I need some advice...

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I need some advice...
Fri, 02-04-2005 - 12:29am

DH recently went back to work (Mon-Thurs 3pm-11pm and Fri 10am-6pm) after being on Parental Leave for 2 1/2 months. I need some advice on planning my day with a 4 year old DS and an 11 week old (we only have one vehicle and DH takes it to work). DS gets up around 7:30am but entertains himself until I get up around 8:30am-9am with baby. DH sleeps til about 10am (sometimes later) and leaves for work around 2pm. Sometimes DS doesn't go to bed until 9pm or 10pm and baby doesn't sleep until about 11pm. So it seems like a really long day for me. I don't like to do things until after DH leaves for work since he wants time with the kids. I'm trying to cut out DS's naps so he'll go to bed early (7:30pm). If he takes a nap he usually won't sleep til after 10pm! I just get so tired because I'm breastfeeding, baby wants to be held/carried a lot of the day and DS wants to play. At times I forget that I haven't eaten! The only set thing we have is DS goes to preschool Monday and Wednesday mornings for two hours. I'd like to go out for walks but it's raining most of the time (Vancouver, BC). Anyone have any suggestions considering our weird time schedule?

-Haermoni