What is having three school-age kids like?
I have a newly 4 and 2 year old and am considering a third soonish due to age (I’m almost 36). I feel confident and excited about the idea of a third BABY, but want to be ready for a third full-on KID, as I know the baby phase is very temporary in the grand scheme of having kids. But it feels impossible to foresee what that will be like without having experienced it yet. My 4 year old is still only part-time at school, my newly 2 year old is still in a crib.
What is raising school age kids like? Easier than the baby/toddler phase or harder in different ways? Like when they are 7 and 5, will it feel easier because they are fully potty trained, more independent, more safety-aware, can get in the car and buckle themselves, etc?
I know it sounds silly I just want to make sure I am fully prepared to handle three full-on kids and their extra curriculars as I know that third kid won’t always be able to be in a wearable baby carrier while I tend to the older two’s needs/activities/feelings.
If you have 3 school age kids are you glad you had the third and how is life going? Any advice you’d give to someone like me?
If you stopped at two when your kids were little, do you wish you had a third because life now feels a little easier now that your kids are older? Or are you glad you stopped when you did and already feel stretched or just right?