From one kid to three

Our wonderful friend Michelle let her two kiddos spend the day at our house. Let me just say this: having three children all of a sudden makes you feel less in a hurry to have a second baby.

We had so much fun with Noah and Izzy. Mia adores them. They adore Mia. It's a lovefest. We went to the park, played the piano and bounced on the bed.

But to be honest, it was kind of crazy.

We were unprepared on many levels, particularly the food level. We didn't have the snack situation taken care of, and Leigh made a mad dash to Crest. Turns out, kids compound each other's emotions. One is hungry? All of a sudden, three become really, really, really hungry - right now! At the time, it was terrifying. We were sure we would be eaten by a tiny, adorable herd of cannibals, but the pizza bagel bites arrived just in time.

So I'm in less of a hurry to have a second baby. I like the 2:1 ratio of adults to kids that we have now. Mia needs to be a little older and I need more snack-planning practice before we add a baby to the mix.