I don’t want them to grow up too fast, but .... (add yours)

[cricketwife]

I don’t want them to grow too fast, BUT I can’t wait to

- have toys out of the bathtub
- stools out of the bathroom
- be done with overnight pull-ups

add yours! 

[pandorica]

-to sleep through the night 😭
-to never have to pump again

[UMaineTeach]

-formula/bottles
-laying down to change pee diapers —so much twisting, rolling, flipping over, pulling up, sitting. It’s like trying to diaper a feral cat.

[Mrs.flang]

Lately I've been saying I can't wait for DD2 to have more words so I don't have to constantly interpret her whining.

At the same time, EVERY milestone she hits has been so bittersweet since she's our last BABBYYYYYYY.

[pandora89]

-be able to sleep in
-be able to go out to a restaurant as a family and not have to deal with a melting down toddler who cant sit

[Susie]

Ditto all of those in the OP.  Plus

- never pump again
- travel without pack & plays
- fly without car seats, omg this one will be a major milestone.
- take down the baby gates 
- stop writing daycare checks.  I'll even settle for, in September, stop writing 2x daycare checks.

[loira]

To stop wiping a butt other than my own.

Other than that, I feel like the stages I was really done with are already over.

[hamster]

I want to sleep
Not work around nap schedules
Go on a vacation
Have an actual conversation and maybe even reason with them.

[flygirl]

We just made it to the point that there is no step stool on our bathroom and it really makes me sad and this is the first year we’ll go on vacation with out a car seat. Now only if he can pack his own crap..ha
I am looking forward to not having to pay for daycare, but that will be a few years yet.
It’s crazy how when they are young (<5) you just want to be able to get out of the trenches and have them be able to do a lot on their own, then they’re 8-10 and most days I wish he was < than 5 again.

[krystee]

Travel without car seats, not have to change diapers when we’re out and about, and be able to stay out past 8 pm if we go somewhere as a family. Oh, and I’m looking forward to when they both can swim. I want to go to an indoor water park this winter when I see other people’s pics, but I am reminded how exhausting that would be with a newly two-year-old because you have to be “on” every second.

But on the other hand, I teared up when I watched This Is Us and Rebecca was talking about rocking Randall. Rocking babies is now almost in my past (I sometimes rock my 2yo if he is almost asleep when I carry him into his room and I can get away with it, but it’s rare). How did the baby rocking years end so fast?!

[corgimom]

Jan 20, 2020 14:45:05 GMT -5 Susie said:

Ditto all of those in the OP.  Plus

- never pump again
- travel without pack & plays
- fly without car seats, omg this one will be a major milestone.
- take down the baby gates 
- stop writing daycare checks.  I'll even settle for, in September, stop writing 2x daycare checks.

This x 1000. We want to try for another this year and the thought of how much having 2 in daycare will be makes me want to cry.

I get excited about every new stage DD enters but so so sad about how quickly time is going by. I totally cried this weekend when I put all her cute, tiny baby clothes in new storage bins.
However, I can't wait...
-to stop changing diapers
-for DH and I to be able to BOTH sleep in together on the weekend

[mbcdefg]

Jan 20, 2020 15:03:54 GMT -5 krystee said:

I am reminded how exhausting that would be with a newly two-year-old because you have to be “on” every second.

This.

[madringal]

To not have to bribe/beg little people to take bites of dinner

That's it. That's my only wish.

Also, I recently got to experience my first movie in 12 years where I didn't have to leave to take someone to the bathroom. It was glorious and you all need to add it to your lists.

[VillainV]

I’m ready to be done WIPING BUTTS

[VillainV]

Jan 20, 2020 15:17:26 GMT -5 ewall said:

Sippy and straw cups!
Buckling kids into seats.

Step stools in the bathroom is a good one. I'm so over having a step stool and potty ring in our tiny powder room.

These space-saving toilet seats were definitely worth it! You can get something similar at Lowe’s/Home Depot too.


Potty Training Seat - Ideal 2 in 1 Toilet Seat For Toddlers & Adults- Space Saving Solution For Kids Potty Training- Easy To Install Convertible Toilet Seat Elongated, White, www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZ357TG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yYGjEbVAJR5ZX

[pooh8402]

Full disclosure this is my last baby and I'm not happy about it and I love the baby stage and it's going way too fast and I'm not ready for him to be a year old and and and...

But
-having my boobs back
-STTN
-not fighting with my kid to change a diaper
-no toys in the tub
-able to take themselves to the bathroom
-washing hands independently
-making their own breakfast
-CAR SEATS

I want to sleep in again!

[brooke77]

I love having a toddler, but I can’t wait until I can -

- sleep in again
- stop paying for daycare

[expectantsteelerfan]

Not have to break up their fights 100x a day!

[melsbels]

I can’t wait to have two potty trained children. Diapers are slowly killinggggg me.

I can’t wait to sleep in

I can’t wait to have lower child care costs

[raangoli]

I can’t wait to have a semi-independent tiny human who can try to do something for herself for more than 5 seconds before she proclaims she can’t and needs help.

[melsbels]

Jan 20, 2020 15:35:44 GMT -5 expectantsteelerfan said:

Not have to break up their fights 100x a day!

Omg this too

[Susie]

Jan 20, 2020 15:25:39 GMT -5 VillainV said:

Jan 20, 2020 15:17:26 GMT -5 ewall said:

Sippy and straw cups!
Buckling kids into seats.

Step stools in the bathroom is a good one. I'm so over having a step stool and potty ring in our tiny powder room.

These space-saving toilet seats were definitely worth it! You can get something similar at Lowe’s/Home Depot too.


Potty Training Seat - Ideal 2 in 1 Toilet Seat For Toddlers & Adults- Space Saving Solution For Kids Potty Training- Easy To Install Convertible Toilet Seat Elongated, White, www.amazon.com/dp/B07GZ357TG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_yYGjEbVAJR5ZX

Yes, those are awesome.  We have the Kohler version ("Transitions") in our bathrooms.  

Sadly I have no solutions for the step stools though!

[abs]

I’m ready to stop doing hair that isn’t mine.

But mostly 9 is pretty awesome and most stages that I found challenging are over. And really tough teenage ones haven’t started. This is the sweet spot.

[isabel]

Jan 20, 2020 14:55:55 GMT -5 loira said:

To stop wiping a butt other than my own.

Other than that, I feel like the stages I was really done with are already over.

Ditto this. 

I hated pumping, done with that.
We're done with diapers (except overnight pull ups, which don't bother me).
They generally STTN with rare exception.

I think my other one is getting to the point where they can mostly make their own meals because by Sunday night, I am so fucking sick of putting together meals and snacks for them. But we're a good ways off from that. They do often get their own breakfast, but doing more than that on their own is probably too much to ask of a 2 and 4 year old.

[mbcdefg]

Jan 20, 2020 15:37:31 GMT -5 raangoli said:

I can’t wait to have a semi-independent tiny human who can try to do something for herself for more than 5 seconds before she proclaims she can’t and needs help.

“I caaaaaaannnnnnnn’t” has become a catchphrase in our house. Ugh.

[isabel]

Jan 20, 2020 15:08:46 GMT -5 madringal said:

To not have to bribe/beg little people to take bites of dinner

That's it. That's my only wish.

Also, I recently got to experience my first movie in 12 years where I didn't have to leave to take someone to the bathroom. It was glorious and you all need to add it to your lists.

I indulge in a movie on my own about once a year (we're not really movie-goers) and go all out at Alamo Drafthouse. It's fantastic.

[krystee]

isabel what do your kids do for breakfast? Mine are 2 and 4, and I’d love them to get their own breakfasts!

[estrellita]

- No more diapers
- Traveling without car seats
- Kids going to the bathroom alone in public places (I can't trust E in the stall by himself even if I stay outside.. lol)
- Not needing to clean up thrown food
- Less whining (I know it'll never fully go away but less would amazing)

[isabel]

Jan 20, 2020 16:23:40 GMT -5 krystee said:

isabel what do your kids do for breakfast? Mine are 2 and 4, and I’d love them to get their own breakfasts!

This is kind of embarrassing, but they got in the habit of eating larabars a while back, so they used to have those every morning. Then they moved to fig bars, which I get at Costco. So they go downstairs, grab the bar they want, take it back upstairs to have DH open it (I'm long gone by this point) and then go back downstairs and get plates from the drawer and sit at the table. They almost always have water cups on the table from the night before. They sometimes also have goldfish and the older one can get up on a chair to get the bag from the upper cabinet.

It's not the healthiest breakfast in the world, but they're eating something and it gives them energy to start the day, so meh. 

DH also taught DS1 how to pull a shot of espresso from his automatic machine, so now DS1 will pull a shot and take it up to DH in bed. lol 

[huskymom]

Jan 20, 2020 14:29:46 GMT -5 cricketwife said:

I don’t want them to grow too fast, BUT I can’t wait to

- have toys out of the bathtub
- stools out of the bathroom
- be done with overnight pull-ups

add yours! 

Mine are 5 and 8 and we still have all of the above!!  But at least no more daycare or wiping butts.

in the summer: applying sunscreen to kids (HATE)

In general: reminding them of every single step of the morning and evening routines.