Almost imperceptibly, I transformed from "Ma Ma" to "Mommy" to "Mom" to "Mother." The loathed task of doing laundry has lessened, but now when the children come home, it's one of the first things I ask. "Have any laundry that needs to be done?"

The triplets had a great day -- a day punctuated by some classic kid quotes that make me want to bottle them up and keep them small forever. Here are a few of my faves from the past few days.

When you are charged with waiting, you know that your life will take on an unbearable quality. Everything around you becomes a more intense version of itself. The sky is bluer, the flowers more brilliant. You want to capture everything and commit it to eternity. Just in case.

As a dude who grew up in the 1980's, you might think I would like pink. Most of the movies I grew up watching featured a male protagonist in a preppy pink polo shirt.

Toying with a giftless party for a toddler is a great idea. It takes the heat off the guests to dig something up and cuts down on clutter in your home.