Well, just tonight, I was laughing at how different we are with Kesed than we were with Selah. I could go on forever, but I'll leave you with just two for now:
With child #1
1. You practice and practice walking with them. You spend countless hours prodding them to go to your spouse and clapping and screaming like kindergartners at recess when they finally take a step.
By child #4
1. You want to duct tape their hands to the floor so as to prevent them from learning to walk. You are happy that they are fairly slow and immobile and you can still put things on the bottom part of your bookcases.
With child #1
1. When something drops on the floor, you scramble to get it and go immediately to the sink to wash it for 2 minutes in boiling water. And then put it in the dishwasher and get another pacifier from the piles you got at your baby shower.
By child #4
1. You find them in the kitchen eating at half eaten apple from the trash can. And then you let them finish it, because at least they are getting some fiber!
I don't know what kind of parent lets those things happen, I've just heard stories : )
