MelToddJulia
Love my Family!
Member since 7/05 29064 total posts
Name: Mel
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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... > > 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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