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Maternity 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 practicing because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do damn a thing. 3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your 8th month......................................................................................... The Layette ..... 1st baby: You pre-wash your 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 3-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 2 to 3 hours, if needed. 3rd: 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 every home 5 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: 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 (my favorite one) ..... 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 allowance!! .........

Lindy.....so much truth........ Elaine xx :o))

lindy - this is priceless! got to send it to my 2 - who have a child each lol

HI Lindy Loved it lol Linda P