so the fish said

Second child

The first time I drew blood clipping Mia's fingernails, I ran for the antiseptic, wrapped half her tiny body in sterile gauze, and cried for an hour.

When I did it to Owen, I licked his finger and told him to hang tough.

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Comments (20)

yup! that's it in a nutshell!

Posted by amy | February 17, 2008 3:26 PM

Huh. I did that with my first. My second I would probably throw out a window.

Posted by jodi | February 17, 2008 3:32 PM

HA!
Soooo true.

Posted by Pamalamadingdong | February 17, 2008 3:34 PM

Hah! *hums NKOTB songs*

Posted by Sarah | February 17, 2008 3:41 PM

That is so funny, but very true. And you know what? Second babies tend to roll with the flow. My second was so much easier than the first.Perhaps because I was so relaxed!

Posted by Maribeth | February 17, 2008 3:49 PM

heh heh

That just about sums up the life of the second child.

Posted by ewe_are_here | February 17, 2008 3:56 PM

I truly think that's why second children tend to be more easy going than firsts. Wonder if my older brother would agree. ;-)

Posted by Sandy | February 17, 2008 4:22 PM

It's really no wonder that firstborns are known as Difficult. --A Firstborn

Posted by Swistle | February 17, 2008 4:38 PM

It's amazing how much we chill out after the second gets here, isn't it? lol

Posted by Suzy | February 17, 2008 4:44 PM

"Oh, you're fine!" is one of our favourite phrases around here. ;)

Posted by Kelly | February 17, 2008 4:54 PM

The difference between the firstborn (who is the problem child of the family) and the other five is immense. The rest of us could break a leg and be fine- if anything happens to the firstborn the world must stop and acknowledge, and join in, his misery!

Posted by Amanda | February 17, 2008 5:33 PM

This is so true- I fretted ALL DAY when I did it to my daughter, and for about five minutes when I did it to my son two years later. Sad, but true. In the end though, as everyone has said, it probably makes for a more laid-back kid.

Posted by Sarah | February 17, 2008 6:00 PM

see also: slower response time when retrieving child after a nap, relaxed rules regarding tv watching, and the words, "well, it's just dogfood, gross but it can't hurt him."

Posted by chatty cricket | February 17, 2008 7:53 PM

Oh yeah - that's just how it goes.

Posted by Jules | February 18, 2008 7:49 AM

You said - "Shake it off, you big baby"!

Posted by Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah | February 18, 2008 8:53 AM

LOL! Funny how much we change between #1 and #2.

Posted by S | February 18, 2008 10:16 AM

*huge smile*

Posted by Brad | February 18, 2008 10:38 AM

So so so so true, I spent so much of the first year going " I didn't do it like that last time"

Congratulations again, he is lovely.

Posted by Kerry | February 18, 2008 5:51 PM