A Little Freaked Out...

[falafel]

Bingo! We have a 4 yr old, a 2 yr old and a new born.

The God bless you, my friend.

[TripletDaddy]

Bingo! We have a 4 yr old, a 2 yr old and a new born.

that must be tough.

[wuapinmon]

7, 3, & 1 1/2.

My 7-year-old can do a lot to help out. Teeth brushing is her thing now.

[Tick's wife]

one kid is EASY. Two, well, no biggie, just less for the oldest and they don't outnumber you so you will be fine.

[statman]

Our experience was that the transition from 1 to 2 was much easier than the transition from 2 to 3.

One wasn't hard at all - it takes cooperation - you just trade-off.

With two you both have one to watch.

With three, you're outnumbered...

[clackamascoug]

Our experience was that the transition from 1 to 2 was much easier than the transition from 2 to 3.

I agree - The biggest difference was from 2 to 3. 4 and 5 didn't notice a thing.

[jxncoog]

It's not the second, it's the third. With a third kid you just don't have enough arms.
Seriously, our first one was tough and we feared the second would be just the same. They are 22 mos apart. Fortunately #2 has a completely different personality. Sure there are some tough days for Mom, but she wouldn't trade it for anything. With 4 kids now, there have been days she has longed for just 2.

[Viking]

Doctorcoug has four kiddos under six and a dog, several hundie in med school debt and a mortgage. He also finds time to be a good guy. Ask him how he does it; I couldn't.

[Portland Ute]

7, 3, & 1 1/2.

My 7-year-old can do a lot to help out. Teeth brushing is her thing now.

7, 4 1/2 and 2 months.

The 7 year old is great, but honestly, I feel bad for him. We lean on him so much to get us things, do stuff, etc.

I feel guilty at times because it's almost like he's been forced to become a parent.

Until I realize I was the oldest and was doing the same things when my mom and dad had #3 and #4.

[myboynoah]

that must be tough.

eom

[il Padrino Ute]

As others have pointed out, having 2 is easier than 3 because by then, you're outnumbered.

And in our case - and I'm going to guess that it's the case generally - #3 is the kid that makes you crazy which is why he or she is #3. If our third was our first, we would have stopped at one.

[falafel]

Doctorcoug has four kiddos under six and a dog, several hundie in med school debt and a mortgage. He also finds time to be a good guy. Ask him how he does it; I couldn't.

We should probably be asking Mrs. Doctorcoug this question.

[Jarid in Cedar]

5-7th have blended into one long continuous pregnancy, breastfeeding, screaming infant era of my life.

[All-American]

So UtahDan and I have slowly transforming what was our little girl nursery into our soon-to-be little boy's nursery.

I didn't realize they let you perform that kind of surgery on them at that age. I would be repulsed, but I'm trying to be more open minded, so . . . good for you. Much happiness may it bring all of you.

[statman]

As others have pointed out, having 2 is easier than 3 because by then, you're outnumbered.

And in our case - and I'm going to guess that it's the case generally - #3 is the kid that makes you crazy which is why he or she is #3. If our third was our first, we would have stopped at one.

lol. Our first was the tough one - but we didn't know he was going to be tough until #2 was already here. 15 years later, we had #3. #3's be tremendously fun - a #4 might be a possibility...