We’re having a baby. This statement usually results in one or several of the following statements:
“Your life is over.”
“Good thing you traveled so much before getting pregnant because you won’t be doing that any more.”
“When are you moving to the burbs?”
“You’ll never have time to workout once the baby is here.”
“You’re doing a natural childbirth??”
We’re calling B.S. So here we are – challenging conventional wisdom around what you can and can’t do with a small child and – most importantly – challenging the notion that we will lose ourselves completely along with our food-loving, active/athletic, adventurous ways once we become parents. Now, we know we’re novices – not posing as anything else. We’re sure there will be things that we thought possible that will turn out to be good ideas that just couldn’t be converted to reality. But, we want to try. And in the meantime, maybe we’ll even inspire a few others to do what feels authentic to them instead of letting others persuade them that the way others do it should be how they do it too.
Thus the MisGuidedParent. We think about, say and do things that somehow always seem to make people question our rationality and common sense and inevitably make them go, “Hmmmm…” (usually accompanied by a perplexed look and/or furrowed brow). We hope you join us on our journey.
The MisGuidedParents
Andy & Cynthia
“You’ll never have time to workout when the baby is here”????? Who in the heck said that??? After you get used to the whole “baby thing” it’s becomes very easy to fit even a quick 20 minute workout in..
You guys will be fine. Enjoy parenthood!
Congratz!
It’s really something we all have to experience and know for ourselves. MAy everything be easy and fun and full of love! That moment you hold your baby is enough to just want you to have more! 
Enjoy parenthood. Be blessed!
So I love your blog
I have 2 sons and I think for sure my life is more full with them then it ever was without! AND it helps that they think I’m awesome…. I totally get where you’re coming from. Good luck!
Thanks! I’m looking forward to it!
I’m in….can’t wait to hear more. I traveled to Italy all the time with my little one and got told I was C R A Z Y. Maybe, but I had fun.
http://onceinalifetimetravel.me/tag/travel-with-kids/
Andy…take note I did my second Marathon and my first Triathlon plus MANY others after I had my kids(2 of them!). No worries. It can be done…it takes a lot of coordination, dedication and cooperation but it can be done. You sneak your workouts in when you can….babies sleep a lot too. Stay calm and carry on!!! Its all good : ) Your life will not end esp after the first one…1 is easy as pie…2 is where it gets a little challenging but it can be done.
That’s true – but you’re more like super mom and athlete!
I will say that my wife and I had the same notion about being a parent. We weren’t going to be the people whose lives were completely changed forever by our baby. Our baby was just going to come along with us. Then we were blessed with a kid who never wants to sit still or let anyone hold him for more than a few minutes. We have discovered that there are just some things we can’t do now, like going out to eat with him. Our lives changed much more than we ever imagined, but it’s not all bad either.
P.S. I agree though. Gotta still live your life. And all the so-called “baby pundits,” well you’ll discover quickly that many of them don’t know what they’re talking about either. Best of luck!
Aww! We’re ALL misguided parents. The only “guided” parents out there are grandparents. Can’t wait to read about your pregnancy and birth developments! Best of luck!
This is a journey that I can’t wait to follow and enjoy. A loving Grammy
I still say that traveling with babies and toddlers is easier than traveling with an eye rolling teenager who thinks sleeping in until 11 am no matter where we are in the world is a must. Just sayin….
Now that’s a good point!!
Having a baby or babies don’t really put any obstacles in parents’ lives, but a kind of responsibility is added. Life is what we make it. Good luck.
Brilliant! I can’t wait to read more about this adventure.
You have the right attitude to this parenting business – do your thing; there is no given about any of it! Enjoy, because it really is a fantastic adventure.:-)
I am SO following your blog, I can’t wait to read about the Aftermath once your baby is born! The weirdest thing I got told when I was pregnant was ‘You’ll be lucky if you manage to have a shower before lunchtime’ and ‘You’ll have to take your baby with you to the bathroom’. Well, I have a 5 month old baby and I manage to have a shower, every day, whenever I want to. Just stick the baby in their bouncy chair, they can’t move so nothing bad can happen to them in there.
@ mrodgers….I was blessed with one of those kiddos too so there are definitely times that it doesn’t work to do things like going out to dinner. I’ve always found I have to be super prepared and rarely during those times was coffee and dessert involved. These are mostly phases (some longer than others). I’ve said to most of my friends that have had babes to remember that “Nothing good or bad lasts forever” everything is sort of on a 2 – 6 weeks cycle esp with little ones. So that goes for sleepless : ( as well as sleep filled nights. : ) I am currently in a “phase” with my 3 year old…she thinks that getting up before daylight is a grand idea…Mommy not so much…we are working on it : )
Even your “about” page made me laugh out loud! I want you to know that many of your posts crack me up. I recently wrote a post about my desire to recognize blogs that do this for me (actually it was about a condescending wench, but it got there eventually). As a result of my ramblings, I created an award called the LOL Award and am presenting it to five bloggers who crack me up. Consider yourself “officially presented.”
Check out the original post and see what you think (http://twyste.com/2012/01/24/the-crack-up-award/).
And, know that I enjoy your blog and you make me laugh! I’ll be including a list of all the “winners” in Friday’s post.
I just stumbled across your blog recently and it seems like you guys are awesome. My daughter is 7 months and we take her everywhere. Having kids shouldn’t limit your life. If anything, it means you have another awesome little person to share in your adventures with!
Can’t wait to see how everything works out and I’m getting excited for you!
ps. It is awesome that you’re going to give natural birthing a shot. Ours was in our living room in a birthing pool. Best. Experience. Ever. The human body is a pretty incredible thing. Good luck!
Don’t worry….time will fly and in 18 years you can expect to be free to travel during “non school vacation time” and go crazy again!
Love your folks’ blog so much I’ve nominated you for the Versatile Blogger award. Details here,
http://mrmomman.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/versatile-blogger-award/
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Your approach to parenting is refreshing, we love it, and love your blog. We’ve just started a new parenting website and we are hoping to build a community and platform for discussion for parents all over the world, and we would be honored if you guys could share some words of wisdom or stories on our articles at http://www.oojabook.com/ We are looking for honest, real parents and we think you fit the bill perfectly!
Advanced thanks for your time and we look forward to reading any comments from you, as well as your future blog posts
Best wishes to all three of you
CM