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[quote=Anonymous]Note that this time, they'll have your older child to entertain, so that will take up some time! And your house might not be as clean as it was before your first either, so some cleaning might be welcome.

I'd frame it as a "We would *love* if you *would*..." and leave a few specific projects for them.  Maybe the older kid's laundry? Some vacuuming?  Cooking? Baking with the older one, which makes a huge mess to clean up?  (Ask your mom to bring her treats later.)  Come up with something for your FIL too.

And what about activities with your oldest?  Leave a list of a few places to go that your child just loves, a gift card to an ice cream store, that kind of thing.  Keep them busy with super happy fun time with their grandchild.

Tell them straight up that the nursery and the master bedroom are off limits--you have them *just* the way you want them for when you get home.  Keep those doors shut.  But that "please don't" will sound better after some "please do"s.[/quote]

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