Fall Bucket List :: Survive 2ish Months with 3 Kids Under 2

Oh friends. Little did I know that this should have been the ONLY item on our Fall Bucket List...

We knew that having 3 so close together in age would be tough. We weren't under any allusions of our choice in family dynamics being easy. But we had no idea what these last couple of months could have entailed. Granted, we have had several unexpected curveballs thrown our way to make the transition that much harder. But man, oh man. 

Have we survived? Yes. Barely. 

To say it has been challenging is an understatement. Going from 0 to 2 kids was hard. But going from 2 to 3 has been difficult in a new way. And we are not out of the crazy hard woods yet. It has been completely humbling, as well as a daily exercise in dependence on Jesus. The promise of new mercies every morning has taken on a new meaning...

• A scary ER visit for Mama {I promise to blog about this at some point}.
• Countless plugged ducts and a round of mastitis.
• A non-sleeping newborn and 2 teething toddlers {why did they BOTH have to get 6 teeth each all at once??}
• A new washer and dryer, a new dryer replacement, smoke detector malfunctions, and roof repairs.
• A round of colds {complete with fevers and nasty coughs} for everyone...even the tiny baby.
• A car accident when we were all in the car.

But while the hits just seem to keep coming, the Lord has been gracious and good. It's hard to see that some days, and I need constant reminders of His care and love for us through this hard season. 

• Being at the right hospital with the right doctors.
• The ability to breastfeed for 7 weeks and an easy transition to formula for Aiden.
• The help and care of so many family and friends.
• The help and care of my mom. She gets her own bullet point, because she has basically put her life on hold to help us.
• My dad. He gets his own bullet point because he has sacrificed so much so we can have my mom here.
• The ability to replace our washer and dryer and make house repairs.
• Doctors and medicine and healthy immune systems.
• Insurance and a safe vehicle.

This is just a season, and we love our sweet babies. The Lord has been incredibly kind to us in providing us our beautiful family. Right now, though, things are just hard. So we just keep putting one foot in front of the other, clinging to Jesus, and reminding ourselves of His good gifts.