Anyone who tells you that timing is negotiable has never missed a plane
I personally preferred going into labor after a solid month of nesting, a good night’s rest, a freezer full of prepared foods marked, sealed, and labeled appropriately, and the laundry folded and put away. Although they did let me take the baby home anyway even if I may or may not have left dirty dishes in the sink.
Then there’s the order of birth…. The oldest enjoys the special status of his oft-times firsts recorded for posterity: first smile, first tooth, first step. By the time the third comes along, he’s already wearing hand-me-downs on the way home from the hospital while mom is on a phone call with the principal of the nursery school of Prince Number One. She wrote the new arrival’s birth date and weight on the inside of her hand so she wouldn’t forget it on the way.
Try to have a firstborn girl. It helps. Having two is even better.
You’ve just completed a major diet and fitness program, and you finally fit into something you haven’t worn in a decade. Just whisper your plans out loud and let’s see who laughs first.
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