most stressful, even four isn't as stressful as three. Even Kate's 8 are less stressful than three-hahaha.

http://www.today.com/moms/mom-survey-says-three-most-stressful-number-kids-6C9774150

I don't just have three kids. I work in the fabulous, not so glamorous world of public relations (read no such thing as off time). My kids are into a sport every season including hockey (read year round-fit that in with other activities). My husband works nights and every Saturday (read holy fuck). So, we have three kids AND we're super busy.

So, to all my mom friends with the one kid who look at me like I'm a lunatic freak all the time. Yes, I get it, you're busy too, your kid is into lots of stuff. But, you have no idea what three is like, stop effing judging. When you see me and my family and think, what an idiot to have those three kids. When you think to yourself how much smarter you were to stop at one or two....you might be right. But, there is this thing I like to call the flip side. The flip side makes all the other shit worth it.

I took this pic when two of my kids were under the weather and one was teething. They're enjoying icepops in front of the TV a real Hockeymomintraining Treat.

The flip side is the bond that my kids have with one another. The flip side are the pig piles, fake wrestling matches, a big brother helping his little sister, little brother teaching big brother and three times the kisses, hugs and super awesome homemade mom gifts.  Yes, circus music is my family theme song. You might not get it, but I love the crazy and the chaos.