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Everything There is a Season: . A Time to Weep, A Time to
Laugh.
Ecclesiastes 3
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Birth Order Makes a
Difference
Clothing:
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 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.
More signs that birth order makes a difference:
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, Baby
Zoo, Baby Movies 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 cleaners.
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!
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