I was thinking about your week off today and how nice it was for you to have some time where you got to do exactly what you wanted to. Time to yourself feels a lot more decadent after having a baby, but it doesn't happen often, and there's always someone you need to get back to.
So on the note of enjoying yourself, here is a list of a few things I wish I had done (or done more of) while I was pregnant:
Taken more naps: if you asked Jahn, he'll probably tell you I napped plenty. Maybe it's just because I'm tired now, but if I had the chance right now, I would go back and nap at every opportunity I had.
Stayed up late and slept in on weekends: I didn't really realize that once Jack was born, there wouldn't be much of a difference between week days and weekends (except of course that Jahn was home, which was amazing). I really missed the weekends feeling special (and for me, one of the things that set weekends apart was knowing I could stay up late and then lounge in bed the next morning). Staying up late isn't much fun anymore. And sleeping in? Maybe one day...
Been spontaneous: at least a little. Now, leaving the house takes a lot of planning and gathering stuff. I wish I had made a few more last minute plans and enjoyed knowing I could leave the house in a moment's notice, with only my purse and keys.
Taken more pictures: this will sound crazy, but within hours of Jack being born, I couldn't really remember what it felt like to be pregnant. And not that long later, it was hard to picture what I had looked like with that big belly. We certainly have some, but I wish I had more pictures of that belly. Because as weird as it sounds, I totally miss it.
Recorded the baby moving: when you get to the point in your pregnancy that you can actually see it when the baby moves, it's both completely amazing and a little freaky. In the evenings, when the baby moved the most, I would just sit and watch the show. Now I wish I had even a short video to be able to show Jack one day.
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