Dear 3 Boys

Dear 3 Boys, You know mommy adores you, but it's really frustrating when you decide to be picky about your food.  Maybe it's because of my Albanian background, or because I don't remember being a picky kid eater, or because I just assumed you'd all be chunkers, but I can't help but be concerned when you decide not to eat something.  I've made a ton of mistakes when it comes to feeding my boys, and I wouldn't dare say I have 3 non-picky kid eaters - but I've got some tricks I've been implementing to get the infant twins and my preschooler to not be as picky, or picky on the daily.  Here are my 10 "secrets" to keep in mind when you're trying to raise non-picky kid eaters: 1.  Introduce the new with the old! Blend new foods that you are introducing to your kids with "old" ones they are already familiar with or that you know they'll totally eat.  I can't begin to tell you all the different fruits and veggies I've ...

Dear 3 Boys, I am so excited about sharing my journey of motherhood with everyone through this blog. Each of you inspire me and motivate me every day to be a better person and have given my life purpose.  Finding out I was having twins has been the most shocking news I have ever received in my lifetime, and nothing would have ever prepared me for this adventure of raising 3 boys. In April it will be a year since we welcomed Adam and Matthew to our family, so I wanted to share my greatest learnings.  These are 15 lessons I learned over this (almost) first year of my motherhood journey of having twins plus one: There is room in my heart for all 3 One of my greatest fears about even deciding to add another baby to the family was around the idea of how I’d divide my love, my time, my self with anyone other than my first sweet boy, David.  I mean, we spent 3 years together just him, Dad and myself - how could I love anyone else like David? Finding out we were g...