Ha! I didn’t think about that. Seeing my boys act as big siblings, and interact in general with a baby will be a treat. It’s been funny to hear the questions and comments from them so far. My 5 year olds response to the news was “oh great, another sibling to take care of.” I almost fell off my chair laughing.

@Lori C- thank you! And congrats to you on expecting #3! I found Seraphine and ordered a few things from them – just to round out my existing maternity wardrobe. I did wind up using the exact same pump (Madela pump-in-style). I do feel like the pregnancy was harder, and I had some complications that had never happened the first four times, but in general it’s hard to know what is age related and what is just being tired from caring for four other kids! Probably a combo of both.
What has been really cool for me this time is having older kids who can actually be helpful, and who are understanding of the fact that a baby is a baby. A 3-year-old gets mad when a baby knocks over her blocks. A 9-year-old will build a tower precisely so it can be knocked down.