Everyone knows that a baby is a blessing. We also have to acknowledge that they change our lives from the moment that they make their entrance. Suddenly, we go from wild and free to responsible and devoted to another tiny little being. For this reason, many people who are expecting a little one will strive to live big before the expected delivery date.
Babies and Change
If you are someone who enjoys hanging out at night clubs, you may have to spend a little more time at home. People who enjoy smoking cigarettes may often quit before a baby joins their life. The same is true for drinking and partying, taking risks, and living life on the edge. People who spend the nights working may opt to change their schedule so that they can be home during the night and rested the next day.
Preparing for Baby’s Arrival
Not all changes are extreme. A mom may simply want to take more naps before the baby is born so that she will make up for missing sleep after delivery. She may want to go out to a club or a restaurant that she has always wanted to attend, but never had time for. Knowing that soon she will be a mom and more homebound, it may be the push that she needed.
Dad may want to enjoy one last ride before the baby comes and he trades in his motorcycle for a family car. He may simply don his mens leather motorcycle club vest, his biker pants, and safety gear, and set out for the state lines. This type of experience for a new parent is fantastic since many new parents do not want to risk putting their lives in danger if it could mean leaving their child alone in this scary world. It allows them to get the last ride out of their system.
It works the same way that a bachelor or bachelorette party work before a wedding. It’s a “goodbye” to what is and embracing what is coming for us in the next phase of our lives. The life of a family and it is a beautiful thing to experience.
What Is On Your Pre-Baby Bucket List?
Every person who has ever been lucky enough to find out that a baby would be in their near future, both fears and embraces the life changes that are coming. They have a bucket list that they want to fulfill and only a short nine months to do it in. What is on your bucket list? It can be anything that you want it to be. It can be getting married, enjoying movie nights for two, or anything else that appeals to you as a person before you become a parent. The key is to enjoy it so that you have no regrets. Nothing that you wish you could have done before you have a baby as a part of your family.