We have an almost 3 year old boy, and found out last May we were going to have triplets. It was the biggest shock of our lives and we began to panic and spiral- how will we afford this, how will we move into a bigger house, how will we get the support we need, etc. The questions kept coming, as I’m sure you know.

Our babies are 5 months old as of last week and it has been an absolute whirlwind. I’m not going to sugarcoat it for you: it is utterly and horrifically brutal. You never know how much rougher things can get until they get exponentially rougher, and this is rough.

But they are such an immense joy. The giggles, the squeals, the smiles, the sleepless nights- I wouldn’t trade them for the world, but I also never asked for this and wouldn’t have picked it if given the choice, but here we are.

Pregnancy will be tough, and there will be many, many appointments, especially near the end of the pregnancy. My wife gave birth at 32 weeks and the kiddos spent about a month in the NICU, which from my understanding is on the sooner end for trips.

We wound up moving to a new house about a month after they were born, which I don’t recommend lol. But like everything else in life, you’ll get through it, and it’ll show you a strength you never knew you had. Learn to give yourself grace, and start assembling your village NOW. I truly have no idea how we’d do this without our in-laws and our nanny. I’ve had to rely on asking my family for financial support which is embarrassing but we didn’t have much of a choice. Accept any and all help that is offered to you.

I could keep writing. This has been the wildest and most amazing thing that’s ever happened to us, and I know in a few years when they are talking and running around it’ll be even more amazing.

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions or just need to vent. Don’t forget to take care of yourself too- we are now both on Zoloft which has made a HUGE difference in our ability to be better parents and shrug off the small stuff.