The transition from 2 kids to 3 is DIFFERENT

Okay so we went from 8, 5, and newborn is now 2 weeks old. I thought the second kid would be harder than the third but honestly? Third kid hits different. The older two are more independent so I'm not juggling three different needs at once. Plus we know what we're doing now so we're not panicking about every little thing. Sleep deprivation still sucks but the actual parenting part feels easier. Anyone else experience this or did I just get lucky?