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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Every single person I know with more than one kid who had them spaced three years apart tells me it was awesome [/b]-- the older was potty trained, [b]listened to directions[/b], could play independently for short periods, etc. EVERY single person.

On the contrary, EVERY friend who had a newborn with a 2-or-under felt like they were under siege for a whole year until the elder turned about 3 and did all the above.

I think your coworker is an idiot and you are going to have a GREAT family setup with #2.

Congratulations![/quote]

"EVERY" single person you know had a 3 yo who listened to directions? I doubt that PP.  :lol: Seriously, we have a three year spacing and I don't know why it is so popular. Yes, DD is potty trained, but she is also going through the phase where everything about the potty is interesting, especially the baby's diapers and "smelling poopy" or smelling and touching private parts. She has to go potty on demand in gross public places, and needs help wiping and washing hands, but often refuses it. I miss her diapers. She pays attention longer than at age 2, but still not very long, maybe, maybe twenty minutes until ideal circumstances. That's if you can get her attention, which is harder everyday. And she is so much more willful than at 2. At 2, tantrums rarely lasted longer than ten minutes and distraction avoided many of them. Now, she can go over an hour and get much more focused on the specific thing she cannot have. Her memory of the things she wants is also better. Deny her once, and she will remember it for weeks, possible longer. She is constantly testing boundaries. Every kid is different, and DD does love and appreciate our baby in a way that a 2 yo could not, but OMG 2 was so much easier for us. I wish we hadn't waited.[/quote]

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