I am pregnant with number 4 so I can't tell you what it's like. But we have similar gaps, dd10 dd7(8 in june) dd2(in a few weeks) first two are 2years four months apart, then a 6 year gap and now the last two will have a 2.5year gap. I think it will be pretty good, the major change for us is a car. Besides that the house is ready for a baby to join, many hands make light work, the girls have jobs around the house and the eldest is starting to cook confidently which at times will be such a great thing to have.
I do imagine this baby will be in and out alot more then the others have been, that is the thing about being the youngest.
I have just had No 4. I have had 4 in 6 1/2 years. My eldest 2 are 16 months apart so it has actually worked quite well in that I have 2 at school this year so it helps to ease things a bit.
Like Trillian said I think you are jusy busy when you have kids, I found going from 2 to 3 challenging but that was because I was doing kinder runs and live 50km from town so it made for long days with a baby.
My biggest gripe with 4 children at present is all the baby seats and boosters in the car. But given your eldest 2 are a bit older it hopefully wouldn't be as frustrating.
I was a bit like you I really really wanted 4 kids, Dh not so keen, took about 6 months of heavy discussions before he came around to the idea, and I love my 4 boys and can't imagine life without them. People ask if I'm going for a 5th (just for the girl) but I happily say that I only ever wanted 4 children and have no desire to go back again.
You are all correct, life is busy with kids, period. But so much fun!
Car seats are not an issue as DD1 is already out of a seat and DS will be old enough (and I expect big and heavy enough) to come out of a seat in August, when he turns 7. The car itself is a problem as my car is only five seats. I would need a new car, a seven or eight seater, but that is not a big deal. Although, I really love my car, it is my 'dream car'! I think I would love a child far more than any car though...
Our house is four bedrooms, so someone would be sharing, but I don't really see an issue with that? The rooms themselves are quite large with plenty of room for two beds. Miss P has been in our bed every night of her life so I guess her room is currently 'spare'... wonder if she'll see be co-sleeping in 10 years? I wouldn't be surprised!
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