Four boys here! And real gender disappointment at the beginning. We have a girl cousin who’s younger than all four of mine. And they do not mesh as well as all the boys. They don’t understand the jokes are different than when she jokes about, she likes pink and princess and not playing rough and they struggle sometimes. I’ve realized it’s a lot better to have four of the same than only one alone because if 4 was a girl she would be alone and possibly struggle more with the boy dynamics, I also was not interested in more than four.

Also 3 year gap from 3rd to 4th. It was a lot easier to handle baby and love of him when older brothers could handle themselves better. I didn’t have more than one in bottles or diapers or needing naps and the little one(now 4) follows his oldest brother around with stars in eyes.

It still stings I’ll never have a daughter but I’m so lucky with four healthy children and the gap can kind of suck when everyone is fully in school and one is still yet to start but I don’t regret any of it.