2. Don’t turn down social invitations…. Especially spontaneous invites. Don’t get me wrong, you still have fun & get to do plenty of social things as a parent, but you have to plan and arrange for a babysitter. If you have to pay for a babysitter, it can get expensive!

3. Take all the city/history style/not kid friendly trips you need to fill your travel bug before you have a little one. We travel a lot with our little one, but having a toddler in tow definitely changes ideas for vacation locations.
4. Parenting a toddler isn’t always easy. Now I know why there are meltdowns in restaurants! I’m guilty of judging people, pre-kid, for having a screaming child in a public place. Now, I just silently relate!
5. Take naps/be lazy whenever you feel like it! You don’t have anyone demanding your attention all day, so enjoy the quiet time.

6. Enjoy lots of fine dining restaurants. It’s harder to enjoy a 2 hour meal with a little one, so you tend to only go on adult nights out… Which aren’t as often as family time.
8. Your life isn’t over when you have a child. Your ideas of fun, just change a little!
I am forever grateful that I get to have this experience in my life. My kidless self never knew that I would have found so much joy!
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