Children

  
Little Jacob had a hard time getting use to a new baby in the house.
Coming out of his bedroom talking rather loud and being told to be
quiet, the baby is asleep, he very seriously said, "Well ya'll better
be quiet, cause my foot`s asleep."
Submitted by his Grandma ~~~~~   

One summer
evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her
small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked
with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?"
    The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't, dear," she
said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room."     A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice: "The big
sissy."~~~~~

    After putting her children to bed, a
mother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she
heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin.  At last she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their
room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings.  As she left the room, she heard her three-year-old say with a
trembling voice, "Who was that?"Submitted by Zaxgram~~~~~

     An acquaintance of mine who is a
physician told this story about her then four-year-old daughter. On the way to preschool,
the doctor had left her stethoscope on the car seat, and her little girl picked it up and
began playing with it. Be still, my heart, thought my friend, my daughter wants to
follow in my footsteps!  Then the child spoke into the instrument: "Welcome to
McDonald's. May I take your order?"Submitted by Qiltmeister

    I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet,
so I decided to test her.  I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would
tell me, and always she was correct. But it was fun for me, so I continued. 
At last she
headed for the door, saying sagely, "Grandma, I think you should try to figure out
some of these yourself!" Submitted by Zax

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Yes, parenthood changes everything.  But parenthood also
changes with each baby.
Here, some of the ways having a second and third child differs from
having your first:
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.
The Baby's Name
-1st baby: You pore over baby-name books and practice pronouncing and
writing combinations of all your favorites.

-2nd baby: Someone has to name his or her kid after your great-aunt
Mavis, right? It might as well be you.

-3rd baby: You open a name book, close your eyes, and see where your
finger points.
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 8th month.
The Layette
-1st baby: You pre-wash your 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?
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 3-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.
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 5 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 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 children.
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