A completely insane idea?!

[elk4baby]

Hi,
I need some advice (and possibly a good kick, depending on what you think :))

I have an 18mo DS and am expecting another.
We had this idea to go skiing (well, DH will be skiing, I'll just walk and play around in the snow with DS) around X-Mas.
Trouble is I will be 36-37 weeks pregnant by then (naturally, taking the train is our only option).

Is this completely insanse?
What do you think?

I'd really appreciate your honest! opinions.

hi Elk - my hubby is a really keen skier and it looks like 2011 will be his first year off the slopes (I am due end of April).

Saying that, I am thinking of organising a surprise trip for him and mates for his 30th in March. I don't think i'll go, but this way he gets to go, I don't feel guilty and it's still far enough away from due date that I won't go in to labour (she says!). Prob just do a long weekend, but as someone says, them getting a new baby is surely enough excitement for one year.

I know on the surface it seems daft that you cannot ask your hubby to take a year off. but having a ski-nut who has beeing skiing every year since her was 3, I'd prefer to accomodate. I know that if I put my foot down he'd oblige, but I just don't know if I want to?

Hmmm.

x

Why doesn't dh go skiing on his own earlier in your pregnancy? My dad goes every year snowboarding (now 69!!) because my mum doesn't have slight interest. Suits both of them just fine.
I am a pretty relaxed wife, dh goes to all sorts of things, off to ashes in australia in couple of weeks with me pregnant with fourth!, but even I wouldn't drag myself skiing at 37 weeks to keep him happy! I really think you won't enjoy a moment of it, constantly worried about falling over or going into labour, I can think of 3 friends off the top of my head who have gone into labour 3-4 weeks early, I really don't think it's good for you to be stressed about this. You will also want to pack, re-pack, pack again the hospital bag, wash baby clothes, check your stock of nappies, etc! Don't do it!

Elk I do know what you mean about missing skiing this year. We normally have at least 2 separate weeks on the snow, and it's really a wrench that we can't go (that sounds stupid, of course we're having a baby, which more than makes up for it, but still, it's hard thinking of winter approaching and no skiing!).

Still, it's only one year, we're definitely planning on being back on the snow next year (with helpful grandparents in tow!).

D

Does he have some friends he can go with? He could go for a boys holiday, you could chill out at home and he can return the favour in a few months time whenyou have 2 dcs and want a break?

I guess, you're all right :).
If he really wants to (he's not insisting, bless him), he could go with some mates... problem is, we're not really used to holidays apart. Besides, a ski trip for DH with mates while I'm alone with DS at home hardly qualifies as 'babymoon' :).