Thank you all for the wonderful advice and comments.

Most of what you've said I'd thought about at some point. Such as lunches being made the night before, clothes ready etc.

I am due 1st of Feb so it could be anytime from the end of January to the middle of February. I dont expect to birth before the girls first day back (I think its the 22nd(??) of Jan in QLD). So either way, the week I birth will be a week the girls are back at school. And being the time (beginning of the term) it wouldn't be very convenient to keep them home for that week. We are moving back to Townsville in December so I will have plenty of support when the babe does come and hopefully either Mum or my Sister will be able to do the school run.

DP is going to be returning back to full time work which may be fly in fly out (week on week off roster) so there is also the risk that I may be doing things on my own for most of the time. Again I will have support so it wont be completely devestating.

At this point we're still struggling a bit with DD1 being able to concentrate enough to dress herself. The TV is a massive issue and distraction so I've started switching it off and using the radio instead. We generally have to sit with DD1 and dress her ourseleves or fully supervise her dressing herself. DD2 is a huge distraction and at the moment, as she isnt in school/kindy 5 days a week, she distracts DD1 from doing what she is supposed to be doing.

So at this point I'm trying to deter DP from dressing the girls and making them dry and dress themselves in training for next year when BOTH of them have to get ready for school.

I'm not hiring a capsule this year as I personally didn't like hauling the capsule out of the car. I do plan to wear the baby from birth as much possible. As for walking to school, as i'm not sure where we are going to be living exactly, I think we'll probably be driving more than anything.

I will look into after school care but I think I'd feel bad that the girls were there when I was just at home. What do they do with the kids? Just watch them or do they help them with homework etc?

I haven't really even thought of routine. I guess the routine will be us organising the girls for school etc.

I imagine that like Kim said, it will be like riding a bike. I know I will be fine and will eventually fall into a process which works. I'm lucky to have very supportive friends and family who can help take off some of the burden in the early days.

Thank you all again for the advice. You've been wonderful