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Children don't look at things like we do.  the baby will be in their home and if you and your boyfriend don't treat the baby different, this will be your children's normal. My daughter was 5 when my son was born (same daddy though) and I just let her talk to my tummy and practice looking after baby with a doll.  Then when the baby was born she was my helper. She helped distact baby and feed him. 

Working when your baby is little is hard.  I live in a small place so I could bring them to my office to be cared for and I nursed and worked (I own the business though-but I gave my assistants the same deal).  I have also had a nanny in my home.  In both cases, I have spent lots of time with them. It is still very hard because your instincts are to stay close so it is stressful to be away from baby.~Shrug~ but you'll cope :) and love him all the more when you get back to him. 

Hey, my Mom had me and my sister in her first marriage, I was 7 when she started having babies in her second marraige. I never thought of my sisters and brother as anything but that. My Dad also had a daughter when I was 9, so did my Mom, so I have 2 sisters that are the same age. My older sister used to say "I am your only real sister". I never felt that way, I love all of my sisters and brother. I would never introduce them as my half sister/brother. My dad's daughter has introduced me to people as her half sister, she has an ignorant mother that tried to raise her believing that she had no siblings. My stepmother is paying the price now for the things she did then, my sister resents her so much for raising her that way.  

Just my opinion, but I think if you don't act like this baby is "different" your children would have no reason to think of this baby as anything more or less than a brother or sister. Good luck to you.