Moms, time to ‘fess up

I have kids that are ages 5, 4, and 3. . . . My mother in law had a saying. . . “If I knew it was going to be this hard I would’ve had puppies!” in my case I probably would’ve had kittens but that’s just me! lol. . .I wouldn’t have it any other way if I could do it all over again. Even though they drive me crazy sometimes I wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world.

I wouldn’t say that it’s been any easier or harder than I thought it was going to be. . . Some days and nights are better than others. . . Just depends on what’s going on. Like if you have a sick kid for example 🙂 It just depends. . .There are so many factors and variables 😉

My girls are 4 years apart, Madelyn being 4 and Reagan 3 months(on Wednesday). It’s harder and easier. Going grocery shopping is a nightmare as Reagan is in the infant seat so Madelyn has to walk and touches EVERYTHING and/or begs to ride and can’t. Because Madelyn is 4 she can help me with the baby like giving her the paci when she cries or entertaining her while I make a bottle. It depends on

the situation as to if it’s hard or not. I wouldn’t have them any closer in age though. I like that Madelyn is independent so I’m not changing two diapers, didn’t need a double stroller or any of that mess. I think had she been younger it may have been harder. We originally wanted to wait until Madelyn was 5 but God had other plans and I wouldn’t change it for the world even if I could!

One thing I forgot is that although I enjoy Madelyn being older and independent it has been an adjustment going from her doing it all herself and having to do everything for Reagan again. Like I forgot how heavy diaper bags can be and how your day has to revolve around feedings/naps. For that reason having them closer may have been easier as I wouldn’t know how easy it can be!

I shall let you know in about 6 months!

Well mine are 23 months apart, I think it is just about perfect for us. our toddler brings me diapers and burp rags and is not a terror like people told us he would be. He is a little jealous, when I am nursing all day he gets antsy and wants to sit in my lap. I just make sure when I don’t have the baby in my lap I invite the toddler to join me and we watch a cartoon together. We are at the stagethat we don’t need two strollers so that is a plus. I would do it again in a heartbeat but maybe a month or two later wouldn’t hurt…toddler will be two on saturday and doesn’t speak as much as i would like but is learning in leaps and bounds.

Griffin and Savannah are 7 years apart. It was not by choice. We went through fertility treatments. We orginally wanted them two years apart, we started trying when Savannah was a year and a half. I have to say that it was really nice when Griff was born. Savannah was in school all day long, so Griff got to be an only child for the school hours. That way he got a lot of one on onetime with mom. Although I did not want them that far apart, it worked out perfect. Sav will be 18 next year and off to college. Griffin will be home for another 9 years.

if i’d known Beau was going to be as difficult as he has been, i’d probably have waited. that said, sincei have the 2 already, i’ll let you know how it is with 3!

p.s. NO SLEEP. but that’s bc of Beau, not Sawyer.

After reading the above notes it seems raising babies is a joy no matter what the age differences may be. Our Boy1 & Daughter are 27 months apart. Boy2 followed 26 months after. I had the older one out of diapers before the next one arrived. Being close in age they played together well for the most part, but we did have our moments! Through school they shared a lot of the same friends and experiences. Now that they are grown adults they continue to be close even with 3000 miles between.

*giggles* Moderates? *lmao* Ain’t no such animal!