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Sounds like fun! Pre-fatherhood I would have loved to do that but a bit harder to plan nowadays...
I understand what you say about it being hard psychologically now. You're at the stage of having essentially cracked it but, because of the scale of the thing, it is still a hell of a long way to go in actual km and hours. I recall feeling a bit similar one level down in scale at the end of long rides: on my first PBP when I tried to ride the last 300km on a couple of croissants, and TCR, when I felt I didn't need to pedal any more and could just walk the last 80km.
I've not done any 600km audaxes for a few years as, for me, the second day is always a real anti-climax, when I have all day to ride 200-and-a-bit km slowly when I am tired and sore. It's not a major challenge to do it but it still needs to be done to seal the deal.
Having other mini-challenges on the way might be the best way. Your Dutch trip is a good one. And anything else that distracts from the big picture.
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To update you, yesterday I was on day 254 at 25,451km. Last week I managed 706km which I was pleased with and I'm planning on taking Friday off to get back to being over 100km up. I did a good ride yesterday afternoon so I'm feeling back to normal post Further East.
I'm finding this part of the challenge odd as there's obviously a few months to go but I'm in a position that I feel it's achievable. I'm also planning what I want to do next year, one trip will be a weekend trip to Holland and cycling the length of the country. Ferry after work on Friday from Harwich and one back on Sunday night ready to be at work on Monday. Who's in??