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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 05-16-2007, 10:53 PM (1 of 7)
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BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN > > 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' t do a thing. > > 3rd baby: 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 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 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! > > __________________________________________________ ____ > > GRANDCHILDREN: > > God's reward for allowing your children to live! > > > I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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User: MotherInLaw
Member since: 06-25-2005 Total posts: 1118 
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 05-16-2007, 10:58 PM (2 of 7)
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Yes!!! I am enjoying the rewards. Baby 2 almost didn't make it past 3. She is now having twins in a few weeks. For her sake I hope they both aren't like her at the same time!
Barb
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User: Mom of Six
Member since: 11-03-2001 Total posts: 1115 
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From: Patty22
Date: 05-18-2007, 11:36 AM (3 of 7)
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Bwhahahahaha....too funny Susie! I'm not about to confess how one manages with #4  BTW.....strange, but I am wondering about this recent trend of big families as I know a few young mothers with 6 kids. SIX... Raising four everyone thought we were nuts, I can't image six in this day..... when according to the news the other night the reason why milk has jumped $1 a gallon is because there is more demand for it than gas. Patty
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User: Patty22
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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 05-18-2007, 11:52 PM (4 of 7)
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LOL Patty I had 3 and that was plenty. I could have written this little jest but I didn't. My first born was sterilized. Funny thing is I'm going back in time with the Grandkids, I don't want them rolling around the floor or picking up things off the floor and putting them in their mouths. I hate when kids share their food or drink and they think nothing of it. Yuckkkk
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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User: MotherInLaw
Member since: 06-25-2005 Total posts: 1118
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From: LoveSewin
Date: 05-21-2007, 09:35 PM (5 of 7)
 That is tooo funny! Thank you for the laughs! Even dh thought they were funny.
Kim
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User: LoveSewin
Member since: 01-31-2006 Total posts: 103 
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From: lendube
Date: 05-21-2007, 10:08 PM (6 of 7)
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So funny because it's so true. I only had two but that was plenty ~ close together counts as more than two! What about the pictures??? First baby has albums. Later babies are lucky to have a couple per year! ha ha Don't even ask about my MIL with 12 kids!!! Lennie |
User: lendube
Member since: 08-06-2006 Total posts: 1548 |
From: MotherInLaw
Date: 05-22-2007, 12:34 AM (7 of 7)
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Funny you should mentions pics. I just ordered Emily's First Photo's from the hospital today. With her being operated on after she was born the pictures weren't even thought about. She was born in October and you have a year to order them. I was arranging the room for my sewing things and was looking at all the other grandkids photo's when they were born and realized she wasn't up there so I called her Mom and told her let's order them she can't get left out so we did. Emily was my sons 4th child and my DIL's second baby.
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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User: MotherInLaw
Member since: 06-25-2005 Total posts: 1118
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