I saw this on another blog and thought it was hilarious. Obviously I have never lived through having 3 children, or even 1 for that matter. But I am the youngest of three and trust me by the 3rd one parents are more lax and have learned a thing or two from raising 2 other kids. I’ve seen friends go from being childless to raising not one, but two or even three kids and how they change with each new addition. They may be fanatical about changing a diaper the second its wet or pick up the baby with every little whimper with the first one but when the second or third one comes along, they have relaxed a little bit. It’s pretty funny to watch. Being pregnant you think about all kind of scenarios and about how you would react in a specific situation. You may think you’ll react one way but you’ll never know until you are actually in the midst of it.
\nAnyway, here you go…enjoy!<\/p>\n
Maternity Clothes:<\/strong> Preparing for the Birth:<\/strong> The Layette:<\/strong> Worries<\/strong>: Pacifier<\/strong>: Diapering<\/strong>: Activities<\/strong>: Going Out:<\/strong> At Home:<\/strong> Swallowing Coins:<\/strong> I can say some of these I already act like its the 2nd or 3rd kid already! I put off buying\/wearing maternity clothes until I absolutely could not fit into any of my pre pregnancy clothes anymore…ahh, I miss my jeans…and being able to see my feet! The whole preparing for birth…ya I would take an epidural now if they would give it to me, I may sleep better if I had that. And the coin thing…I’ll never forget when my brother called me and asked what to do because they thought my nephew had swallowed a coin. I just asked “Is he breathing ok? Can he speak ok? Does he look bothered by it?” If the answers are yes, yes and no…then wait for the bank of Jake to give you your withdrawl – AKA, poop it out. “He’ll be fine”, and he was….we really aren’t even sure if he swallowed one to begin with but you have to take a 3 yr old seriously when they say “I think I swallowed a coin.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I saw this on another blog and thought it was hilarious. Obviously I have never lived through having 3 children, or even 1 for that matter. But I am the youngest of three and trust me by the 3rd one … Continue reading
\n1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB\/GYN confirms your pregnancy.
\n2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
\n3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.<\/p>\n
\n1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
\n2nd 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.<\/p>\n
\n1st baby: You pre-wash newborn’s clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby’s little bureau.
\n2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
\n3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can’t they?<\/p>\n
\n1st baby: At the first sign of distress–a whimper, a frown–you pick up the baby.
\n2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
\n3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.<\/p>\n
\n1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it.
\n2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby’s bottle.
\n3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.<\/p>\n
\n1st baby: You change your baby’s diapers every hour, whether they need it or not.
\n2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
\n3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.<\/p>\n
\n1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour.
\n2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
\n3 rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner.<\/p>\n
\n1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times.
\n2nd baby : Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.
\n3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.<\/p>\n
\n1st baby : You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
\n2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn’t squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby
\n3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.<\/p>\n
\n1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand x-rays.
\n2nd child: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass.
\n3rd child: When third child swallows a coin, you deduct it from his allowance <\/p>\n