The Birth Order of Children-oh so true!

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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 as long as possible.

3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.

Preparing for the birth:

1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.

2nd baby: You don't bother 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 newborns clothes, color coordinate them, and fold them

neatly in the baby's little bureau.

2nd Baby: You check to make sure 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 signs of distress--a whimper, a frown--you pick the baby

up immediately.

2nd Baby: You pick the baby up only when the wails threaten to wake your

sleeping firstborn.

3rd Baby: You teach your 3 year old how to rewind the automatic swing.

Pacifier:

1st Baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go

home and wash and boil it.

2nd Baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with juice

from the baby's bottle.

3rd Baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.

Diapering:

1st Baby: You change your baby's diaper every hour, whether it needs it or not.

2nd Baby: You change your baby's diaper every two to three hours, if needed.

3rd Baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about

the smell, or its sagging to their knees.

Activities:

1st Baby: You take your babyto Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour.

2nd Baby: You take your baby to Baby Gymnastics.

3rd Baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaners.

Going OUt:

1st Baby: The first time you leave your baby at home with a sitter, you call

home 5 times to check in.

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 with the sitter to only call 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 everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't

squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.

3rd Baby: You spend a little bit of everyday just hiding from the children.

Swallowing coins:

1st Baby: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital

and demand x-rays.

2nd Baby: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to

pass.

3rd Baby: When thrid child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!

Pass this on to everyone you know who has children....or everyone who knows

someone who has children..

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