Thanks so much for all the awesome advice so far. I think we might just give it a go starting next weekend (we have house guests all this weekend) and see where she's at. If she appears to be a bit frazzled, we'll drop it and try again maybe the following weekend. If we get too close to my due date without success, I'll tackle it again in the new year. My folks live close by so I might be able to get mum over for a few days during the week to give me a hand as well.

Will post some updates on our progress. Any more tips welcome, I really appreciate it (man I love this site!)