Comments on: Family vacation can be fun or a disappointment - the choice is yours.

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:35:52 +0000

I hear you! When my son was 3 months old I refused to go to restaurants and the like because it was more work than fun. Instead of enjoying myself I couldn’t even get a bite to eat, because it’s feeding the baby, changing the baby, settling the baby, walking, rocking, you know the drill. So it’s easy to give up on things, but it is also easy to give up on more than you should. Balance is the key here, I think, give things a chance before declaring them “too hard” - that was my mistake anyway.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:40:43 +0000

I totally miss the before-baby days. My little one is only 3 months old and I truly feel like I am losing my mind. People say it gets better but I any time we go anywhere I just think that it would have been easier/better for my daughter/better for me to just stay at home. But since I live in a apt, home can also feel limiting quite a bit. I know people say it will get better but I think that I need to change the way I am thinking — I am just mourning the old me and my old life. I love my daughter, don’t get me wrong, and I have had joy with her but I need a break and my husband doesn’t want to hire a babysitter…

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By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:29:50 +0000

Thinking about it… me neither, I can’t imagine my life without my lil’ one. I remember the good things about being free and not having all the responsibility but on the other hand I have changed since then.

By: Shen-Li

Shen-Li — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:18:08 +0000

Yes, it’s tough. Sometimes, I do miss the good ol’ days, but when I think of life without my little boy, well, I just can’t. So yes, I can’t enjoy attending a wedding like I used to, I can’t go shoe shopping without my son wanting to try on all the shoes in the shop, including mine, in fact, I can’t go shopping at all without my son demanding that I take him to go see his stuff, but I do enjoy the moments when we cuddle up on the bed together and read a book, when he comes and takes my hand because he has something to share with me, when he sings me a song or tells me a story he’s just made up. No, I can’t imagine life without him.

By: Mindful Mimi

Mindful Mimi — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:59:15 +0000

Oh I know all about things that change in life after having one (in my case two) baby.
Read about a recent trip on my blog here:
http://mindfulmimi.blogspot.com/2008/10/stress-is-ignorant-state-it-believes.html
And check out my boys here:
http://tweemannetjes.blogspot.com/

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By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:31:21 +0000

Thursday, I am hearing you girl! I don’t know how old your baby is (sounds like a very young infant) but my 15 months old son can still make any trip (even 5-minute stroll to get some milk) unpleasant. Yesterday I received a call in the morning and as I was trying to understand who that was and what it was about he started screaming so loudly I had to tell the caller :”I am sorry, this is a very bad time for me, could you please call me back.”

As to hubby being disappointed with lack of spontaneity - same here, he is complaining about the dull life we’re living. So we’re in the same boat here. Today was the first day we could go on a hike in a nature reserve near our house, carrying the boy in a backpack. It was only 1.5 hours but - better than nothing! I guess things will get easier over time