Originally Posted by aquinas
Originally Posted by Val
In our experience, once the kids are old enough to do all of the following, life gets a lot easier:


Eat by themselves and rinse their dishes
Take a shower by themselves
Get dressed by themselves
Get out of bed in the morning, eat somethings simple, and amuse themselves

I'll PM you when even one of those things happens and we can have a forum party!

Looking back on when my kids were all little (my youngest was born when my oldest was 4), I think that DH and I were probably both in a frame of mind that didn't allow for thinking about the reality of things getting better when they got older. I don't think we really had time for that.

But honestly, it really does get better, and sooner than you think.

Also, YMMV, but I think that having a sib or two has been a wonderful thing for our kids.