BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN Pregnancy: 1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your doctor 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 dont bother because you remember that last time breathing didnt do a thing. 3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month. ________________________________________________ The Layette : 1st baby: You pre-wash newborns clothes, color coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the babys 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, cant 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. ______________________________________________________ Dummy: 1st baby: If the dummy falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it. 2nd baby: When the dummy falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the babys bottle. 3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in. ______________________________________________________ Nappies: 1st baby: You change your babys nappy every hour, whether they need it or not. 2nd baby: You change their nappy every two to three hours, if needed. 3rd baby: You try to change their nappy before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees. ____________________ Activities: 1st baby: You take your infant to baby gymnastics, Kindermusik, and baby massage classes. 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 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 isnt squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby. 3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children. ______________________________________________________ Swallowing Coins: 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 pocket money.
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