[color=black][b]YOUR CLOTHES:[/b] [/color] [b][color=black]1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]PREPARING FOR THE BIRTH:[/color][/b] [b][color=black]1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]2nd baby: You don't bother because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing.[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black]3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black] THE LAYETTE:[/color][/b] [b][color=black]1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?[/color][/b] [b][color=black] WORRIES:[/color][/b] [b][color=black]1st baby: At the first sign of distress-a whimper, a frown-you pick up the baby [/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black]2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black]3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing [/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black] PACIFIER:[/color][/b] [b][color=black]1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby's bottle.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black]DIAPERING:[/color][/b] [b][color=black]1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, whether they need it or not.[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black]2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black]ACTIVITIES:[/color][/b] [b][color=black]1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour.[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black]2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner.[/color][/b] [b][color=black] GOING OUT:[/color][/b] [b][color=black]1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times. [/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black] 2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black] AT HOME:[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black]1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black] 3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.[/color][/b] [b][color=black]SWALLOWING COINS (a favorite):[/color][/b] [b][color=black]1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand x-rays.[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black] 2nd child: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass.[/color][/b] [color=black] [/color] [b][color=black] 3rd child: When third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!![/color][/b]
