BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN
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. _____________________________________________________
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 eighth > month.
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The Layette:
1st baby: You pre-wash 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 > whimper, > 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 three-year-old how > to > rewind the mechanical swing.
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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 some juice from the baby's bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and > pop it back in.
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Diapering:
1st baby: You change your baby's > diapers every > hour, > whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their 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 you see it sagging to their > knees.
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Activities
1st baby: You take your infant to > Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, > Baby Zoo, Baby Movies 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 cleaners.
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Going Out:
1st baby: The first time you leave your > baby with a sitter, > you call home five 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 everyday > 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
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Swallowing Coins (a favorite):
1st child: When first child swallows a > coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand > x-rays > >
2nd child: When second child swallows a > coin, you carefully watch for the coin to > pass.
3rd child: When third child swallows a coin > you deduct > it from his allowance!
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sooo funny! i only have two twin boys that are 18 mo but i see how fast i went from being a 1st child parents quickly to 3rd! super funny!
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