The bump up from 1 to 2 can kind of set you back, but I had heard that the jump from 2-3 was easy, that is totally false that is where you change from a man to a zone defense! But beside the fact that we can't put them back, I wouldn't change a thing, when they are not fighting, they are great friends and playmates.

I didn't really have that much to say, I just wanted to try out all the new buttons, Mike you ROCK like a Hurricane!!

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Josh,

How can a yankees fan stand to read a boston team based sports writer? I stay away from him until baseball seaon.

person who feels that entertainment can be found even in the most ludicrous of places, the mind of a Red Sox fan....

Plus he had to talk about the Pats losing, kinda fun.

Btw, I must be out of NJ too long because I am predicting (sans injury) an EASY repeat in the East for Boston. (In the AL? Don't know. Tigers look tough, so do the Angels, but who cares about LA....)

Josh

SAHD Since August 2005

"But beside the fact that we can't put them back, I wouldn't change a thing,"

That reminded me: After our firstborn was a few months old, my wife and I went to visit another new mother with a newborn at the hospital. I walked up to the nurse's counter, plopped my son on her desk and politely asked, "Excuse, where do we go for returns?"

She couldn't talk for a minute, and I kept straight-faced, wanting to see how long it would take for her to figure out if I was serious, but my wife intervened since she is more familiar with my (warped) humor. I think the nurse is still concerned about my son's well-being.

By the time you get to three kids, the oldest is more independent ( b/c he is old enough) and so the job doesn't become too much harder. That's why the jump to two (if close together) is a lot harder than the jump to three, four, ... ten.

If you have a very large family, the older kids help a lot. My grandmother came from a family of more than 15. She had sisters and brothers that were like second and third parents for her. You also have built-in housekeeping and babysitting with very large families.

-How much of and adjustment if you 1st is above 3yrs old?
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what he started here, would he quit ESPN2 and go to a Family site?

My oldest son was three (two months shy of four) when our twins were born in 2002. We started getting him excited about having little siblings, and he was excited. A few hours after they were born, we sat him in the hospital chair and put them in his lap. He still thinks that was awesome. It was a great time.

The only two problems I remember were (1) that I was prob'ly freaking out a bit too much about being more careful around the babies -- and a lot of my reaction came from my sleep deprivation; and (2) they were obviously getting more attention -- feeding, diapers, etc. -- and he didn't like that. We talked, he acted jealous. We all lived through it. I keep telling myself that most of this was normal family stuff.

And here we are, five years later, and the two boys are best buds... when they aren't killing each other.