There are plenty of moms out there who wish things would be simpler when it comes to their kids. Anywhere from wishing the kiddos would nap longer so you can fold laundry or take out the dirty diapers to fast forward sixteen years and wanting them to take the bus because you don’t want your little baby to be grown up and have a car of their own and be out on the road (Thankfully I am not there yet). Being a mother of multiples, triplets to be exact, I pray that day will never come. Thinking about three hormonal teenagers all driving causes enough anxiety for an elephant to be anxious. Parenthood is hard enough.
Any who, I know there are plenty of things I wish would be easier. One of the main things being washing bottles. We currently use Dr. Browns bottles. They are great and I really like them, but I hate how many parts are for one bottle. I mean seriously...does there really have to be 6 parts for one bottle. We have enough bottles for 6 feedings, meaning we have 18 bottles. Math is not my specialty, but pretty sure that is 108 bottle parts to wash every day! Wowzah! I didn’t do the math until now and that is slightly overwhelming.
To make my life easier, I have my lovely husband to help me out. He helps me prep bottles almost every day. That is pretty remarkable considering he has to go to work during the day. Most dads are lucky enough to not have to help with bottle washing, diaper changing or bath time. However, since he helps, he too would like for bottle washing to be easier and not take as much time. That is why he decided one day to attach the bottle brush to his drill. He was watching the kiddos while I went to the store quick and I come home to walk in on him washing bottles with his drill. It was pretty amusing and I must say, (even though I would never tell him) pretty genius. Recording him would be best, I thought. Then I can show others the kind of thing I witness every day.
While I was recording him, he said... “smarter not harder”. That is when it hit me. This is exactly what my life entails. Me and my husband concocting ways to make life of multiples not as hard. I’m sure those of you who have multiple children, being all at once or all together, understand the challenges. Since then I have come to the conclusion, that is going to be our household’s motto... “smarter not harder”. What a great way to live life. Trying to make things in life less stressful while having a good attitude. If you have not seen the video, which I’m not sure if there are many of you left, considering there have been 5.9 million views already (completely crazy to me), take an extra second or two and watch below. Enjoy! I have to go wash bottles.
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