how close together are your kids?

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Uncle Rico

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Mine 2 are 19 mo apart (ages 21 months and 2 months) and right now it is pretty damn difficult especially because my son (older) is a nutcase.

what are your pros/cons for having them really close vs spread apart a bit more?
 
10, 8, 5, 4...wouldn't have it any other. These kids form special bonds with each other in totally different ways with each other and each relationship is special. Let them adapt to each other, on each others "turf" and then shared turf, and they will take care of the rest. It's a headache at times but totally irreplaceable in memories!
 
15 months apart and now in elementary. Boy and girl. Totally different personalities but best friends. It was hard work at first but it's really great now.
 
My two boys are 18 months apart (14 years and 13 years). It can be tough when they are little but should get better as they get older. They have someone to play with at all times and someone to fight with all the time. We are having twin boys in Oct. and I am looking forward to little ones in the house again.
 
57 months apart. no design there but it has turned out well, so far. I do wish they were closer for play reasons.
 
depends on when this next one is born... they will be 2 years apart (minus a couple of weeks at most)...

first is a boy. he'll be 2 on Aug 2, and he's already started the terrible twos... the next one is due at the end of July... it will be a madhouse around here... my son is a wild beast that never stops moving or talking (even in his sleep, he says "Robbie do it" or "press the remote" <garage, not TV> or calls the neighbor's dog, or something...).

the rationale was that i'm getting old (37) and we better get these mofos out asap... and that my wife would rather get the baby stuff over with so she could go back to work in a few years, uninterrupted... we don't want to do the day care thing... we also wanted them to be close in age so they could enjoy some of the same things together like she and her sisters did...

i am, officially, "done" with hanging out... it's all family, all the time now... for the most part, anyway... sports haven't started yet.
 
4 1/2 years. Daughter was the older one. She was like a second mother to her brother, more than a sister. They have always gotten along extremely well. They are now 22 and 17 and still are quite close. My niece and nephew are two years apart and my wife and I were the only two relatives that would take them both at the same time in the summer for a week or so because they fought so much. When younger, my children's reaction to all of their cousin's fighting was interesting to watch. I do think it made them appreciate each other more.
 
Our three are 25, 21, and 13. (4 and 8 years between them) I could not imagine doing well with them close together, but that is just me. I enjoyed that the older one got to really be a big sister, and both 1 and 2 were great with 3.

I am the oldest of 6 and I can not even begin to imagine the mayhem that was in our house when I was small. The span between me (oldest) and sibling #4 is 3 years 11 months!
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Of course that was before mandatory carseats and all the other baby paraphanalia. There is just under 10 years between me and sibling 6, and my mom was only 31 or 32 at the time.
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My mind does not even comprehend that!!!
 
A friend was an only child... until he was 20. Then when he turned 28, he not only had a sister, but a brother too. (Half-siblings.)

His little sister took him to "show and tell" one time to show off that she had the BIGGEST brother in the class. (He's 6'4")

His sister is uncommonly mature for her age and they have a really good relationship. The little brother is kind of like a son to him. Maybe a godson/uncle because now my friend doesn't live in the same city.

Don't have kids, so I can't really add that.
 
Daughter was nearly five when our son was born. It was a lot easier w/only one. She had her stuff everywhere she could reach and everything else was up high.

Now she's seven and he'sgoing on two and he gets into all her crap. Playing baord games kind of sucks, but we manage.
 
Only have one and he's about to turn two. I don't know if I'll have another, but I do wish they were closer together in age.
 
11 year-old daughter and 18 month-old son. Works out pretty well because she's just old enough to care about him but too old to be jealous -- for the most part. She's really good with him and he loves her.
 
I have 3 brothers in their early to mid-20s. They are douchebags.

Me and my sister are 18 and 15. We are more quiet, introverted.
 
Oldest son was 33 months when middle son was born. Middle boy was 51 months when youngest was born. As a result, I only had a very short span when all three were teenagers at the same time. Good thing...

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We have a 17 month old girl and expecting another girl in a couple weeks. We are expecting hell and I think that is what we are going to get, but i have been preparing. I got satellite hookup , tv, laptop, wireless internet, fridge (which I've been stocking with brews) all in the garage..maybe I can drag that out for a couple years.
Serious question for those with kids pretty close together. How did you deal with the jealousy issue? We've been teaching her how to be around the doll and give it kisses and hugs and to be around the family. It usually works until the doll gets flung around by the leg. My sister just had a baby a month ago and she has been really great around the baby, but she doesn't live with the baby, so we don't know if that attitude will change. Live and learn.
 
3 boys, 11, 7, and 6. Younger two were born 10 months and about 2 weeks apart. 7 yr old was born Nov 13, 2000, younger one October 3, 2001.
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Seriously, the younger ones are best friends. What is funny is if they were born in September and then August of the following year they would have been in the same grade.
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Son is 9, daughter is 16. Daughter was planned, son was totally unexpected.
By the way, when girls hit 15, they turn into psychos. Trust me, you just have to live through it to understand it.
 
3 kids. Oldest boy is 14. Daughter is 9, youngest boy is almost 8. He was a surprise, and is 17 months younger than his sister.

Putting him into the family relationship dynamic has been quite the blessing. He's essentially the same age as our daughter, so they play well together. And when she wants to be left alone to read, he can still bug the crap out of his big brother until he gets his *** kicked (which is what he wants in the first place).
I really like the way it worked out for us, with one apart and older, then two young ones practically back to back.
 
We have a 20 month old daughter and are expecting a son in late August. We wanted them close enough together so that they would entertain each other. We kinda figured that having our two close together would be like pulling off the band aid really fast. Hopefully that works out.

Our daughter is pretty close to hell on wheels, so we're praying she tolerates the competition that's on the way.
 
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