You have your hands full!

If I hear that phrase - "you have your hands full" - again, I will literally scream! When I'm out with all 3 boys alone or even with another person (Neils, my mom, Niki), I ALWAYS get at least 2 or 3 people who will comment on our "situation". I am getting a little tired of hearing that! Yes, we do have our hands full and then some, but no, I don't need everyone who approaches us to reiterate that glaring fact. The other day, when I had Patrick and Finn in the stroller, I decided to let Calan walk to the park (it's about 1/4 mile from our house, if that). This was a bad idea. He decided to park himself on someone's lawn about 5 houses down and just have a little sit. I tried to be patient and ask him politely to come on to the park, but he said "no, no, no" in his cute little sing-songy toddler voice. Okay, I tried to pick him up and then the tantrum came....full force...he dropped. I picked him up again...dead weight...tried asking again...no way! During the middle of this scene, two ladies walking their corgie's walked by and asked...."twins?" me - "yes", them - "how old is he?" me- "almost 2" them - "wow, you have your hands full!" me - "no, i'm cool. can't you see how much fun I'm having! I'm also pregnant with triplets and so excited to have 6 kids under the age of 3!" That's actually what I should have said but instead I just nodded while trying to pick up Calan again. We didn't make it to the park that day - needless to say, but I did learn my lesson. Always wear a baby and so I have room to put Calan in the stroller during a 2 year old tantrum!