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[quote=Anonymous]We both work full-time downtown with an hour commute and have kids who are 2 and 4.  I'm able to start my job at 6.45am and leave at 4.15pm, with every other Friday off. Once my oldest goes to kindergarten, I'll change my schedule to a straight 8 hour, 5 day a week schedule.

If you have only a 9 month old, then you need to stop making dinners!  Your child isn't eating a regular meal like older kids would, so just keep it very easy for you and DH.  Eat a bigger lunch and do more snacky things- cheese, crackers, sliced fruit, veggies, etc.  Get the bagged salad and Foreman some chicken to slap on top (the kids and I are vegetarian, but that's what my DH would do before we got married).  Grilled cheese and tomato soup are tasty!  At the very least, get set up for the next day's dinner- if you can't pre-make the meals (and I understand- I can't always either- too tired!), at least set out the recipe, ingredients, pots/pans, and try, if you can, to pre-chop something. That, at the very least, will save you from running around like a headless chicken looking for this and that when you get home.

Multi-task!  I do both kids' baths while DH runs around and empties out diaper pails, gathers up garbage bags, fills the kids' humidifiers, etc.

Is there any way you can telework at least once a week or once a pay period?  My husband has the kind of job where as long as he answers calls and sends his emails, he isn't monitored in any way (unlike me, who has to send a detailed list of deliverables each day I telework).  So, he's able to do some laundry and clean the house as long as his work gets done.  Even if you can't do housework (like me), skipping the commute is a little bit of a break and lets you pick up your kid from daycare earlier.

We have an admittedly limited social life at the moment, so we make Fri nights our laundry night, while we watch a movie.  As I mentioned earlier, I have every other Fri off, which I use to schedule a plethora of dr's appts, as my kids are sick a lot, or I keep my kids home.  On occasion, I will send them both off to school (late drop-off, early pick-up) and take that day just to myself to recharge.

Also, as others have said, your baby needs to nap.  Not sure what sleep training method is the best for you, but definitely he needs to get some daytime sleep.[/quote]

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