Emily
Ally used to sleep on a mattress on the floor beside my side of the bed. Just before Nicholas was born, we switched her over to my hubby's side of the bed so that Nicholas' cot can be on my side. Hubby started putting her to bed in my 3rd trimester ... partly coz bb was very low and it was hard for me to get out of her bed.
When no. 1 cries at nite, I'm in charge of him while hubby looks after Ally. Usually she'll stir or wake up and he'll have to pat her to sleep again. The reaction of No. 1 will be dependant on the child. Since Ethan will be older than Ally when your no.2 is born, maybe you'll have an easier time. My prob is also that Ally is a super light sleeper. Any little sound can wake her.
Are you intending to co-sleep with the newborn as well? Hopefully your bed is big then or maybe you should get a mattress for Ethan and place your mattress on the floor too so you have a bigger space for all to sleep together.
Why dun you celebrate Ethan's birthday together with your newborn's 1 month. Bring the 1 month celebration 1 week earlier? I opted not to celebrate the 1 month coz bb doesn't know anything. But in laws had dinner for family and some friends. Anyway who knows, your bb may come out a week earlier to make things easier for you.
Stylo
Actually I think whether the kid is easy to look after or not would depend on the kid's character. But Nic is definitely more demanding when it comes to milk and his cries are louder than Ally. He's already drinking 150ml and still crying at 7 weeks. Dun remember Ally drinking so much then but I guess he's a lot heavier than her now. He was 6kg at 6 weeks (gained 1 add kg in 2 weeks ... super scary) and already wearing some 6 months old clothings. Thank goodness I didn't buy much newborn clothes. Only bought a few 3- 6 months and mostly 6 months onwards. Never expected him to be so big since he wasn't a huge bb at birth and Ally didn't grow that fast.
Mom2Nat
You sure your hubby can handle Nat esp since she's so sticky with you? But it'll def be a good break. Now you got me tempted to leave Nic in Singapore too coz we are planning to go to HK during the March school hols before I return to work. FIL suggested BKK but hubby says boring for Ally... nothing for her to play while HK got Disneyland (yup... think we're def going back there) and Ocean Park (hubby says there's new stuff).
Ruffy, you're the HK expert. Can advise what else is interesting for Ally?
Mommies who travelled with your bbs last time, how did you bathe them? Last time I brought a bb tub for Ally when we went to Jap when she was 6 months. Dun feel like bring the tub to bathe Nic this time. My friend told me they bathed bb in the basin but it also depends on how big the basin is rite? Also, can't help but think it's dirty coz pple brush teeth etc in it. Suddenly the thot of leaving Nic in Singapore is super tempting. So bad hor... would never have entertained that idea for Ally but think it would be v tiring for me to handle both Ally and Nic without helper leh esp when Ally is cranky and insist on me carrying when I'm busy with Nic. Guess I'm spoilt already
Brenda
You miss me in the forun is it? Me still here but find it hard to post coz everytime Ally sees me on the computer, she'll insist on being carried and looking at her pics or videos of the Barney show we took last year.
Anyone bringing your kids to Disney on Ice? Going with Ally on 11 March 1130am show but worried that she'll get scared if there are loud sounds. She freaked out when we saw the chingay preview coz of the firecrackers (super loud... I also got a shock), fireworks at Disneyland etc.
Shook
Hubby and me not a lover of BBQ coz hate to cook in the heat and can't imagine having to BBQ and look after tod and bb leh. But maybe if some of us bring cooked food then easier.
