I just had to laugh when I was going through pics and saw what bib Liam was wearing, lol. Poor kid has to put up with a lot being the 4th baby. It made me remember this email I saw a while back, and I had to share. Some of it is a bit exaggerated, but still pretty funny! First baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.
Second baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
Third baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.
Preparing For the Birth:
First baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
Second baby: You don't bother practicing because you remember breathing didn't do a thing. Third baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.
The Layette:
First baby: You prewash newborn's clothes, color coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau.
Second baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
Third baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?
Worries: First baby: At the first sign of distress — a whimper, a frown — you pick up the baby. Second baby: You pick the baby up when their wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
Third baby: You teach your 3-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.
Pacifier:
First baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it.
Second baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby's bottle.
Third baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.
Diapering: First baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, whether they need it or not. Second baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
Third baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.
Activities:
First baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour.
Second baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
Third baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner.
Going Out:
First baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times.
Second baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.
Third baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.
At Home:
First baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
Second baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
Third baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.
Swallowing Coins:
First child: when first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand X-rays.
Second child: when second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for coin to pass.
Third child: when third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!!
