Birth Order
 

THE BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN

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.
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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?
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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 other 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, 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.
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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.
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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 (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!

I have a brother with 5 kids and this fits them to the tee! No joke! Very amusing. I would sent it to my sister in law but she'd truley take it personal and not as a simple joke.

Donna. funny and soooo true...so you can imagine what it was like for me on my 4th child...and Im sure YOU of all can!!!!!!!! :D

EDITED ....SAT AM...DUH..SORRY, THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY DONNA!! oops ;) :dizzy:

My sister has 4 kids & this is really true. I wish I could figure out how to get this to her.

Lynn

Actually, I found (under Thread Tools above) there is an email option. I sent it to my great nephew & told him to print and give to his mother and grandmother.

Donna that's so funny, :lol:

I never had the chance to do this things, since my two bosy has 12 years between them. For me it was like having a first born both times. ;)

If everyone says that's true then it's must be. :)

Thanks

Julianna