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opinions please ...
might end up being long but I am interested in your opinions!
Right - we have been out today on one of our FAVOURITE beaches about 1.5hrs drive from us. It is lovely very isolated and totally beautiful. There are some cottages right near the beach that look fab and have brilliant outdoor play areas for kids and everytime we have been there (even pre Max) we have picked up a leaflet about renting them but they have never had a website before and we have never been certain enough about booking to bother phoning to find out prices. This time they had a website and so I have had a look on tonight.
Now they look absolutely lovely and I am wondering about booking one. In particular:
http://www.rosscottages.co.uk/the-ducket-northumberland.cfm
It looks GORGEOUS! Now me and hubbie are starting to think about planning our FIRST night away without Max possibly in October half term as we feel we are ready for it. We were thinking of booking a hotel for that ngiht so my mum and dad can look after Max here at home. Now this gorgeous place is available the last weekend of half term for 3 nights - BUT we would only be able to stay 2 of those nights and I am not sure the first time I am away from Max I will want to stay away 2 nights! I know soft but it's true but then I was also thinking that if we wanted through one of the days my parents could come with max and spend sometime and then we would still have the nights and LIE INS to ourselves but it is quite pricey and if we can't stay one night maybe it's silly - we have not got much spare cash!
Then I thought it might be lovely to all go for Christmas week - I would have to check we could take max - it might be a nightmare for the stairs etc but I think it would be really magical and a lovely place to spend our first christmas just our little family! It would stop unwanted IL's coming LOL! and might be fab BUT should we spend that first christmas just the 3 of us at home?? Can't help thinking me and hubbie might be bored just us 3 in our own house for that time as we are used to busy christmases if you know what I mean!??
And then the final option might be to go for my 30th Birthday next April when we would be ready to spend more time away from Max and have a few days to ourselves - as long as we can get someone to look after him WhateeeEver! BUT by then I (hopefully) will be up the duff again and so it might not be quite the same if you know what I mean......
ARRRRGGGHHHH - any opinions welcome!!!
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Could your parents not have max for a night beforehand if you do october to get him used to being away from you? Cole has stayed at my parents overnight several times and last time he stayed 2 nights and was fine. they were knackered though lol. we are away overnight at a wedding next month but cause we are setting off early my parents are having him 2 nights so that was a practice run.
Honestly - given that you are ttc soon then i'd say go for it soner rather than later - you could always send max to your parents for one night as a pracitce and see how you feel about having them bring him to the cottage for a visit while you were there.
go for it!
Do last week Oct half term. Get your parent's to come and stay at yours and then they can bring Max up to visit you on the Saturday. And you can have 2 nights, 2 lie ins and still see Max.
BOOK IT!!!!
They won't allow babies in that property at all - no Christmas there for us then!
Then I also checked and I read the free weekends all wrong and they are NOT free the weekend in Oct I wanted!
RUBBISH!