We have one DD who has just turned five and we are about to start TTC number two. It was our decision to leave a longer gap so DD would be at school. We both work for ourselves and I don't have the option of taking time off, so will just go back to juggling like I did when DD was a baby. Much easier to do that when she's at school and I only have one baby at home!
I don't know how it will all work out, but I'm hoping DD is old enough to be interested and involved, without having jealousy or competitive issues.
I have three children, the age gap between DS1 and DS2 is 3yrs1mth then a 5 year gap between DS2 and DS3.
At first i thought it would be hard having a big age gap,but it's been great i have just as much time with my baby now as i did with my first because the older two are at school all day. I love the way the older kids interact with their baby brother, they enjoy him soooo much and he adores them too.
When little i turned 5 in January and started school that same year ... my younger sister was only a 3mths old baby at the time and i can say we grew up very close, infact i have an older sister who is 9yrs old then i in which i have always felt the age gap and not particularly close in relationship !!
I think of all the wonderful things DD will be ABLE to do, help out with feeding baby and playing with baby. She will want to 'babysit' without classing it as babysitting (like hanging out washing etc) she can help more with chores around the house (prob not too much more) and be an awesome big sister to #2.
It is a tad scary because I kind of forget what it was like to have a newborn but am sure it will come back to me once baby is born!
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but am sure it will come back to me once baby is born!
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