MelToddJulia
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The Birth Order of Children (Cute e-mail I got)
THE BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN - so cute and 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 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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
> 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.
>
> 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
> allowance!!
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