If you ask your mother what she thinks about having a "babymoon," she'd probably either A. ask what the hell that even is, or B. launch into a long-winded explanation of how her generation never had any of that fun stuff. If you're my mom, the latter also leads into the conversation about how "tight" maternity wear is these days, and that women in her day had to suffer under tent-like muumuus with oversized buttons and sailor collars. My mother loves comparing my pregnancy to hers, and finds any possible way to point out how lucky I am in "this day and age."
Back to the question of the day--to babymoon or not to babymoon? My husband and I definitely wanted to do something special together before the baby comes, and I have to admit that early on in my pregnancy a lush hotel stay out of town sounded like a dream. But we waited until the 3rd trimester to get our acts together, and now the only thing I want to do is bathe in icy hot all day and eat whipped cream from the bottle. Even a drive up to an LA hotel (less than an hour) sounded miserable, so we decided on an ultimate stay-cation in our hometown of Manhattan Beach.
Rather than waste money on an expensive hotel, we booked couple's massages at a local spa called Trilogy that's walkable from our house. We happen to have 3 friends who work there too, and they totally hooked us up with VIP treatment, reserving us a cabana post-massages, and bought us champagne, sparkling cider and a little celebratory cake! We spent the whole day there, and then showered and walked two blocks down to a restaurant we'd been wanting to try out forever, Manhattan Beach Post. The next day we ventured out to Beverly Hills to Helen Ficalora to get a charm with the baby's initial on it to add to my favorite necklace from Kevin (the first gift he ever got me). We followed that up with a total touristy lunch at Villa Blanca owned by Real Housewife Lisa Vanderpump.
It was one of the best weekends we'd had in awhile! We'd been so focused on McBaby for the last few months that it was nice to actually pamper ourselves guilt-free (for probably the last time in awhile). Sure the topic of convo that whole weekend was predominantly baby, but who can help that?! We're excited! So in conclusion, I'm a total proponent of the babymoon. You and your husband can decide what's right for you guys--whether it means booking a full-on last vacay to Hawaii, or just going out for a nice dinner. It's about taking a step back and appreciating one another one last time before your twosome becomes a threesome.
Happy babymoonin!
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