My brother will be coming to stay for 2 weeks with his wife and young (4 mo) son. I have said they are welcome to use the few things we have collected for our coming baby (due early Dec).
I've suggested to my sil to bring her baby's familiar blanket or rug to help settle him into the new environment. I've told her we only have a travel cot which I'm sure will look very foreign to him but she seems obsessed with the amount to bring.
We have a car seat that he could use but they are bringing their own and I have said that the paths around here are not fantastic for non ATP's and they could use our baby carrier but they are bringing their pram anyway.
I suggested that I research the foods available here for him (he has just started to be weaned onto solids) but she wants to prepare his stuff herself.
How do I encourage her to just chill out, bring essentials only to have a trouble free and most of all relaxing break away?