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[quote=Anonymous]OP -- there is a whole lot of entertaining baby in your post, and very little doing things with the baby.  These should not be separate activities.

We do the once a week grocery run too -- but whoever goes to the store with the list takes the kid.  Then the other parent gets a little free time.  Babies love to look around while you shop.  To be honest, sometimes when I am bored and stir-crazy trying to entertain my 3 yo, I go to the store whether we really need it or not.  It is a great time-killer.

Do something about the naps.  9 month olds need naps.

On weekends, have one parent dealing with baby while the other does some chores.  And learn to do chores/supervise baby at the same time.  There is no reason why you can't plop baby down on a blanket with toys while you fold clothes, cook, etc.

We do our best to make sure all the jobs are done by one or the other of us while the kids are awake.  Then when the kids go to bed, we both have a little down time.  We tag team it -- one night I do bath and he does dishes, sometimes it is vice versa.  I do NOT accept me working my tail off trying to cook/clean/entertain while DH vegetates and plays on his iPhone because his job is "tiring."  If one of us is working, we better both be working to get all the chores done so we can both sit down with a glass of wine about the same time.[/quote]

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