I am absolutely loving my gap! DS1 (9) and DS2 (7) are so helpful! They are old enough to understand the important things in my life right now like:
Mummy isn't superhuman, she needs help sometimes, Newborns cry and that's ok.
You can pop the newborn in the stroller and walk to school, lovely. Or you can pile everyone in the car and drop DS off and he is old enough to not need to be walked in. Also if bub is hungry in the middle of school drop off, bub will just have to wait, and that's ok too!
I don't blame you for feeling daunted now but it's amazing how these things just work out.