going from 2-3 kids - easy/ hard??

Hmmm, I don't know about going from 2-3, but going from 1-3 was a bugger of a learning curve! And I am terrified about going from 3-4!

But yay about TTC soon!

One thing I have found now that the gremlins are older is that my grocery bill has doubled. They are eating the equiv of an adult meal between them at every meal, and where I used to be able to buy say a 6 pack of raisins for Maya and it would last a week, now we get thru 3 a week. And a small pack of mince would do us for dinner and some left over for Willie's lunch, now we get thru a big pack in one meal with no leftovers.

Maya wrote: One thing I have found now that the gremlins are older is that my grocery bill has doubled. They are eating the equiv of an adult meal between them at every meal, and where I used to be able to buy say a 6 pack of raisins for Maya and it would last a week, now we get thru 3 a week. And a small pack of mince would do us for dinner and some left over for Willie's lunch, now we get thru a big pack in one meal with no leftovers.

i hear ya on this point already! because Astin already eats almost the same ammount as we do!!! and i kid you not!! - for eg lunch is - 2 jars of food, a half of sandwich, a banana and a few crackers or a biscuit!! and a drink!!

i'll let you know soon...at the moment tho it is easy - but then i have just come home and hubby is here. gabriel is at the moment sitting on the couch next to Eden talking to her...telling her his name and pointing out her cloth nappy and telling her all sorts and it is making my heart melt. oh i just heard him say look at my big feet.... so sweet...

I'm sure later on tho when she is screaming it wont be the same...

My dad often said that the first was the hardest, then the second was easy (that was me ), but the third was a real shock in terms of doing stuff as a family etc, because all of a sudden when they each carried one kid/baby that left the third one on the loose getting into mischeif. He also reckoned that numbers 4-6 didn't make much difference, as things had already changed with the third.
In saying that though, my elder sister was (is) a spoiled, tanty-throwing nightmare, and discipline was never a strong suit of my mothers. So I can't imagine it would have been much fun with her roaming on her own without #3 and I to keep her in check. My siblings and I are all 2-3 years apart. I was 2 (just) and my sister was almost 5 when #3 was born.
From my point of view, having grown up in a family of 6 kids, I'd like to have 3-4, but I'd say it very much depends on the kids you have too. I was 4.25 years when number #4 was born, and apparently I coped really well as a big sister and was pretty helpful.

I think you sound like a great mum and you'll do a great job. I imagine its more a matter of learning different ways to manage things. And it can't have been that bad for my parents... they went on to have 3 more!

Finally, I should point out that I don't actually have kids of my own yet, so feel free to ignore me entirely!

I have found 2-3 a real shock also, but more in terms of getting out of the house - we just don't seem to be able to do as much anymore, and it is harder to farm them out but I wouldn't change it for the world. I am lucky in that I only had two under five for six months, and I really love being able to spend the time with Cohen while the others are at school, but they do miss out on one on one time with us. I think three under five must be tough and I salute those who do it.

The only other issue is that everything is too small, our house, our car our backyard our salaries

My biggest problem is that I really feel that I have another baby waiting for me - when I think into the future I just see four kids - but in practicality I can't see how we could do it - so those going from 3-4 please keep us unformed so I can have hope!

That's very encouraging to hear busymum and AnnC!!! I think the hardest thing for me would be getting out and doing things. I find that hard enough with 2 kids..... I can't imagine what I would do with 3. But I guess you get used to it. I feel like I have another baby waiting for me one day too! It's just DH who's not so sure about it!!

Bizzy wrote: i'll let you know soon...at the moment tho it is easy - but then i have just come home and hubby is here. gabriel is at the moment sitting on the couch next to Eden talking to her...telling her his name and pointing out her cloth nappy and telling her all sorts and it is making my heart melt. oh i just heard him say look at my big feet.... so sweet... I'm sure later on tho when she is screaming it wont be the same...

aawww Deb Gabriel sounds so sweet with his sis!! i hope i have a girl next

Well I think your insane

ok so I totally missed a heap your pregs Emma WOW your guna be busy congrats, man i really need to be taking more notice in here haha

I dont think I'll be jumping into the number 3 baby unless its another whoopsy i struggled enough going from 1 - 2 I foudn boo turned into a tiny terror when James was born.

but my nana did 4 under 4 and said it was the best she just kept gettign pregs so they all learnt how to help out and do things for mum.
at least bailey will be old enough to help you out, astin will be prob just curious or ready to help (depending age gap)