A Little Freaked Out...

[beefytee]

True, because once you have three you are outnumbered.

Yes, zone defense takes a lot more skill and coordination than the simple man-to-man defense.

[Flystripper]

True, because once you have three you are outnumbered.

you are forced to run a zone D instead of a man-to-man. It is hard to rebound out of a zone.

[Soccermom]

SupberGabers, I think the age difference you have going for you is perfect. I am (so it seems) the only person who had an easier time going from 2-3 than from 1-2, but I think it is because my 2nd and 3rd are more spread apart -- almost exactly 3 years apart. I like the 3-4 year age gap between each child.

Best of luck to you!

[marsupial]

Nothing was as hard to me as going from 0 to 1. It turned my life upside down. Adding one more was nothing because my No. 2 was an easy-peasy baby. Adding the third was definitely an adjustment, but again nothing like going from none to one. In my opinion, you have already tackled the biggest adjustment. You're an old pro. You'll be fine.

[myboynoah]

Nothing was as hard to me as going from 0 to 1. It turned my life upside down. Adding one more was nothing because my No. 2 was an easy-peasy baby. Adding the third was definitely an adjustment, but again nothing like going from none to one. In my opinion, you have already tackled the biggest adjustment. You're an old pro. You'll be fine.

This was our experience. Nothing compared to the shock of the first.

[cowboy]

Gabbers, breathe. You'll do fine, and I will support what everyone else says about the first being the hardest. Frankly, they all kind of freak you out right before they get here, but then they come and you begin to adjust.

[RC Vikings]

Just relax and enjoy them. Their troubles are small and easily fixable. The hard part will come when you begin to count backward.

[pellegrino]

Gabbers, breath. You'll do fine, and I will support what everyone else says about the first being the hardest. Frankly, they all kind of freak you out right before they get here, but then they come and you begin to adjust.

I agree with our beloved cowboy.

My wife had this discussion when we had our third and we came to the conclusion that the first is the worst, but the second is far from the same. You'll be surprised at how muscle memory kind of takes over and you remember things you forgot.

[UtahDan]

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

Did you say 7th? Great day. You can take the boy out of the church...

[Indy Coug]

So. You parents out there who have transitioned from one to two kiddos, what were your apprehensions and fears? Did anything help you feel at ease?

Our first two kids were five years apart, so our biggest apprehensions were how our five year old would respond after being the only child for so long and also realizing we had forgotten a lot of things about taking care of a newborn.

[cowboy]

Did you say 7th? Great day. You can take the boy out of the church...

Yeah, Jarid should be on stud somewhere. I'm talking like mad to try to avoid #5 (Mrs. Cowboy has that baby-hungry look in her eyes that is scaring the crap out of me,) and Jarid & Co. look at a family with 5 and chuckle at the greenhorns.

[creekster]

Just relax and enjoy them. Their troubles are small and easily fixable. The hard part will come when you begin to count backward.

I revise my previous answer and throw my lot here with RC.

[SuperGabers]

Thanks peeps. I need all the encouragement I can get. I can't really pinpoint it, but the nervousness I am feeling with this one is different from when we were expecting our first. I guess I am mostly worried about the exhaustion AND having to keep up with Charlotte. Luckily, she still takes naps...