Hudson Valley Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Question for moms with 2 or more kids...
Just wondering how far apart you kids are? Any advantages/disadvantages with there age different? My son is 8 months old and as much as we're not ready today, i dont want to wait too long to have another.
Thanks, Ash
Enjoying parenthood after 3 1/2 long years of trying...
Re: Question for moms with 2 or more kids...
Not quite mom of two yet but mine will be 8 years apart. advantage DS is soo excited to have a sibling and can't wait to help. Disadvantage we got rid of every baby thing we had and it's like starting over.
Most of our friends have at least 2+ years between siblings.
Mine are 13 months apart -- so I was part of the 2 u2 club...
Yes, its difficult in many ways because you still have a baby when your new baby is born -- BUT mine are so close (bonded) they are best friends and really play together and love each other so much. Of course they scuffle (even at this age, yes) but its toddler stuff.
Did we plan to have 2u2? No.
Would we have planned for 2u2? Doubtful.
WOuld I go back and change it now given the opportunity to space it out? NO.
I will be in about 7 weeks, joining the 2u2.
Mine will be 15 months apart, it wasn't planned but (again check back with me in a few months) I wouldn't change it. My mom and MIL both had kids 16 months apart and they said the advantages long term are better- closeness, bonding, being "done with baby stuff at once" etc.
I grew up as 1 of 3U3 so maybe I am used to it.
I will say, I am planning on spacing them in school. We were every other year in school instead of 3 in a row. This helped with our individual identities and gave my mom more time with us. Also excelling better in school (and I just read another article on this in the current issue of Parenting). This is my plan, not to say she won't be in preschool still, but will wait for Kindergarten. I'd rather her be on the "older side" of the grade then the younger.
Hmm this is interesting... as both of mine are fall babies, they'll both be "younger" in their grades... something I'd never considered with paige as far as kindergarten -- thanks.