Does any of this sound familiar to you? I'm not sure if this is all true but It sure sounds pretty close to me. Just a glimpse into what baby #3 has to look forward to... poor little guy!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 regualr clothes.
Preparing for the Birth: 1st Baby: You practice your breating religiously. 2nd baby: You don't bother because you remember that the last time, breathing didn't do a thing. 3rd Baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.
The Layette: 1st Baby: You pre-wash newborn's closthes, 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, cant'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 their 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 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 superkmarket 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 spen a little bit of every day hiding from the children.
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!
10 comments:
oh so sad, but I am sure it's true.
I completely agree! Although I never had a third, it sounds about right to me!
LOL! My problem is that I think I started with my first at the situation of the third!!!
ha ha! That is hilarious! Should I be concerned if I did some of the third baby things with my first baby? :)
It's pretty ture I would have to say. Tyler was known to have changed Riley's diapers. Is that sad or what?
That is so so funny, and totally true! I admit it! I don't know if it is good or bad. We'll have to compair brooklyn and ruby and see who turns out the best! LOL
Actually, my first and the last seem to be the most spoiled. It is the 2 inbetween that might be the most normal? actually, the 2 middle ones are our hardest so far......hummm, wonder what that means??
BTW, thanks again for all of the help w/sweet treasures and selling off the goods. You guys are the BEST!!
hilarious!
That sounds about right. Can you imagine how neglected Peyton must be at #6. HA HA HA
Good thing #3 is not on the horizon. I'm pretty sure i've been doing the latter anyway. Just the other day I made Izzy get a chair and climb up in the cupboard to get her cereal down. so cruel.
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