Unplanned, but a pleasant surprise, I found out I was pregnant when my daughter was 4mths old. My daughters ended up being 13.5 months apart. If there is anyone out there thinking..... it would be nice to have my kids close together.. Please, do yourself a favour, really think

The opinion out there seems to be that it isn't as difficult as having twins. I don't have twins, so I'm  not going to comment on that!  Having children close together can be very frustrating, for both the parents and the children. My youngest would become so upset when she tried to do what she saw her sister doing, but just didn't have the motor skills to complete the task. Milestones, such as toilet training (two in diapers--grrr), and talking, I believe were delayed somewhat in the older child. Luckily my first was walking before her sister was born, but I still occassionally had to carry them both at the same time. People wondered how I lost my weight!!! Ha ha.  Naps never seemed to coincide. When I was weaning the older sister from her "tee-tee" (pacifier), I would often find the little one crying because her sister had taken hers!! Sure I can laugh at it now, but it wasn't funny then.

Now, at age 6 and 7, things are great. They enjoy the same sorts of activities, and items (tamagotchis--another grr). The hard work in the first 3 years definately paid off.  The younger one still tries to do what her big sister does, but now with a little work she can do it!!