> 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 others 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 every 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.
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>
> 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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> GRANDCHILDREN:
> God's reward for allowing your children to live.
>
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