Four kids, similar ages, and I've reached similar conclusions. It's humbling. My oldest is now 9 and I'm starting to see how quickly the dynamic changes, like

Four kids, similar ages, and I've reached similar conclusions. It's humbling. My oldest is now 9 and I'm starting to see how quickly the dynamic changes, like you said about not being toddlers for long. She might already be happy to read books and play computer games by herself all day, and I sometimes need to seek out conversations to maintain a connection with her. My friends with teenagers say that they almost never see them.