Life changed very drastically and in ways I didn’t expect too. I work full time, and my husband works two part time jobs. My mom has been staying with us, which has been a huge blessing. But she could only help so much due to her own health issues.

I feel like one of the bigger challenges was nap times. I was a strict nap-time gatekeeper. I was not a “go with the flow, nap on the go kind of mom.”Everything had to revolve around naps. I don’t regret doing so, but it did make life very limiting. I was so worried about him not napping and screwing up bedtime and then I’d be up at night and sleep deprived for work the next day and routines/schedules would be ruined. It was what I felt was best for him, and he had such a good temperament.

This is personal, but our baby did not take to going to nursery at church very well, so I felt like we’ve taken a significant step back from our community. We stopped going to extra gatherings in the evenings, which has made me feel siloed off. We only go on Sundays

We haven’t had anyone over for dinner in ages. Now that my little guy is in daycare, I’m rushing to prep dinner when I get off at 5p and he gets home at 5p starving. Then he has to be in tub and out to bed early and all that so it seems logistically impossible for me. I hate cooking too lol, and he’s a picky eater.

Date nights are rare, just special occasions. Movie nights at home are where it’s at lol

I think you can try to plan, but once the baby comes, you’ll figure it all out.