[epg]

Through a combination of good luck and minor prego issues (ok my back and my feet hurt and work involves a lot of standing and is just too physically hard for my wimpy self) I have left work and now have all of December and January before baby arrives.

It's day 2 and I'm a bit bored already! Other than the obvious (prepare for baby) what can I do with myself. Stuff that doesn't involve my credit card!

What would you do if you had 2 months off?

(obviously I don't have any other children yet!)

[Mo2k]

I renovated......and sewed..... But then I didn't have a bad back, just a mild case of anger at the fact that if I didn't renovate it wouldn't get done and I didn't want to bring my baby into a home that looked like a timber yard.

Next life I am marrying a tradie instead of a suit!

[amabanana]

Read lots of books, do lots of sleeping, watch movies uninterrupted! Enjoy a hot beverage and a nice meal while it's still hot. Have a nice long bath. Go swimming. Cook and bake for the freezer so you have a good stash of easy meals. Knit or sew if that's your cup of tea. Once your baby arrives you won't have much time for those things. I never understood until my babies arrived how much my world would be turned upside down. Most of all enjoy the wait and look after yourself.

[carriesshoes]

Oh my... what a lucky girl you are!!!

I'd start by enjoying all the things you won't have time to do later, like make a big jug of lemonade and sit in the sun with my feet up and read a good book.

Then I'd...
- take the time to get the house ready
- make some meals for freezing
- watch some good movies
- go to the beach or pool (just floating feels so nice to take the weight of your back and legs)
- get a massage
- prepare as much as you can for xmas to take the stress of later
- go for a quiet walk
- start waxing, plucking etc
- go through your wardrobe and rediscover your clothes

Ooohhh with two little kids, I crave peace and quiet. Very jealous!

[boatiebabe]

I would rest, sleep as much as possible and read - things you will have little time for in the next couple of years!

Catch up with friends for coffee/lunch/dinner etc.

Put my feet up.

Cook awesome dinners every night. Freeze up a heap of food for after the baby comes.

Sleep.

Rest.

Sleep mostly.

[Carmen02]

I read alot, watched alot of movies (as you hardly get to watch one interupted ever again lol) slept alot, went on alot of walks, spent alot of time with family and friends. I loved going to the movies (which did cost but I treated myself lol)

[Bunsen]

Go to the cinema - air con, ice cream, sit and relax - the best thing when you're heavily pregnant in summer! And you won't get to go again for a while!

[DS1979]

I would go for long leisurely strolls and go swimming. I would lie in the sun and read lots. I would bake and sew and watch dvds. Catch up with friends and family. And just relax, relax and relax some more!

Ahhh, enjoy this time - I am jealous!

[HollyOllyOxenfre...]

I finished up at 34 weeks, and DS was almost a week late, so I had about 7 weeks.

Sleep. I slept a lot, and still wish I'd slept more. You will never ever ever regret that sleep

As PPs have mentioned, cook lots to freeze. Cooking goes out the window for those first few weeks.

Spend lots of time with your other half if possible. DS was about 7 months old before he got a decent bedtime and we got our evenings back, and 9 or 10 months before we went out for few hours of an evening without him. And we were lucky compared to a lot of people.

This post has been edited by HollyOllyOxenfree: 04/12/2012, 11:59 AM

[AllegraM]

Get car serviced
Get car seats checked my ambulance service
Take pets to vet for annual vax, even if it is a few months early
Cook and freeze meals (I never did this but approve of this sensible forward-thinking
Get a haircut
Go to the movies
Inspect the parents' rooms in your local shopping centre
Do craft, if that's your thing
Try and have fortnightly massages
Read