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Just the other night, dh and I were talking about this--we miss being able to go out to dinner at the drop of a hat. lo had gone to bed and we didn't have anything to eat at home and we're so so so sick of our delivery options.
That and sleep.
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I'm in early pregnancy, but the thing we're most worried about is the sleep. I get grouchy and don't think well if I don't get enough sleep, and my husband likes to sleep in super late on the weekends. I'm sure we'll figure it out, but we've heard over and over that those first couple months are pretty hard.
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Last night we wanted to get out of the house, so we did a trip to Target and then decided to go out to eat. Over dinner, we talked about how the days of that kind of spontaneity are numbered!
My friend with a toddler also shared yesterday that she wanted to start getting up earlier. That surprised me since most people seem to do anything for a little extra sleep. But she explained that she would love to have just 30 minutes of time that is all hers in the day. I've thought a lot about her comment and just how full-on parenting is.
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Alone time. Sometimes I wish my husband would go out after the baby's bedtime just so I can be alone in my own home and not have to talk to anyone.
Time to exercise. I don't even like exercise, but it is almost impossible to fit it into my schedule. I work full time, so I try to spend most of my free time with the baby and only go to yoga on the weekends when there is no schedule conflict. I really feel physically crappy and wish I had the time and energy to work on that.
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Nothing, really. My life both before and after my son was cool.
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I miss socializing a lot---I'm really into hanging out with friends and going out to new restaurants, events, live music shows, festivals, etc. And having a baby--well, my particular baby--who is a terrible sleeper and has to be in a specific place at a specific time to sleep, who can't eat "in public" because she's too distracted, who sleeps horribly overnight so I'm too exhausted to do anything after she's in bed.....
I feel like a totally different person now. It definitely not all bad, but I had envisioned myself as a mom who just takes my baby to all these things (ha. ha. ha. Joke's on me, I guess) and after my baby was actually HERE, I quickly realized that I would be an awful mom if I chose fun activities over my own baby's eating and sleep needs....and I had to adjust.
It was a bit of a rude awakening. And don't even get me started on the lack of sleep. =) And Lack of freedom. =)
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@Adira: @ElbieKay: My biggest miss is a combo of yours. I miss going to the gym after work. For YEARS, I went 3-4 days a week. Now, I can maybe get there once a week and even then it's a quick visit because I have to get home. I never thought I'd say I miss the gym, but that's mine.
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Agree with guilt free alone time, and freedom to be spontaneous. Also, the ability to concentrate on a task. There are so many organizing projects I need to accomplish around our house that I have been hoping to get to for months/years and I really miss doing crafts too. Sometimes I try to work on something but with my 2 year old wanting me to play with him constantly and the 1 year old always discovering something dangerous, I get so distracted that it takes me forever to do anything and I just give up. I probably need to be better about delegating child care to DH so I can focus but since I WOH I hate to take weekend time away from spending time with my kids.
But, I have to say, its totally worth it and I wouldn't change a thing.
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The only big thing is sleep. I used to love sleeping and sleep all the time and I miss it a lot.
Other than that, yes, my life is different but in good ways. I definitely like to be lazy and have "me time," and that's hard to do now, but ultimately I feel like my days are much more joyful and full now.
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Quiet car rides. Losing my mind at the moment.
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