Your Clothes
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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
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1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don't bother practicing because you
remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your 8th month.
The Layette
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1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes,
color-coordinate them, & fold them
neatly in the baby's little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are
clean & discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?
Worries
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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 3-year-old how to rewind the
mechanical swing.
Pacifier
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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
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1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour,
whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their diaper every 2 to 3 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
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1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics,
BabySwing, 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
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1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a
sitter, you call home a few 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
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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
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1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush
the child to the hospital and demand x-rays.
2nd child: When 2nd child swallows a coin, you
carefully watch for coin to pass.
3rd child: When 3rd child swallows a coin you deduct
it from his pocket money.
Pass this on to everyone you know who has children...
or everyone who KNOWS someone who has had children...
or anyone who has ever been a child themselves!
(I guess that cover almost everyone, huh?)