The ever so popular baby-moon . It’s a thing now. And quite frankly, being the travel lovers that we are, I too thought we would jump on this as soon as we found out we were expecting. Funny thing is, we didn’t. And here’s why.
We analyzed our situation.
Sure, we could afford it. But how many months did we have left until our baby girl would arrive? About six. With both of us working full-time and long hours, we had to be realistic about how much time we would be taking off work post-baby and what we wanted to accomplish before baby would arrive. Things like having time to spend with family and friends along with getting our home ready for baby’s arrival were of great importance to us.
We considered my health.
Pregnancy, especially your first one, brings on a plethora of new emotions, physical changes and not to mention perspective. One of the major reasons we decided not to plan a trip was based on how we both knew I wasn’t getting the best quality of sleep. If I was hardly able to log in some good z’s at home, why would we be willing to spend money on taking the risk at a hotel. Sure we would make sure to book a nice accommodation but the payoff just wasn’t there.
We discussed other options.
We definitely knew that we wanted to spend some quality time together. Just the two of us. We live in Orange County and have tons of opportunities to play tourist throughout Southern California. We drew up the types of activities we would want to incorporate and we decided to make it our own staycation. We treated it just like we would any other vacation. We left the house clean, took care of major tasks so that we could have a 3-day weekend full of rest and relaxation. You know what the best part was? I got to sleep in my very own comfy bed each night. I never would have thought that this would have been something to consider and I’m so glad we did.
What we found.
You will notice there is one common factor in our decision-making process. The word “we”. It was a joint decision for us. Often times it’s so easy to give in to what we see trending in society but it’s so much more worthwhile to consider what’s valuable to you and your significant other. Had we both not talked about the pros and cons together we may have assumed that we both wanted a baby-moon and settled for a trip. I’ve seen so many couples take baby-moons and it provided them with so much happiness! Yay for them, but remember to stay true to your own values and wants. There is no right or wrong answer.
So here’s a little recap of what our self-made baby-moon looked like.
Outfit details: Kimono Forever 21; Maternity Pants ASOS, Heels NineWest.
All in all, it was a great little staycation. I just want you to know there are no right or wrong ways to get some R&R before the baby arrives. Find your style and stick to it! For us this weekend was memorable. We were able to reflect on how things have been with it just being the two of us and we also discovered how we are looking forward to the arrival of our baby girl. With the money we saved from an actual getaway, we were able to make some upgrades to the soon-to-be nursery. But that can all be covered in another post.
xo,
The Sun Queen