Having a baby???

YOUR CLOTHES:
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your obgyn confirms your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
3rd baby: Your regular clothes ARE you maternity clothes.

THE BABY'S NAME
1st baby: You pour over baby name books and practice pronouncing and writing combinations of all your favorites.
2nd baby: Someone has to name their kid after great-aunt Mavis, right? It might as well be you.
3rd baby: You open a name book, close your eyes, and see where your fingers falls. Bimaldo? Sounds good to Me!

PREPARING FOR BIRTH:
1st baby: You practice your breathing regularly.
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 the eighth month.

THE LAYETTE:
1st baby: You prewash your newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure the clothes are clean and discard only those with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?

WORRIES 1st baby: At the fist sign of distress--a whimper, a frown -- you pick up the baby.
2nd baby: You pick up the baby when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your 3-year old how to rewind the mechanical swing.

ACTIVITIES:
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swim and Baby Story Hour.
2nd Baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
3rd Baby: You take your infant to the supermarket.

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 gazing at the baby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of every day 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 kids.

PHOTOGRAPHY:
1st baby: You photograph every second of the kid's existence.
2nd baby: You photograph the kid on birthdays, and holidays.
3rd baby: When grandparents ask for a photo, you retouch one of the others.

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