[mommamarci]

Well, I only have 2. They are 20 months apart. I shop alone. That is one of my times to get out of the house and away from the kids! My dh hates doing the shopping and he knows I can't get it all done with the kids. (I only go every 2 weeks. Well, I run to the quick grocery once a week for milk and fresh produce.)

As for naps: If you plan to put them tio sleep, plan on doing that pretty much forever... My sister put my nephew to sleep. She was still doing it when he started to school. He could not go to sleep without someone with him. My kids are both in cribs, so I just lay them down and turn on music. (Although Spencer is only 2 months so not old enough to get into stuff.) When I need to leave the room, I do so knowing that I have completely child proofed the areas Cameron has access to. He is a climber and into everything, so I am very careful to make sure it is always safe for him.

I used to do in home child care and, at one time, had 5 kids 3 and under... I had to have my home child proofed to survive that.

Good luck! My 2 under 2 are hard. Hard enough that I say we will wait for #3 until these two are a few years older!