the sad sibling happier.
well, going from 4 to 5 kicked our butts, but so did going from 1 to 2, 2 to 3, and 3 to 4! in my experience, babies are just hard and takes us a good 9-12 months to adjust and find our groove (especially if we also have a toddler at the time.) so for me it's not really a function of the overall number of kids, just whether there's a baby and a toddler!
for sure it's not for everybody, and i'd never say that everyone should have a certain number of kids. but i do hope with this post to show why having a big 