Once you have your first child, your life will change dramatically. You’ll redefine the words busy and tired. Sleeping in might become something you have to bribe your spouse to experience. You’ll mark every week of your child’s life and forget your own birthday. Whether these changes seem good or bad depends on your perspective, but the change is inevitable. It might be fun to record just how different life becomes once your bundle of joy makes her grand entrance. Take this quiz now, while you are pregnant (or hoping to be), and then take it again a few months into parenthood.
1. I wake up every morning at __________.
2. It takes me __________ minutes to get ready.
3. I never leave the house without my __________.
4. I always/sometimes/never eat breakfast.
5. I always/sometimes/never skip lunch.
6. It takes me __________ minutes to eat dinner.
7. I usually go to bed at __________.
8. I typically sleep __________ hours each night.
9. Every day I make sure I __________, try to __________, and give myself a pat on the back if I manage to __________.
10. The best part of my day is __________.
11. I have $__________ in my bank account.
12. The last time I went on a date with my spouse was __________.
13. Whenever I walk into a store, I have a hard time not buying __________.
14. The word or phrase I use most often during the day is __________.
15. I watch about __________ movies each month.
16. I watch about __________ hours of TV each week.
17. When I am falling asleep, the last thing I’m usually thinking about is __________.
18. My favorite thing to talk about is __________.
19. I’m always/sometimes/never on time.
20. I would consider myself busy: true or false.
21. I always look forward to __________.
22. I always dread __________.
23. In the car, I usually listen to __________.
24. I call or talk to my parents __________ times per week.
25. I’m saving up for __________.
26. I spend about __________ hours alone with my spouse each week.