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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn't rocket science. If you start prepping for the car 30 minutes before you have to leave and you are 10-12 minutes late, then start prepping the car 45 minutes before you have to leave.[/quote]

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I can’t believe anyone needs 45 minutes to load up into the car! You’re doing it wrong!

When my kids were little, I’d spend 15 minutes or so after they went to bed preparing for the following day, if we had somewhere we were going. I’d reload the diaper bag and put it by the door, along with coats and shoes. Our outfits were put out. I’d prepare and package any food/snacks/bottles and have them in the fridge or in the diaper bag, ready to go.

Are you not doing this? [/quote]

OP's youngest is only a few months old. I'm sure there's sleep deprivation in addition to getting used to the new dynamic with three kids.

However, OP, time to troubleshoot and figure this out. Buy duplicates of things that you are using both out and in the house, and replenish daily/weekly -- put it on the calendar. You have three kids now; there's no real point in only owning one of something you use all the time. You'll get plenty of use out of two of whatever it is.

We have four; #3 is when we learned we could no longer "wing it" in any way if we ever expected to go anywhere. We get up and dressed in the morning with rare exceptions, even on the weekend, and our car bags are always ready to go (we have one full of stuff to do while waiting for food at a restaurant, and one with wipes, hats, sunscreen, bug spray, small towels, and other seasonally-appropriate outdoor items, and if we have a long trip or a park day, one with water and snacks -- my kids are out of diapers now). At this point, everyone is required to have shoes on and go to the bathroom 15 minutes before we have to get in the car. It still sometimes takes us longer than expected, and all of mine are out of diapers and able to buckle themselves in (ages 8, 7, 5, and 3).

You need a routine. An infant can make that harder because things keep changing, but you can do it.[/quote]

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