s/o no more babies...

keags5496

Earlier today I accidently went to the 0-3 month board and since I was bored spent a bit of time reading those posts.  It brought back such memories!  And considering we've had so many "they're not babies anymore" posts lately I thought it would be fun to reminisce.

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days?

2. What do you miss the least?

3. Would you have done anything differently?

keags5496

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days? I miss the snuggles.  It's a miracle if I can get Evan to sit still for 2 minutes these days!

2. What do you miss the least?I don't miss trying to guess what's bugging them when they're crying inconsolably.

3. Would you have done anything differently? I think I would have enjoyed it more.  As we're thinking about #2 I'm realizing that I won't have those quiet days of just me and a sleepy baby kicking around the house.

missmuffin87

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days? Silly baby faces, toothless smiles, cuddles, baby wearing 

2. What do you miss the least? Pumping

3. Would you have done anything differently? Said fluck you pumping and saved myself a lot of trouble, stress, and feelings of inadequacy. 

jax63081

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days? A made the cutest sound when he sneezed.  I miss all those cute baby sounds

2. What do you miss the least? I don't miss the lack of sleep.  I love my great sleeper now.

3. Would you have done anything differently? I wish I would have nursed a bit longer.  At the time it was the right choice for me but I kinda regret it now.  We will see what happens when we have #2.

 

JRP00

keags5496:

Earlier today I accidently went to the 0-3 month board and since I was bored spent a bit of time reading those posts.  It brought back such memories!  And considering we've had so many "they're not babies anymore" posts lately I thought it would be fun to reminisce.

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days? squishy baby cheeks and  goodnight snuggles

2. What do you miss the least? Having to carry them everywhere, Not knowing when the stage will end, and being unsure of myself

3. Would you have done anything differently?  More confident in myself and have Dh more involved in day to day stuff.

keags5496

JRP00:

keags5496:

Earlier today I accidently went to the 0-3 month board and since I was bored spent a bit of time reading those posts.  It brought back such memories!  And considering we've had so many "they're not babies anymore" posts lately I thought it would be fun to reminisce.

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days? squishy baby cheeks and  goodnight snuggles

2. What do you miss the least? Having to carry them everywhere, Not knowing when the stage will end, and being unsure of myself

3. Would you have done anything differently?  More confident in myself and have Dh more involved in day to day stuff.

I'm right there with ya on the DH one!

keags5496

JRP00:

keags5496:

Earlier today I accidently went to the 0-3 month board and since I was bored spent a bit of time reading those posts.  It brought back such memories!  And considering we've had so many "they're not babies anymore" posts lately I thought it would be fun to reminisce.

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days? squishy baby cheeks and  goodnight snuggles

2. What do you miss the least? Having to carry them everywhere, Not knowing when the stage will end, and being unsure of myself

3. Would you have done anything differently?  More confident in myself and have Dh more involved in day to day stuff.

I'm right there with ya on the DH one!

jillybean800

Miss most: Not much, considering I am doing it all again right now.  I really like babies when they are old enough to sit up and have a little fun, although having a little snugglebug is nice.  I can't wait for B to hit 6 or 7 months old.

Oh actually you know what's cool about little babies?  So portable.  I could just go anywhere with him in the carrier and he would sleep and be cute.  A is just such a pain to take anywhere now, even when he is being good.

 

Miss least:  The weird sleep regressions, crying for no reason and formula (although again, I don't miss these things because I am doing them right now! I wish I could miss them!)

Different:  This time around, I am much more sure of myself and I know that any stage that's truly bugging me will probably end pretty soon.

tiffanyp

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days? The ability to take her anywhere at any time and it didn't really matter. I could wear her at a party and she would stay asleep the whole time. Or we could take her to a bar or restaurant at any time and it didn't matter. 

2. What do you miss the least? Having to hold her constantly. Ugh! I hope this next one will let me put her down.

3. Would you have done anything differently? So many things... I would get her on a schedule sooner. I would sleep train her earlier and more consistently. I would make sure she takes full feedings each time instead of "snacking" on demand. I would put her down for naps sooner so that she wouldn't get overtired by 6 p.m. Jeez... I was pretty bad at this stuff. I hope I learned from my mistakes. 

chickaboo1974

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days? I miss the hugs and snuggles, the ability to place them in a bouncer/ on the floor and they will still be there.

2. What do you miss the least? I DO NOT miss all the attention newborn/baby twins get.  It is truely disgusting the way strangers feel they can ask you all sorts of personal questions whiel trying to touch all over your kids.  We still get attention- but now I hate the phrase " Double Trouble"

3. Would you have done anything differently? Nope- I wish that they would have not have been premature and in the NICU for 17 days- but everything else is great.

janneann1127

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days?  The fact that he could sleep in the carrier no matter where we were - we would go to a nice dinner at 7pm and enjoy it while he slept. That's probably all I miss. I am not a huge newborn person, I much prefer 6 months +.

2. What do you miss the least? ALL OF IT. The not sleeping, the constant feeding and midnight diaper changes, expensive formula

3. Would you have done anything differently? This time around, I'm going to try not to stress when they go through certain stages, like not sleeping well or whatever. What I didn't realize the first time around is how quickly it all passes. Then it's onto the next problem, lol.

msualum96

jillybean800:

Miss most: Not much, considering I am doing it all again right now.  I really like babies when they are old enough to sit up and have a little fun, although having a little snugglebug is nice.  I can't wait for B to hit 6 or 7 months old.

Oh actually you know what's cool about little babies?  So portable.  I could just go anywhere with him in the carrier and he would sleep and be cute.  A is just such a pain to take anywhere now, even when he is being good.

Miss least:  The weird sleep regressions, crying for no reason and formula (although again, I don't miss these things because I am doing them right now! I wish I could miss them!)

Different:  This time around, I am much more sure of myself and I know that any stage that's truly bugging me will probably end pretty soon.

LMAO Jilly, you NAILED IT!!! I agree with all of this!

TMNTgirl

1. I don't miss that much - honesty. Like Jilly said, I'm doing it all over again right now and I much prefer babies once they hit 6-7 months and can sit up and "play" a little more. But I do kinda miss the super early newborn days (like under a month) where they just sleep on your chest while you lay around and watch TV in the afternoon. But the novelty of that also wears off pretty soon.

2. Once again - can't think of that much since I'm doing it all over again. But I can't wait to be done buying formula. I will defintiely not miss that.

3. I was a little bit more relaxed this time around. But honestly, not too much more because sleep deprevation and newborn craziness just stresses me out in general - even though this baby was a bit "easier" early on.

kj07

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days? The portability - it was so much easier to go out and about with him.  I'm not a huge newborn person, and like jilly and some of the others I think the sweet spot in the first year is that time after they learn how to sit up but before they learn how to crawl away.

2. What do you miss the least? Pumping.  For 'effing sure.  And sleep deprivation.

3. Would you have done anything differently? Not a whole lot, but hopefully I'll do a better job of rolling with all the changes and feel more confident overall. 

Strunella

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days? The squishy little baby who slept on my chest, the little coos and gurgles, the big gummy grin.

2. What do you miss the least? Lack of sleep.  Constant feeding every 2-3 hours.  Being paranoid about germs.  Being stuck in the house all winter.

3. Would you have done anything differently? I wish I had been more successful with breastfeeding and would have been a more diligent pumper at work.  I wish I wore DS more.

Blondangel

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days?

The way he looked at me when he was nursing. With complete love and happiness. Now, he looks at goldfish crackers like that.

2. What do you miss the least?

Colic and reflux causing him to cry 15 hours a day, every day. I almost lost my mind.

3. Would you have done anything differently?

I wish I could have known/believed that the bad stuff was just temporary. All the screaming and having my baby in pain wasn't going to last forever. I feel like I didn't get to enjoy the first 4 months at all because I was so stressed.

 

klinky

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days? Having such a tiny little person that I could just sit and snuggle with all day, staring at her and taking her all in with those precious moments.

2. What do you miss the least?  Stressing that I wasn't doing anything right, getting her on "the perfect schedule" and wondering what to do.

3. Would you have done anything differently? Relaxed!  Let her guide her schedule and not worry about any housework or anything other than those special moments with a little one.

EVM1216

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days?

Being able to hold her for as long as I wanted but still be able to do what I need/wanted to.  I could watch what I wanted on TV, surf the web, or I could put her down in a swing and go get a water in the kitchen with out being hounded for animal crackers or candy canes or whatever else she wants today.

2. What do you miss the least?

The total lack of knowing what the hell LO was thinking.  Why is she crying?  Did she eat enough?  Why does her poop look that way?

3. Would you have done anything differently?

I probably should have relaxed more and made DH do more while I relaxed.

kj07

Blondangel:

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days?

The way he looked at me when he was nursing. With complete love and happiness. Now, he looks at goldfish crackers like that.

Hah!  This may be my favorite answer in the thread.

Blondangel

kj07:

Blondangel:

1. What do you miss the most about those baby days?

The way he looked at me when he was nursing. With complete love and happiness. Now, he looks at goldfish crackers like that.

Hah!  This may be my favorite answer in the thread.

It's sad to see how easily I can be replaced. [;)