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[quote=Anonymous]Three here, adore our third and can't imagine life without her. (Doesn't hurt that, to be blunt, accounting for age difference, she's cheerier and easier that the first two.)and I'd just say that if you're going to have a third, don't wait too long. Yes, part of the difficulty is being stretched for time, but another issue is that age gap makes joint activities harder. We have a 2 and then 3 year gap, which is probably typical, but it makes it harder to do simple things like choose a movie that we can all watch at home, or do activities that are fun for all ages (now late elementary and 1st grader). In some ways the third gets less attention, but that has upsides too - more independence. When baby #1 cried, we ran to help. With #3, we didn't sprint, but gave it a few minutes - sometimes because we were busy, sometimes because we were just tired. As a result, I think the baby got better at self calming.[/quote]
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