It was a reall mix for me, a brand new house, (our DD came the day we were moving in) and a baby that wouldn't sleep much at first. It was good during the summer, DD was a late June baby so remember sunbathing in the garden whilst she slept in the kitchen in her pram. By the October it was depressing and boring, so so boring.
Also remember how completely scared I was taking her out in the pram alone, I am in awe of the ladies on here who went for long walks, in retrospect I was a complete wuss and in all honesty found it really difficult. I felt scared and alone, didn't have any anti natal friends as we moved the day the baby was born and tbh that isn't really me. No friends with DC's either.
I did do a lot of ironing though, tried to get into a routine, with the housework!
As for number 2, totally different! My now ex-h chose to leave 3 weeks after 2nd DD was born due to his new job. So it was me and two DD's in a half finished house! I was so much happier, loved being a mum, loved not being in work. I think I had much more family support because he wasn't around and I was more appreciative of this help second time around.
I didn't want to go back to work either time really, but had to, now they are 12 and 9 and I miss those long summer/autumn days with them, wish I had done more to spend more time with them. Sometimes I look at photos and wonder where it all went.