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Hmm... I was going to say it's more emotionally draining. Like I feel like I get stressed out and frustrated when I'm parenting. And I tend to go from "Yay! I love this!" to "OMG, WHEN IS BEDTIME???" very easily.

Mentally, for sure. I don't have the best patience so it really takes a lot of metal strength to power through tantrums/whining/why's/neediness.

Both.
From carrying around a baby elephant and a very capable but unwilling to hold hands toddler to trying to reason with a too smart for her own good three year old I have very little capacity for anything else mentally or physically.
My brain is pretty mushy but my arms are cut though.

It used to be more mentally exhausting with a good mix of physical when he doesn't STTN which is often. Now it's mostly physical since I'm nearly 7 months pregnant.

The three year old is more mentally exhausting and the 4 month old is more physically exhausting.

Physically, My 2 year old always wants "up-y" or to be in my lap. I'm mentally exhausted though by the combination of her and my work!

Both. But more mental emotional I guess. It's the constant thinking of everything, who needs what next, what's going on tomorrow next weekend this month... Triaging tantrums and meals and crying babies.

I'm so tired all the time.

@rachiecakes: I feel like a terrible person because I almost LOLed at "my heart is broken..."

Whenever I yell or put C in timeout she comes out with "mommy? Can you hold me?" Which sounds sweet but she says it in the absolute most annoying voice ever.

@Foodnerd81: This is pretty spot on, and I only have one kid. Plus I'm a hardcore introvert, so being in a job where I'm "on" all day (which I love but...) and then coming home and being "on" until bedtime, my brain is utterly fried.

@Cherrybee: c yells NO without actually knowing what she disagrees with.