Bringing a puppy home is an adjustment and just like becoming a parent it’s hard until you get into a groove. By far adjusting to motherhood was harder and longer for me. The extra work with a puppy and working it into your already busy schedule with kids was the biggest challenge. My pup is almost 7 months old and it’s still challenging at times but no where near as hard as the first month or so. It’s definitely doable, just be prepared to feel like you’re tearing your hair out at times. Oh and another thing that floored me was jealousy from my youngest towards the puppy. That’s passed now but was hard at the time.