) but there are definitely issues that come with having 3 or more kids. They're easier to deal with (or avoid) if you're conscious of them going in.
Tickets to a lot of places are sold in 4 packs..that's great..my 4 year old is invisible again! Go to a restaurant, it's easy to get in 4 people..the 5th person ends up being the 5th wheel.
I had no idea I would just become so absent minded. 
Congratulations!! How exciting for you and your family!! Our third child was a surprise gift from God, and I am so thankful for him. For my family, going from 2 to 3 was very easy. We were already doing the things that have to be done with young children so adding the 3rd came natural and easy.
I love my family of five, and I can't imagine it any other way. We have never experienced the negative effects associated with having 3 children. It is our life, and it is what we know and do. There isn't a convenience in the world that would be worth not having my 3rd child.
Relax and enjoy the excitement of planning for a new baby. Your family will adjust naturally and will continue to do what you have always done ~ just with one more. How exciting you will soon be a family of five!
Since we're on the topic--I have a question for those that went from 2 to 3. How many of you had to trade up/in your car and/or get a bigger house? That is our current situation. Just curious! I'd love to have 4 or 5 babies!
First of all, congratulations!
I am going to sound like the voice of doom and gloom here, and I really don't mean to, but I am speaking purely from my experience in my household growing up. I am sure that there are other families of 5 that had completely different experiences.
I was the oldest of 3 - it is definitely a tough number. On threads like this, I feel like I have to advocate for the oldest child. I was 5 when my brother was born, so a bit younger than your daughter but not much. Because of her age, it will be tempting to enlist her help with the younger ones. If she enjoys it and wants to, help that's fine. Just remember that she is still one of your "kids" so please don't have her help so much that she ends up resenting the younger ones. And don't ever call her the "built in babysitter". I used to hate that!
Since she is older, you'll have issues come up where she is too big/old for something that the younger kids want to do (Pooh's playful spot quickly comes to mind), so please remember to plan for her needs as well as the little ones. Of course, you all need to make sacrifices for each other, but it is easy to have the older one give in to "the babies" more often than the other way around.
Also, when you have 3, there always potential to have an "odd man out", especially since you already have a girl and a boy. The 2 vs 1 thing was very prevelent in my family.
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade my brother or sister for anything in the world (most of the time
Not long ago, there was a loooong thread about having 3 kids and it was very interesting reading about peoples varying experiences. I'll see if I can find it for you.
So, just enjoy it and don't worry! I'm sure you won't be able to imagine your life without this little one a year from now!
My 2 oldest are alot older than my new 1 month old, so they help so much. But, honestly....so far, aside from getting into the car a bit slower and schedulign trips around breast feeding...
it's a peice of cake
Anyway, it has worked out real well in our house. All three are into differnt things yet they share a really close bond with each other.
I hope they always stay that way. But really, I guess adding a new member to any size family takes some adjustment, so enjoy!
) We were "negotiating" #3 when, low and behold, it happened!! When my 3rd was born I had a 4 year old and a 2 year old. When my 3rd was born my older 2 were 3 yrs old, then when #4 arrived I had 6,6,3 and newborn. It will all work out, and soon you will feel like he/she has always been here with you.
