Birth Order

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!

mom help!

mom... I need a tent.
mom... Scott got fired.
mom... I need your truck.
mom... HELP!

sigh... I love my kids, really I do :)

today I try to do the good thing. She pawned a couple of family rings that she had been given and tomorrow is the last day she can get them back. I told her to be here in the morning and we would go get them but that I would "own" them until she paid me back for them. She didn't bother to show up and then gets pissed at me for getting upset because I had to sit and wait on her. grrrrrRRRRRRR!!! I swear... lots and lots :)

ok I'm over it. we are going to BBQ tonight - sirloin tip roast. and I'm going to sit in that hot tub until I shrivel up! Then I'm going to sit in bed, gather my crocheting to me and maybe watch a damn show! *stomps foot!* 48 hour weekend and I'm going to be selfish and enjoy 2 hours of it dammit!

back to some form of reality

the Faire is over and what a blast!! All the decorating got done but as always we don't have enough time to get to everything. Most of the garb got put by the way side although Brie and Scott had their new matching outfits and looked wonderful :)

ATM, I"m working on some yo-yos to put together into an afghan someday. They are the perfect take along project. I sat at the tattoo place last night while Brie and I got new ink and crocheted my heart out and filled a baggie :)

Got to swapping patterns and ideas with the gal that inks us - seems she was going through her stash "cat proofing" it yesterday and laying aside stuff for new grand nephew things to make :)

I love finding friends in unusual places!

it's been a while!

Off we go into renaissance land... the place I love so much but it means so much work. Just finished up embroidering 16 banners. Working on 8 pennants tonight and tomorrow. Tomorrow also is the start of the garbing. Let's see:

Roger: Doublet and codpiece
Brie: Skirt, Blouse, leather cincher and vest
Brie's Scott: Doublet, pants, shirt
Tim: Pants and jerkin
Scott: black and white parti-color something
Morgan: same as Scott
me: ??? who the heck knows lol I doubt I'll have time for anything new for myself this year.

And I have to finish the horses :) I love our joust :)

Check us out! Olde World Ren Faire

off to work!