Age gap between babies - 2 years vs 2.5 years - is there any difference?

Thanks for the responses ladies - well it turns out I wasn't just imagining the symptoms. Definitely pregnant, and looks like there will be a 22 month age gap or 23 months maximum. OMG! Still sinking in. Judging by your responses it sounds as if there is some pretty hard work ahead with such a small age gap! So please wish us luck :)

DH and I decided long ago that we would start trying for #2 when DS was 14 months old so that there could be a gap of 2 to 3 years between babies, allowing a year or so to fall pregnant. We're only planning to have 2. Now DS is 14 months and I am imagining pregnancy symptoms and having a panic attack about it. Realising that DS and I may not be ready for this and wondering if we should wait another 6 months before considering #2. I love DS so much but he is a very clingy baby, used to being the centre of ALL my attention (cannot fry an egg, or type an e-mail, unless he is sleeping... he would cry at my feet until I stopped and picked him up... ;)), and I did not find the first year of being a mum easy at all (in fact I think I was in shock ;)). My entire day revolves around DS from morning till night and I cannot imagine multitasking a newborn and toddler each needing 100% attention 24/7. My heart just breaks at the thought of DS being faced with another baby in our home demanding 50% of my attention suddenly, how rejected he may feel etc. etc. On the other hand he just looooooves being around other children and I often feel sorry for him being stuck at home with only boring me. I have only 1 sibling who is 5 years younger than me and I always wished that I had a sibling closer in age to play with rather than being a little "assistant mum". My mother on the other hand had had narrowly spaced siblings on both sides and purposefully spaced her 2 far apart so that we could have the individual attention which she always felt she missed out on! So I know there are arguments for and against. Also, I am a stay at home mum now but would like to go back to work at some point, perhaps when #2 is 18 months or so, so from that perspective it would also make sense not to wait too long to have #2. Now my question is, is there any argument for waiting another 6 months before thinking about #2? Does a 30 month old handle a new sibbling better than a 24 month old? Is there a big difference between a 24 month old and a 30 month old, I am thinking of things like already being in their big bed, being potty trained, being less clingy and more independent etc? I have no idea as I don't really know older toddlers and am just learning along with DS as he grows up, 1 month at a time. Like I said on an emotional level I don't feel ready for another baby but I have a feeling that won't change any time soon, if I had waited to feel 'ready' for #1 I would have waited forever instead of having DS at age 32 like I did! I am not really the type to feel "ready" for the unknown, so have to try to make a rational decision about the timing or there may be no decision at all. Would really appreciate your wisdom.... Mums of 2 or more, what was your experience... mums of 1, what are you planning to do? Thanks :)