2005-05-23 Funny Stuff

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.
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 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 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.

Swallowing Coins :
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!!

2005-05-23 Disjointed Entry and Random News

It seems like, at this time of year especially, the weekends, which should be for relaxing after a crazy week of school, work, and extra curricular stuff, always seem to turn in to "we have to go here, do this, buy this etc. etc. etc."

And I think that was a run on sentence.

But anyway.

This weekend coming will be nice. Emily and Katherine will be spending the weekend in New Hampshire with Suzanne and John, and my parents are taking Julia for the weekend. I don't mean that it will be a nice weekend because my kids will be gone by the way. It's just nice that we (Ryun and I) will have the entire weekend to ourselves. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to find time to spend together with three little rugrats running around? Lets just say it's not an easy task.

We are going to go see "The Movie" on Saturday or Sunday, and then have lunch or dinner out, depending on which showing we go to. Ryun went on Friday and saw it on his own, so he could see it uninterupted. Yeah, I am one of those annoying people who asks questions about the movie while it is going on. I whisper at least, which is, you know, good.

What else?

Oh yeah, Ryun and I will be married for 7 years tomorrow! Seven years! Can you believe that? Sometimes it seems like just yesterday and other times, well, it seems like a lifetime ago.

And on a sappy note, let me just say that I love him to pieces. Really, I do.

Also, in other milestones and events news, Emily will be 8 on June 1. Ok? So yeah, let's just not even talk about that. Because it seems virtually impossible that I have been a mother for 8 years. And that she will be in 3rd grade. And that in 8 years she will have her license. Ok , yeah I know I'm pushing it. But really? Eight years old? How in the hell did that happen?

2005-05-23 Ranger

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2005-05-21 Weekend

Here's a quick run down, in list form.

1. Birthday party for friend.

2. Church

3. Visit with Sister and Brother in Law.

4. Graduation Party

5. Family Meeting

So yeah, I might not be around.

2005-05-21 No question

~ Emily ~ (discussing the upcoming Dreamworks release, "Madagascar" with Katherine).

Yup, she's definitely Ryun's daughter.

2005-05-21 Crisis!

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