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I am waiting to venture into the world of 3 kids. I'm waiting for a referral that should be coming any day for my little so I can have 3 kids under 3. So I can't offer you personal advice on how to handle it, but I can relay the stories from my sister who became a widow while pregnant with number 3.
She says what helps her are the kids being in the same sports, the same musical lessons, and she just sits in for the long haul. Her boys are 9 and soon-to-be 7 1/2 and her daughter is 28-months-old.
Homework is done all together in the kitchen. The boys read to each other and to her while she makes dinner. The oldest helps the youngest with his spelling words under mom's supervision.
The kids go to bed at staggered times based on age so that all of the kids get mommy and me time before going to sleep.
She does have a back up babyistter that runs a daycare out of her home, who is a little looser than the school about allowing sick kids to come. So push comes to shove, my sister works a half-day, leaves her sick child with the sitter, then picks up the sick child post lunch. She hasn't had too many incidents of having the kids all sick at once.
I hope that helps.
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