MOMMY'S CLOTHES
1st Baby : You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your doctor confirms your pregnancy.
2nd Baby : You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible. (TRUE FOR ME)
3rd Baby : Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.
PREPARING FOR THE BIRTH
1st Baby : You practise your breathing religiously.
2nd Baby : You don't bother practising because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing!
3rd Baby : You ask for an epidural in your 8th month pregnancy. (TRUE DURING MARCUS, EVEN HE IS ONLY 2ND)
THE LAYETTE
1st Baby : You prewash 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. (TRUE FOR ME)
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 his/her wails threaten to wake your firstborn. (VERY VERY TRUE)
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, 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. (TRUE FOR ME)
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. (VERY VERY TRUE)
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. (TRUE FOR ME)
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. (VERY VERY TRUE)
3rd Baby : You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.
SWALLOWING COINS (A Favourite)
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 coin to pass.
3rd Child : When third child swallows a coin, you deduct it from his allowance!!
PHOTOGRAPHS
1st Baby : You get your baby's photograph taken professionally every three months. (EVERYDAY FOR ME)
2nd Baby : You get your baby's photograph taken professionally on his or her birthday every year.
3rd Baby : Looked just like the other two, so why bother? (TRUE FOR MARCUS)
