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This is Adam from The Honest Dad on Instagram!
The
positives to your missus not drinking.
Adjusting to pregnancy has been pretty interesting for both me and the
missus. My life hasn’t changed hugely from day to day, but hers obviously has
loads. We aren’t massive drinkers, but not being allowed to drink has left a
weird hole in our time - I guess drinking is just one of those things you take
for granted. Don’t get me wrong, I can still drink but I feel a bit differently
about it. Recently, we have been doing loads of different stuff instead…and I
like it.
Sunday breakfast
Surfacing before midday on a
Sunday isn’t something either of us did after a heavy one on the jungle juice.
Since my wife has been pregnant, we have so much more time at the weekends. We
aren’t groggy anymore and we have more cash, so we go for mega Sunday
breakfasts. It doesn’t sound as wild as a heavy one out, but it more than makes
up for it. We have discovered some amazing places that we didn’t know existed
and as sad as it sounds, it’s because we don’t drink as much. Beautiful
breakfast – big plus.
Trying different things
I literally love a pint. Like
any time. Life should be gravy at the moment as I always have a designated
driver… but instead of drinking more, I’m finding because my wife is way more
adventurous with drinks, I get bevvy envy so I don’t instantly opt for a pint.
There is only so much Diet Coke a person can face so as the missus diversifies
her drinks more so do I. I’m trying fresh juices and having milkshakes etc. I’m
not dropping the beers, oh no, no, no; but this pregnancy thing has really
opened my eyes to the huge array of drinks in the world other than beer.
Walking
If you asked us if we were
outdoorsy, we would say kind of. We live in town but both of our sets of
parents live out in the sticks and we were brought up in the country. Before
the pregnancy we tried to get out a bit, but we didn’t feel bad if we just
lazed around at the weekend, especially if a drink was involved. Now we make a
real effort to go to the beach or the forest or even just across some fields
for a walk. I think the idea of exercising to help the baby and getting fresh
air and stuff is one of the subliminal drivers. We used to walk with the aim of
getting somewhere and having a drink – that’s now been replaced with food
(obviously) but the whole having a drink thing isn’t missed really.
So before we knew about having
a baby, I was buzzing about pregnancy because I was excited about being able to
drink as many beers as I wanted and always having a lift home (if I behaved).
The reality is so different though. Now it’s here, I don’t really want to drink
that much and I have found that as a by-product, life is way more interesting.
Maybe I sound old but there is so much more to life than drinking…I have said
it before (normally after a heavy one) but I actually mean it now.
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