re: How hard is the jump from one child to two?

I have two kids, 5 and 2. They're 3.5 years apart.

In my experience, the second time around dealing with all of the things that a baby and young toddler do/go through is much easier because 1) you have a frame of reference and experience to know how to deal with things and how long they last and 2) time absolutely fricking FLIES now. Whatever phase your younger kid is going through, it'll only be a few weeks. And that is a blink. Weeks blue together now.

But. BUT. With their power combined, they are much more difficult than one kid, obviously. I have little energy or time to give a shite about much else but the things I absolutely care about the most. My household absolutely takes all I can give in that regard.