@PumpkinSpice, yay pregnancy! I loved the kicking around in the belly, it would give me this profound sense of everything being good in my world. And having to pee =) What do you guys think is the optimal time between kids? I worry about kid 2 ruining things for kid 1, but I’m the younger sibling, and love having a sister.

Chiming in here to comment on kid spacing – I have an 8 year old, a 2 year old, and an 8 month old. I love watching my older daughter with her younger sister and brother, and when my two year old was born it was nice that my older daughter could understand why I was tired or needed help, so I really thought I wanted to wait another couple years to have another. My son had other ideas, and now that I also have two close together I think it is nice because I remember the baby days a lot more clearly. So both close together and far apart are cool in my opinion!

My nieces are 2.5 years apart, and their soon-to-be-born sister will be about 2.5 years younger than her next older sister. It means that the kids are out of diapers before the next one comes along, which is a great help. And they won’t be as competitive in school because they’re far enough apart. I think that it’s just about right.

In contrast, my older brother and I are too close in age (18 months), and we were only a grade apart in school, which made things really hard because we were both so competitive. My younger brother and I are too far apart (almost 6 years), and he was essentially an only child from 7th grade on when I left for college.

MM, cinnamon rolls. Has anyone else on here ever had Duffeyrolls? Best cinnamon rolls ever. I think I might have to sneak into the factory down the street.