I've been missing maintaining a personal blog. I was able to keep it up when we just had Charlie (I'd blog during his weekend naps), but I just don't have the time and energy to maintain one with two kids. So Instagram has to suffice.
Have you been missing anything about your pre-kid life?
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
studying without interruptions! I sure love my kid, but going to school with a toddler is so hard. On the upside, I definitely took it for granted and didn't try this hard before I had one 
The other is being able to go on dates with DH without a) paying for and planning for childcare b) spending the whole date thinking about him and hoping he's doing alright
nectarine / 2636 posts
Going out to eat! DD has MSPI, so eating out is nearly impossible. I really miss tex-mex and queso. ...And pizza and ice cream...
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
doing whatever I want, whenever I want. and more disposable income!
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Money, sleeping in, and last minute plans with friends/DH.
eggplant / 11716 posts
traveling wherever the wind takes me; going out with friends and getting tipsy and being able to sleep it off; naps
grapefruit / 4085 posts
Sleeping in a bit later on weekends and the ability for my husband and i to go out seperately without having to worry about child care - so now we just schedule more.
papaya / 10343 posts
Well I'm super new to this (LO is 4 weeks tomorrow) so sorta... everything? I think the thing I miss most is just free time. She only naps when being held, and mostly only when being held by me. So pretty much the only time I'm not holding her is when I hand her off to my husband so I can shower or pump. Which means things as simple as painting my nails or running to the store are just beyond my reach right now. It's very overwhelming.
But also, of course, sleep! And alone time with my husband. And having fun. We're still sort of in the triage stage of new parenthood. We spend our whole days trying to keep her from screaming, and I'm still dealing with a lot of issues from my c section and a lot of bf issues. So life just isn't really "fun" right now. Man I would love a night off from responsibility to just play video games with my husband and eat with 2 hands!
grapefruit / 4997 posts
My DH misses watching mobster, gangster movies with surround sound on full blast whenever he wants. He said watching on his iPad with headphones is not the same.
papaya / 10473 posts
Sleep. Travel. Disposable income. Hobbies. A clean house. Less anxiety. I'm not complaining at all, but I do miss not feeling hurried all the time!
cantaloupe / 6885 posts
Going out for dinner Friday nights on a whim without having to worry about childcare
grapefruit / 4006 posts
Sleeping in. Naps whenever and however long. My Sleep under my control!
pear / 1531 posts
Sleep, of course. TV (LO takes FOREVER to get to bed). And going out to eat (another MSPI baby).
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
Travel travel travel. We took both kids on a quick weekend trip to asheville, and while it was fun, i was always stressing about making sure the baby napped, and it's hard to enjoy the food scene with two littles.
But international travel especially. What I wouldn't give to dust off my passport!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Money to do whatever we wanted
Not planning life around nap time
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
Recovering from various illnesses and infections, resting, and getting less illnesses too. 
kiwi / 689 posts
Sleep. Being able to read a book or newspaper for more than five minutes in a sitting.
pomegranate / 3729 posts
Dates. DH and I typically go out separately now so one if us can stay home while LO sleeps.
coconut / 8430 posts
Travel, eating out at restaurants and having plenty of time to do things on the computer. I'm always rushed these days, if I can even manage to find the time. Photos haven't been culled & edited for months now. Finances are more important so that is the only thing I've been able to do. 
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
@Mae: hang in there, you're doing a great job! It will get fun! And time together after baby's bedtime seems like a fake thing in the newborn days but it'll come. 
pineapple / 12234 posts
Spending the whole day out with DH and not worrying about getting home
bananas / 9973 posts
Being able to just leave the house with a regular purse! I feel naked now without a heavy diaper bag. Going out at night with DH w/out thinking about bedtime.
pomegranate / 3565 posts
Sleep is really the only major thing. Smaller things include getting regular pedicures and haircuts.
pomegranate / 3272 posts
Binge watching tv shows. Any restaurant meals as they just aren't fun right now. Date nights that don't cost a fortune when you tack on babysitting fees. And living in the city. Since we were happy in our one bedroom condo in the city before the baby. Now we're suburbanites.
apricot / 322 posts
My calm down time before bed. I miss watching tv and chilling out, but these days it's all about nursing a fussy baby who's fighting gas in the evenings. I love him bunches, but I had a total fantasy before being a parent that I'd have a cuddly, sleepy baby to watch TV with at night. Maybe later that'll change.
pomegranate / 3393 posts
TV shows, especially watching or re-watching several episodes at the same time.
Sleeping in.
Being able to go anywhere and stay in any kind of accommodations.
Eating or drinking something without LO wanting to grab it-I'm a huge snacker by nature, and I miss just grazing on random stuff
nectarine / 2115 posts
I'm a brand-new mom and I am really missing a normal sleep routine! I also miss being able to go out on a whim. We went to Target this weekend and just getting out of the house took forever!
pomegranate / 3791 posts
Lazy days. I just want to be able to sleep in and waste away my day reading/watching TV/web surfing every now and then. That's the main thing.
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