Are you planning your babymoon?

[aussienic]

Ot: Eek Bek I didn't realise how close to having bub you are,,

How exciting

babymoon. All I wanted was quiet time at home when we had 3 and 4 so we did just that, Dh took heaps of time off (7weeks then 8 weeks) we spent it at home . Lots of gardening was done by Dh. and housework. I sat and did nothing well almost nothing for that whole time

[Jellyfish]

A good thing to do is make up a whole batch of freezable meals so that you don't have to do much in the way of cooking!!

Other than that, invest in some comfy pajamas and relax

[BekZ]

I am planning on not doing too much. Although I really want to take a couple of weeks to recover, rest when bub does and spend time with my girls.

DH and I have discussed the possibility of getting a lady to come and help with the house work and clothes washing for a few weeks. This will help me relax a bit.

I have a meal plan sorted and my freezer will be packed with easy meals.

My answering machine will be on to filter calls.

DH is working from home do he'll be around to help too.

Nic - Yep time is flying and I am so unprepared this time. I remember your DH having time off but I didn't think it was 8 weeks.

JItterbug - I have new pjs!!! Thankfully it will be winter

[aussienic]

yup it was 8 great weeks. Livi was born 20th november and he went back to workjust after she turned 8 weeks. It was especially good because he had almost all of the school holidays off

[DoubleK]

I am blessed again to have my 'babymoon' in winter! so that means staying home, warm slippers & dressing gown, heater on... and going with the flow! i have no idea how dd is going to adjust to this new bub, so i will take it as it comes! im more worried about dd than i am about how i will adjust to our new situation!

i dont have any plans made at all.. im sure ill have visitors here n there.

[Willow]

Bek - what sort of meals are you freezing? This is something I could do in the next few weeks but never know what to freeze

I'm just going to play it by ear and try not to have any of the expectations I did last time. I'm hoping DH will take at least 2 weeks off work this time (usually goes back to work when I get home, by my request I should add) and my mum will be staying longer this time to help out too.

I am planning (when I'm over this flu!) to make a start on things in the nursery etc and try to mentally prepare for the fact that this is actually, really happening!

[Melbournemumma]

Willow:

We have a freezer full of meals. I have made and frozen 4 containers of spaghetti bolognaise sauce (minus the spaghetti), two meat lasagnes and 1 vegetarian lasagne, 1 tuna casserole, 1 beef stew, 1 pasta bake and some other leftover things that we've had from other meals as well as a big container of soup.

Hope this gives you some ideas