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[quote=Anonymous]Our kids are 8 months and 2 years old.

Friday is a pretty typical weekday for the kids - family walk after the nanny leaves, family dinner, bedtimes for the kids. We then have a deal with the neighbors - we alternate Fridays of getting a date night after the kids go to bed, when one member of the other couple comes and "babysits" ie, just hangs out with the monitor in case of emergency. So, we're either each getting a quiet night, one person at home, one at the neighbors, or we're out on a date.

We tend to think of the rest of the weekend as having four "parts" - before nap and after nap Saturday and Sunday. As a general rule, each of us gets one of those parts totally off duty, while the other takes care of both kids. Then we have one part that's family time, when we do something all four of us, and then the last part, we generally try to split and each get a big chunk of quality time with one kid. And usually there's at least some socializing with others in there.

So for example - this weekend. Saturday morning I had off. I got up with everyone to nurse anyway, then I went back to sleep for a looooong nap (bliss!), got up around noon, had a leisurely lunch and shower, and then read a book I've been really into. Meanwhile, my husband took the kids to the park. Baby napped in the stroller, toddler ran around and had fun. Home for lunch and a little playtime, then both kids down for a long afternoon nap. After nap, we had family time! We all played together, then went for a nice walk. Then we had another couple over - they came around 6, hung out with the family, then we had a big dinner with all of us at 7. Then we put the kids to bed at 8, and the adults all played a game of cards and had some drinks. It was great.

Sunday morning my husband had off. He slept in (though not as late as me!) then lounged around and played some video games, then did some meal prep for the week (he's the cook). Meanwhile, I got both kids in the morning, and took them out to a different park. Home for lunch and playtime. Husband jumped in a bit, as I was a bit flustered (it was a new park with wood chips, there was no where to put baby down, and she didn't nap well) then I put the kids down for naps. In the evening, we split. Toddler and I sorted laundry and went on a trip to Target (his choice! Gotta love the "chores are fun!" age) while husband played with baby and Zoomed with his family. Then we bathed the kids together, had family dinner, bedtime. I finished up laundry, husband relaxed, we went to bed on the early side.

That's a pretty typical weekend for us. 
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