Prepping for Baby Rodeo #3

A special treat of a cheeseburger among family

Each pregnancy experience thus far has brought highs....lows....and what the heck!

1st Baby:
You registered as soon as you found out the sex
A carefully selected nursery theme was pinpointed and meticulously designed down to the light switch panel.
Lots of congrats from strangers when they found out this was your first
You weighed the possibilities of if going to a birthing class was best for you and daddy to be.
Your baby will not watch any TV until age 2

2nd Baby:
You may or may not even register depending if you are having the opposite sex
Negotiations with the husband are in effect as you try and convince that yet ANOTHER stroller is needed.
Useless baby gear you thought was needed is passed along or sold off
Old baby clothes are gone through for stains and/or anything gender neutral.
Memories of the first child wearing said clothes bring you to tears and remember how small they were once.
A 6th sense is developed for instinctively knowing when your toddler is going to crash across your tummy.
Curious George is your friend while cooking dinner or trying to get a cat nap in.

3rd Baby
You decide that room sharing develops character and don't bother with decorating a nursery.
The crib will be reassembled AFTER the baby comes.
You question if baby appointments for weeks 20-32 are really needed when time is precious already.
No matter the season, you know somehow the baby won't go around naked despite the season differences.
.....and the rest shall be continued later.    

As each child has come, there seems to be less and less work getting ready for the arrival, while the mess created by the older only doubles. It doesn't revolve around the latest and greatest baby gear on the market, but the basic necessities to survive. We may cloth diaper our kids, but I've come to giving myself a break and still use disposables when we are out and about from the house....if the budget allows it of course. Giving diapers and wipes as a baby gift may not be as fun for the giver when there are lots of cute clothes available, but I look at them as gold bars, knowing I won't have to spray the #2 off before hitting the wash. Cloth diapering toddlers takes changes to a whole new level of gross.