15 reasons I'm glad they'll be 15 months apart

It's hard to say that and not be a little overwhelmed.

Two kids babies so close in age. It's going to be a lot.

And the world has had no trouble letting me know (because that's exactly what every super-nauseous-pregnant-mom wants to hear.... how crazy it will be!) So to keep my head on straight and perspective in this house, I've resolved to get excited about the mere 15 months that will separate my first two children. I'm not naive, I know how hard it will be. So we don't need to think about THAT anymore. ok?

1. Especially if they're the same sex, but even if they're not, the kids will be able to relate to each other during almost every stage of life. Best buds, we're hoping!
2. Our kids will be only one grade apart and almost always at the same school, so we won't be driving from school to school for drop offs and pick ups.
3. They'll have the same friends. (Lisa and I are two years apart and that was just enough to keep us in the not-the-same-friends-zone. But all of my friends who were within a year of their siblings always had shared friends) 
4. If they're the same sex, clothes passed down will never be out of style
5. Our car seats probably won't expire before we're done having all of our children (they have a 6 year lifespan and we've thought about 4 kids, though with these pregnancies I'm seriously considering 3)
6. I get two pregnancies under my belt (and over with!!) in a short time. Honestly, my pregnancies have been hard, and I have no desire, 10 years from now, to still be going through this! I say, have 'em young, and get 'em over with! Is that heartless? 
7. Brad and I are already in "baby mode".
8. Lily currently still naps three times a day. THREE TIMES. Guess how many times I nap a day? Yep. If she were much older, this tired prego wouldn't be sleeping nearly as much.
9. By the time the baby is born, Lily will still probably nap twice a day, giving time to focus solely on baby #2, or heck, rest for the weary if baby #2 can get on a similar schedule. Please Lord, please.
10. With cloth diapers, I won't have to spend more money on diapers, just wash them more.
11. We can still cart them around easily. With two under 15 months, we could even have baby #2 in the Baby Bjorn (which though they advertise can carry a baby up to 25lbs, is best for the first three months, then it gets uncomfortable), and Lily in the Beco
12. Our stroller converts into a double, so we don't have to buy another one.
13. If they're the same sex, sharing a room for a long time won't be unrealistic. My sister and I shared a room until we were 8 and 10 and we missed each other when we got our own rooms.
14. Right now, as I'm sleeping as much as humanly possible and vomiting just about as much, Lily has not once tugged on my shirt and asked "will you come play with me?". For which, I am eternally grateful. She's so young, she doesn't do much else other than stare at her sick mama and the low maintenance is really carrying me through right now!
15. Most importantly, we already get another one :)