Thanks ladies.
In regards to the sleeping, the dogs have their beds in the family room (tiled) and the babys room is off this room, but we will have a baby gate set up so they can't go in. So, they can stay sleeping where they are used to it. Initially, the door will be closed when he's in there anyway, as there is an aged cat to add the mix and I am NOT having the cat have access to the baby when sleeping!

They are allowed into the lounge room when we are in there, but we have a baby gate ready to go for there too, so we can allow access when we wish. We intend to let them still come into this room, but only when fully supervised. If I want to put baby in a swing or something, I will just close the gate.

Luckily, we have a park over the road where we can give the dogs a bit of a run with the ball, so walking with the pram will not be an issue. We can do that when the whole family are free...

Great idea with the smelling of the baby clothes and bringing them to the car to meet him, must speak to DH about that!