Welcome to the Scharrer family's real life story! Most of our story is written for, and about, our four kids and the spice they add to our lives. It's our story of happiness, craziness, and sometimes ridiculousness. We've journaled through childbirth, the terrible two's, private school (and our public school experience), an autism diagnosis, medical school, residency, and long-term mission work in Africa.

Now we're following a new adventure, which involves a 45 foot motorcoach, homeschool, and as many ski slopes as we can go down in one year.

For posts from while we were living in Zimbabwe and updates about our future plans in Zimbabwe, please see our mission blog...

www.ourzimbabwejourney.blogspot.com.





22 February 2010

Birth Order of Children

My mom sent this to me a few months ago and I thought that it was soooooooooo funny (and somewhat true!).  I know there are a lot of moms (and moms-to-be) that read this blog.  I thought you all would get a laugh out of this, too...


BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN


             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 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, 
Baby Zoo, Baby Movies 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 cleaners. 

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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! 

3 comments:

  1. ha ha ha....this is SO TRUE!

    It's so nice to be "so relaxed" the third time around. I also wonder what happened to the "free time" I had with just one? (Or 2, for that!) :)

    Hope you're feeling well. Any luck on finding a doc who will let you VBA2C? Or are you at peace with having a planned c/s?

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  2. I am at peace with another C-section because that's all I know. However, it would be AWESOME to try a VBAC. I have sort of put it on the back burner for a while. I'm thinking about giving a new doctor a call this week, but I get SO nervous about it! I would love to just find a doctor who would let me go into labor before a C-section. Thanks for asking! :)

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  3. I'd let you do it. Do you just want me to do it? People do home births all the time, why not a home labor-then-Cesarean? I'm sure it's been done on the farms early last century. We can finish the basement with an OR/nursery combo. Pools aren't sterile, so water C-section is out. Sorry, no floating air mattresses.

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