My Diary of Triplet Fatherhood

As we pull together the final preparations for the girls’ third birthday this weekend, it strikes me.

Can it really be three years? As I look at my little girls, I feel torn by a paradox. On one hand, I find it hard to credit that so much time has passed. Shouldn’t they still be my little babies? So many days have gone by that I won’t ever get back. This fatherhood thing is all going too fast. I want to slow it down, to have time to reflect on what’s happening.

But then again… so very, very much has happened. Life has never been so intense. I’ve been through more emotions and had more new experiences in the last three year s than in twice that time before parenthood. I’ve been challenged, and I’ve grown. Life was easy before parenthood, and while easy is nice, it gets you nowhere. Only when pushed do you get to learn who you are, as you rise to the challenges you’re facing.

So much has passed, yet time has flown so fast.