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Monday, January 21, 2008

I can't deny it

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.

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.
3rdbaby: 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 knee

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 (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!

6 comments:

Dana Christensen said...

Hilarious and so true! :)

Sabrina said...

Hate to copy, but I was going to say the same thing. It's hilarious because it's so true. Love it, Anne!!! Do you have one for husbands? j/k

Melissa said...

I've seen this before, but it still makes me laugh.

SERAPH said...

Anne....
Where do you get the cute backgrounds for your blog????

Sarah said...

AHHH! Anne, its Sarah Hilbig! Thank you so much for your beautiful x-mas card and I am so glad you included your blog address. Visit us whenever,5littlehilbigs.blogspot.com and I totally put you on my list because I am sooo excited to see what is going on with your wonderful family! Wow, your kids are adorable and are a great mix!

Jason and Kate said...

I don't even have kids and laughed at all of those.