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.
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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
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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?
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Pass  this on to everyone you know who has children . . . or everyone who  KNOWS someone who has had children . . (The older the mother, the funnier this  is!)