I really miss going to movies and eating out with Mr. Bee. We had SO much free time pre-kids, I wonder what we did to fill all that time!
What do you miss most about your pre-kid days?
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Spontaneously making plans in the evenings for dinner or getting drinks w/ friends. My next door neighbor who doesn't have kids still always asks on a nice night if we want to walk over to the local ice cream place in the evening, or go to a movie. I have to remind her that her plan involves advanced planning and calling a babysitter. It's such a change of mindset from the pre-kid days.
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My body.
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Just being able to relax... Right now I'm just worn out.
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Sleeping in, alone time, reading at a coffee shop, training for half marathons, spontaneous dinners with friends, doing anything I wanted whenever I wanted...
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Sleeping in on weekends and spending more alone time with the hubby (eating out, movies, snuggling on the couch)
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Freedom to do what I want when I want!
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I miss sleeping for more than 3 to 4 hrs at a time. LO is only 3 months but for over 1/2 the pregnancy I wasn't getting a good night's sleep.
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Sex and spontaneous outings with FH at night. And living in the city
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Being spontaneous! We had done a lot together before kids but wish we did even more.
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Getting a full nights' sleep, and I mostly love being a SAHM and am grateful for this time, but I miss working.
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A full night's sleep with sleep-ins in the mornings! Also quality time with dh.
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Just being able to go out whenever we wanted like to the movies or out to eat. And sleeping a full night. I keep wondering the same thing. What did I used to do with all the time I used to have?
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Working!
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Downtime. My daughter is up from 6 am to 9 pm, with 1-2 hours of naps daily (usually in the car). And I have to be asleep by 11, latest, to get through the day. So I don't get much downtime, and that's hard.
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Doing things for myself (mani/pedi, tanning, crafting). I haven't done anything for myself in a lonnnnnnnng time.
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I miss being spontaneous! We used to just decide randomly to go for dinner or take a weekend trip.
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I miss my independence, which is something I'm working on developing into my SAHM-life right now.
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Traveling! We still travel with LO but pre-baby, I used to backpack around the world - the dodgier the location, the more exciting the trip! Obviously our style of travel with a baby is quite different now.
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A house that actually stays clean for more than 5 minutes. Me time.
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More than sleep I miss relaxing. We are only 5 weeks in and I feel like just as I start to unwind and relax, A wakes up or needs something. Although sleep is a close second
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The biggest thing would be snuggling and relaxing with DH. right now there just isn't time for us. Being able to just run out and do whatever when we wanted too.
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Pre-baby body and boobs!
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@sarac: wow, that really sux!!! I need my few hours to decompress from the day!
I miss sleeping continuously for 7+ hours. Miss doing things spontaneously w the hubs. Miss not having to worry about the life of another being. It's stressful worrying that your kids will hurt themselves!
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Sleep. LO doesn't sleep longer than 2-3 hrs at 7.5m.
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I loved being about to be spontaneous and go on adventures on a whim. I miss being able to leave the house without having to find a babysitter.
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Sleeping in, my body, and a clean house!
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sleeping in. sleep in general. long naps. sleep sleep sleep
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I never really slept in, but I cherish my uninterrupted sleep, which I haven't gotten in a long time.
I also miss Sunday Fundays.
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Sitting still.
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@tequiero21: It does. We have a pretty fun life together thankfully, and weekly date nights. But some days I go to bed right after her and wake up the next morning still feeding so fried.
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Sleeping in!
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Sleeping in and not having to plan my day around naps.
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As a newly pregnant mom to be, I'm terrified to lose my precious sleep!! Ahhh!
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My body!
I had G pretty young so there isn't really anything that I can remember missing BUT I sure do miss my old body! I never complained about it, embraced it, and LOVED it... and now it'll never return. =( Most days I'm fine with it (it's been almost 9 years) but there are still days I miss it greatly!
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Sleeping in, clean house, independent time without feeling guilty aka knit night, spontaneous dinners and drinks with friends.
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Honestly, nothing.
I still do everything I did before, I just do it in 3.5 hour chunks around his feeding schedule.
We were never big on spontaneous travel or anything like that, we love snuggling on the couch, watching movies more than anything. And LO is just an extra snuggler
I would like a little extra sleep I guess, but I get ~6 a night plus an occasional nap so I really can't complain.
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Being able to just go outside whenever I wanted and not have to plan it.
Those days when you just want to be lazy and lounge on the couch all day.
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I miss going to concerts! It's really the only thing I miss.
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Sleeping in, going out to eat, tuning people out, being lazy, my body.
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