Date with My Son (5) Before # 2 Arrives in April

Do you have a science center or science museum in your area? Most little boys love those places. Very hands on!
I would cater the day to him. Take him out to lunch anywhere he wants. Take him a special place like the museum or zoo and then maybe have a camp out - in the living room, pop popcorn, watch movies, make smores. Take pictures of the day and maybe make a little Mommy and me picture book for him.
Be silly with him, laugh a lot, have fun!

I love Alyssa's idea! A science museum or something he is interested in.... just google some of his interests and your zip code and it may give you some good ideas. Do you have a lego land type of place or even the zoo? Also, maybe a toy store where he can buy himself something and pick out something for his little sister that will be just from him that you let him pay for etc..
I remember when I was 5 I went on an overnight train ride with my mom. Even to this day (decades later) I look back on that time as a wonderful adventure. Though spending the night pregnant on a train might not be such a fun idea for you. LOL.... but you "get" what I mean....something that will make a memory.

The day before my son's birth, my husband and I packed a picnic lunch and spent the day at a neighborhood park doting on our 5-y-o daughter. Later that day, we took her to her favorite restaurant for dinner. Getting teary-eyed just remembering our special last day with an only child. I get just as mushy when I think about how much my kids love each other!

Let him choose - museum, movie, zoo, restaurant, etc. I'd just pick one that involves interaction. Remember, above all - having a second won't change how you feel about him. I remember the anxiety of it all - and I think it was mostly in my head. It hits especially hard AFTER the baby arrives. If you can, make it a point to give him some special time then with just the two of you (have someone watch the baby for an hour and go to the park with just him - or get an ice cream). Make sure he also has some special time w/ Dad or Grandma... Congrats!!!!

I did this with my son, and we still do it every so often. Just know that the 12 weeks off will not turn out the way you have planned. No one prepared me for my 2nd because it's much more than double, and it was so hard to balance spending time with the two. Just be prepared for it to be more than doubling your mommy duties. Take advantage of this time where he is the only one.

Wed nights are kids night at Rainforest Cafe. I think it's 1.99 for a kid meal. Usually we eat and leave paying about $14. He loves it. We also spent time beforehand making crowns and decorating with all kinds of stuff (glitter, jewels, markers, puff balls, etc). Mine says princess and his says king (he thinks prince sounds like a girl LOL). He wants us to wear them everytime we have date night, so we do. It felt funny at first walking through the mall with people staring at us, but he was proud of our crowns, so I was proud too.

Our dates are usually dinners out, and Rainforest is usually the winner. BUT Molly's is kids free night on Wed and so is Ted Es Burgers on Wed. Incredible Pizza (Lidos now I think) is very inexpensive and everything is half price on holidays (like valentines day). Games are half price and so are meals. Tuesday nights are kids nights at Samurai Bistro, which is pretty cool, but warn him about the flames at the beginning because it might scare him. Mine was scared because I didn't warn him beforehand. I know there are more, but those are a few.