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Title: Truth Post by Jimi on Jul 11th, 2005, 9:49am Your Clothes: > > > >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 practicing 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 & 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 he 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 coin > >to pass. > > > >3 rd child: when third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his > >allowance!! > > ;;D |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by LeLimey on Jul 11th, 2005, 10:11am Yup.. I can agree with all of this!! :-[ |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by BobG on Jul 11th, 2005, 12:15pm All true. Quote:
It shouldn't be funny, but it is. [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by Gator on Jul 11th, 2005, 12:25pm 6th baby: Come home from work at midnight and look in on the baby before going to bed. Oldest swears he never wants to have children. Gator Oldest of six kids - Father of three sons |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by burnt-toast on Jul 11th, 2005, 12:56pm Knew we had exceeded our limit after two. Couldn't imagine having to go in three directions at once - Didn't go there either. ;;D GOD bless and watch over those that have. Tom |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by sandie99 on Jul 11th, 2005, 1:02pm [smiley=laugh.gif] And some of us wonder whether to have kids one day or not... ;;D |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by Bethany1 on Jul 11th, 2005, 1:48pm Thats cute! I'm going to be doing all those firsts. ;;D |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by Langa on Jul 11th, 2005, 2:01pm Quote:
Puhleeze...I would've asked for an epidural for each pregnancy at the end the first trimester... Langa |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by burnt-toast on Jul 11th, 2005, 6:03pm on 07/11/05 at 13:02:45, sandie99 wrote:
Don't overlook the fact that if you survive the infancy stages of parenting - you start believing you've got everything under control - you start believing you've done everything right....... Then they morph into teenagers and you realize you've made a terrible mistake. ;) By the way we have two really great young adults at home who are convinced they already know more than we do. We're convinced they're just out to get us. [smiley=laugh.gif] Tom |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by thomas on Jul 11th, 2005, 6:19pm Roland is the truth Blaine the train is the truth The Tower is the truth This world is a lie Choo Choo m*th*rf**k*r. |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by maffumatt on Jul 11th, 2005, 10:12pm Blain is a Pain all hail the Crimson King The Walking Dude.................... Remember the face of your Father....Oy and with that I say thankee |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by Lizzie2 on Jul 12th, 2005, 12:13am [smiley=spit.gif] [smiley=crackup.gif] [smiley=baby.gif] Oh man...I should rewrite that to fit to neonatal nurses, too! [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by Mastifflvr28 on Jul 12th, 2005, 2:11am Mine is 14 years old. You think I can still have an abortion...or is it too late? :) Mast |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by sandie99 on Jul 12th, 2005, 4:18am on 07/12/05 at 02:11:15, Mastifflvr28 wrote:
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Title: Re: Truth Post by thomas on Jul 12th, 2005, 9:50am on 07/11/05 at 22:12:26, maffumatt wrote:
"Baby can you dig yo man? He's a righteous man." The man in black fled across the dessert and the Gunslinger followed. Not Steven King, but I like this one just the same "The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills." |
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Title: Re: Truth Post by maffumatt on Jul 12th, 2005, 12:38pm "First comes smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire." Roland of Gilead Cant remember where I read this one...... " Sudden death in all directions, isn't she great Mom?" |
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