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Going from 2-3 has been the easiest transition for us! Best advice I can give is to try to give scheduled one-on-one time to your older kids. But seriously, after 2 babies you're already a pro!

@2littlepumpkins: that is funny because no one I know thought 2-3 was the hardest at all. It's like once you're used to needing to tend to more than one it's not much different. Plus your kids are already used to getting divided attention and have a built in playmate. Since you'll have a 2 year old at home like I did, I will share the absolute worst advice I received (from multiple people no less!). I was advised to put my second LO in preschool to make things easier for myself. Hahaha he was miserable and not at all ready, it made him more jealous that I was alone with the baby, and he brought home some nasty illnesses and didn't understand to keep away from the baby and got him really sick too. So yeah, keep things as consistent as possible for your older kids!

@skipra: omgsh i am expecting #3 and that is the advice I get too. We weren't planning to put any of them in school yet (I stay home, oldest will be 3.75 and second 22
Mo when baby arrives) but I have been second guessing myself due to all the comments about how hard it will be with everyone home. We will probably stick to our original plan to keep them all home for now......

So I think my third baby was the easiest! I wasn't worried about much and went with the flow. The transition wasn't hard either. She fit right in. But I will say that sometimes I feel a bit crazy with three! I joke that the third one tipped me over the edge. I just think my brain needed time to adjust to a full time job, being a wife and having three kids. It was hard at first. I felt like I was always forgetting something or I would do something half way because someone needed me. But my youngest is one now and I don't feel that way anymore. We're in a groove. I'm always busy with them and don't have a lot of down time but I wouldn't change it all. Three kids is awesome.

@mrs.kiwi: I would be less reluctant to put an almost 4 year old in school part time, especially if they can start before the baby arrives. Having 3 at home can be crazy those first few weeks after your SO goes back to work when it's still hard to get out and the baby is not on a schedule. But it is a temporary challenge and once you adjust it's just the new normal.
And I forgot to say, congrats to all of you expecting #3!

I am only 8 weeks into life with 3 but honestly the transition hasn't been too crazy! I keep my standards pretty low though, we use lots more screen time than we did before, or others would feel comfortable with, the oldest is in Kindergarten 2/3 days per week (T/Th and alternating Fridays) and my 3 year old does 1 day/week in daycare so I have just the baby those days and thats when I do a lot of my running around/appointments etc. We still do our weekly play group, play dates etc. I just make sure to set out all clothes the night before, stuff like that. I am also a lot more tired this time around, I don't get to nap like I did with LO1 and LO2 but even that you adjust to.