Pre baby bucket list?

[tacom]

Anyone have anything (big or small) they want to check off? Can be either before BFP or before baby arrives.

Travel? Weight loss? Savings goal? Career milestone? What's on your radar?

I just like hypotheticals and find it fun to think about 😉

[seeyalater52]

I am hoping to get another promotion at work, but not counting on it since it's largely out of my control. Ideally I would learn how to drive (don't ask) but I just really cannot handle that stress along with TTC and because of our lifestyle right now it's really not necessary so I'll probably let it slide.

What is on your bucket list, tacom?

[seeyalater52]

Oh and we have some boring things like a savings goal and a save to spend fund for a queen size bed. I'm kind of ignoring those things because actually trying to get pregnant is SO expensive it's depressing to think about how much we could save if we weren't dumping it all into that.

[mccallister84]

We are casually TTC #2 as of this cycle - nothing on our bucket list this time around, but when we were trying for #1 we wanted to do one big "adventure" trip in the Caribbean before getting pregnant and then we did a trip to Europe (London, Amsterdam and Germany) while I was pregnant. We'll probably try to do a weekend away, just the three of us, sometime in the second tri - probably somewhere close by. H doesn't get a ton of vacation and after last time, I'd really like him home for two weeks this time (last time he only took a week and I was not ready for him to go back).

[meowmaps]

Weight loss was an important goal for me prior to TTC. I've lost quite a bit over a two year span. Ideally I'd lose another 20 lbs. but my doctor gave me the green light 12 lbs. ago.

This past week has been a shit show. I've totally reverted back to old habits and I've been eating my feelings. :/ I need to get it together.

No other major goals. We haven't changed our travel plans except to avoid zika. I'm looking forward to that not being a limitation anymore.

[Deleted]

Ideally, I want to lose weight (I have gained quite a lot since getting married), but I also don't want to screw up my cycle by doing anything drastic...so I think I'm going to have to settle for the standard exercise more and eat better, so I can at least get in some better shape.

Also, I want to adopt a dog. We got two kittens a few months ago, and while I love both dogs and cats, they were mostly for DH, who is a big cat person. I grew up with Golden Retrievers, and I have desperately wanted to get one (or another lab breed) for most of my adult life. I would love to get a pup before a baby is born, largely because then I could already have it trained, and also because then our baby would have a doggie friend!

Other than that, I can't think of much, other than making sure DH and I enjoy our last months before becoming parents, when it's just the two of us and we can come and go without requiring babysitters. The 7-day cruise we took earlier this year, we took with the realization that it would likely be the last big vacation we would take before becoming parents.

[Jalapeñomel]

@writererin whatever you do, don't get a new dog and have a newborn! You'll go nuts!

[scsarah]

Not much on my bucket list, but we are about to start a massive home upgrade, so I'd like to have that done before baby comes home. So much of that is out of my control though.

[sarapocalypse]

We did a trip to Scotland earlier this year. That was our main bucket list item. I wouldn't mind doing another trip to Europe if we were able to swing it. I also have a Vegas trip planned for my birthday in January, which is another bucket list kind of thing.

Other than that, I'd like to be at my goal weight and would like to meet some savings goals.

[tacom]

We did our trip to Turks and Caicos which was the big one for us, since it's hard to get H away from work. I also did. Not. Hold. Back. this summer; we drank and dined and stayed up too late more nights than not. And I tried new things (biking to work, learning stand up paddle boarding, trying and failing at paddle board yoga) that i wouldn't have tried for the first time while pregnant.

Now that summer's coming to an end I want to refocus on my health and lose the weight I've gained from feasting all summer. I also think I'll go for a promotion at my EOY meeting but I'm still not sure.

A babymoon will be in the books, but only time will tell when that happens.

[katespade]

We accomplished most of our bucket list before we started TTC.

I'm two weeks away from having my tattoo sleeve done, so I'll be able to cross that off my list soon.
I feel really good about where I'm headed with my fitness and nutrition.
I finished my Bachelor's degree in December, and I get to WFH full-time.
We bought a house and have two reliable cars.

I would like to get at least one car paid off before a baby arrived.
I would also like to add more to our savings account, but I don't have a particular amount in mind.

[melsamoony]

Our main fun thing that we did before TTC was a fun family trip just the 3 of us. We went to san fransisco. It just worked out as H had a conference there so we all went. It was great.

Boring stuff: pay of H's student loan, save $1,000/month between now and whenever baby 2 is born, and move money to DS's college account (we have it we just need to move it).

Saving will start next month as we are coming off two big expense months due to travel. We will pay of H's student loan before the end of the year.

No other fun items yet.