“My son destroys every room on every floor of my house, so I definitely never appreciated a clean house. Now, I have given up on the idea of actually keeping it clean.” — Danyielle K. “I didn’t appreciate not having to know where everything is in my house at all times and also not being asked a hundred questions every morning before nine.” — _Kimberley M. _ “I never appreciated how amazing life is, seeing my daughter experience the world for the first time makes me stop and look at things in a way I’ve never seen them before. It reminds me that the world is an incredible place and life can be full of those little moments.” — _Ashley R. _ “Waking up on my own! Not waking up to ‘Mommy, I leaked…’” — Kelly L. “I never appreciated sleeping in and running errands by myself.” — _Chara R. _ “I miss staying out late and shopping without a schedule.” — Alan P. “Going to the potty by myself!” — _Brandi H. _ “A long hot shower – it feels like forever and a day since I had one.” —Jessie T. “I can make time for everything else I want to do, but sleep is just elusive!” — _Camille K. _ “My mom and grandma, definitely — now I know what they went through.” — _Rebecca T. _ “Being able to just go do something and not have to plan out naps and packing the diaper bag.” — _Nicole C. _ “I miss sitting down for a meal and actually getting to eat it in peace, without holding or feeding a baby.” — Jessica N. “Definitely my body! Oh, to have that figure back – not that it was amazing, but it was better than I gave myself credit for!” —Tiffany H. “Before I had babies I didn’t have that constant feeling of responsibility and worrying about them at all times.” —Femke M. “Hot meals! I miss those.” — _Amber R. _ Plus, more from The Bump: Before I Had Kids I Swore I’d Never… New Mom Fears 10 Things to Do For You in 10 Minutes
