Re: Fwd: Changes of Parenthood

[Guest guest]

Cute !

--- michelle offutt <hipchick9999@...> wrote:

> Some of you w/ more than 3 kids can REALLY relate!

> I got tears from laughing!

>

> --- Offutt <moffutt03@...> wrote:

> > From: " Offutt " <moffutt03@...>

> > " michelle offutt " <hipchick9999@...>,

> > " Peggy Emmert " <emmertclan@...>,

> > <tennmcclain@...>,

> > " Raquel Brubaker " <Brubakrb@...>

> > Subject: Changes of Parenthood

> > Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 07:55:43 -0500

> >

> > Yes, parenthood changes everything. But parenthood

> > also changes with each baby. Here, some of the

> ways

> > having a second and third child differs from

> having

> > your first:

> >

> > Your Clothes

> > -1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as

> > soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.

> > -2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as

> long

> > as possible.

> > -3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular

> > clothes.

> >

> > The Baby's Name

> > -1st baby: You pore over baby-name books and

> > practice pronouncing and writing combinations of

> all

> > your favorites.

> > -2nd baby: Someone has to name his or her kid

> after

> > your great-aunt Mavis,right? It might as well be

> > you.

> > -3rd baby: You open a name book, close your eyes,

> > and see where your finger points.

> >

> > Preparing for the Birth

> > -1st baby: You practice your breathing

> religiously.

> > -2nd baby: You don't bother practicing because you

> > remember that last time, breathing didn't do a

> > thing.

> > -3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your 8th

> > month.

> >

> > The Layette

> > -1st baby: You pre-wash your newborn's clothes,

> > color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the

> > baby's little bureau.

> > -2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes

> > are clean and discard only the ones with the

> darkest

> > stains.

> > -3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?

> >

> > Worries

> > -1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a

> himper,

> > a frown--you pick up the baby.

> > -2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails

> > threaten to wake your firstborn.

> > -3rd baby: You teach your 3-year-old how to rewind

> > the mechanical swing.

> >

> > Activities

> > -1st baby: You take your infant to Baby

> Gymnastics,

> > Baby Swing,and Baby Story Hour.

> > -2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby

> Gymnastics.

> > -3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket

> > and the dry cleaner.

> >

> > Going Out

> > -1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with

> a

> > sitter, you call home 5 times.

> > -2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you

> > remember to leave a number where you can be

> reached.

> > -3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter

> to

> > call only if she sees blood.

> >

> > At Home

> > -1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just

> > gazing at the baby.

> > -2nd baby: You spend a bit of every day watching

> to

> > be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking,

> or

> > hitting the baby.

> > -3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day

> > hiding from the children.

> >

> >

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hilarious - want me to attach a 4th baby add on to those???

Carolyn

Mum To on, , Emma (3 3/4)ds and Nicki (2 1/2)ds

Changes of Parenthood

> > Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 07:55:43 -0500

> >

> > Yes, parenthood changes everything. But parenthood

> > also changes with each baby. Here, some of the ways

> > having a second and third child differs from having

> > your first:

> >

> > Your Clothes

> > -1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as

> > soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.

> > -2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long

> > as possible.

> > -3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular

> > clothes.

> >

> > The Baby's Name

> > -1st baby: You pore over baby-name books and

> > practice pronouncing and writing combinations of all

> > your favorites.

> > -2nd baby: Someone has to name his or her kid after

> > your great-aunt Mavis,right? It might as well be

> > you.

> > -3rd baby: You open a name book, close your eyes,

> > and see where your finger points.

> >

> > Preparing for the Birth

> > -1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.

> > -2nd baby: You don't bother practicing because you

> > remember that last time, breathing didn't do a

> > thing.

> > -3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your 8th

> > month.

> >

> > The Layette

> > -1st baby: You pre-wash your newborn's clothes,

> > color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the

> > baby's little bureau.

> > -2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes

> > are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest

> > stains.

> > -3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?

> >

> > Worries

> > -1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a himper,

> > a frown--you pick up the baby.

> > -2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails

> > threaten to wake your firstborn.

> > -3rd baby: You teach your 3-year-old how to rewind

> > the mechanical swing.

> >

> > Activities

> > -1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics,

> > Baby Swing,and Baby Story Hour.

> > -2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.

> > -3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket

> > and the dry cleaner.

> >

> > Going Out

> > -1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a

> > sitter, you call home 5 times.

> > -2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you

> > remember to leave a number where you can be reached.

> > -3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to

> > call only if she sees blood.

> >

> > At Home

> > -1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just

> > gazing at the baby.

> > -2nd baby: You spend a bit of every day watching to

> > be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or

> > hitting the baby.

> > -3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day

> > hiding from the children.

> >

> >

> __________________________________________________

>