https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:31:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine/page/2#post-1562375 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:29:51 +0000 littleveesmommy 1562375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 26 months and our routine has been pretty similar for the past year or more - it's a mad dash after work!</p> <p>6 - DH and I get off work. I go straight to my parents to grab the car and pick DD up, then we meet DH at a nearby subway station to pick him up<br /> 715 - Home and we drop everything to enjoy our little bit of play time with DD.<br /> 730 - Bath, brush teeth and PJs, then she gets 5 minutes of play time<br /> 8 - Bedtime! We read books together then tuck her in.<br /> 815 - DD is asleep and I begin prepping dinner for us.</p> <p>My parents are serious life savers here as they watch DD from 8am to 620pm when I get there to pick her up. My mom feeds her dinner at 6 which saves us from a hungry toddler and cuts down on our routine at home, which also ensures DD gets in bed early enough for a good nights sleep. We get up at 615am so it is important that DD is asleep by 815 to get 10 hours plus a 2 hour nap during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine/page/2#post-1562282 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:02:16 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1562282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>sorry you had a bad day at work. i had one earlier this week and was crushed about it for several day afterwards. be gentle on yourself! it is tough being a working mom.</p> <p>here is our schedule (we have a nanny that works 8-6):</p> <p>arrive home at 5:30-5:45 and change to comfy clothes<br /> 6pm LO gets home<br /> 6-6:30pm play, get dinner for LO ready<br /> 6:30-7 dinner for LO<br /> 7-7:30 play<br /> 7:30 bath and PJs<br /> 7:45 bedtime stories<br /> 8pm LO in the crib<br /> 8-9pm DH and I eat dinner together<br /> 9-10pm clean up kitchen and veg out/putter around<br /> 10pm shower (saves time in the morning)<br /> 10:30pm bedtime for us </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine/page/2#post-1562078 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 07:53:23 +0000 MrsTiz 1562078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4:00 leave work<br /> 4:15 get home w/ LO and DH<br /> 4:15-4:20 unpack, let the dog out, shoes off, etc<br /> 4:20-5:00 playtime with LO<br /> 5:00 give LO his medicine<br /> 5:00-5:15/30 (roughly) feed LO dinner, solids<br /> 5:15-5:30 bathtime, every other day<br /> 5:30-5:45, lotion, diaper, jammies<br /> 5:45 give LO his bottle<br /> 6:00 put LO to bed<br /> If he's WIIIDE open around bottle time I let him swing for about a half hour so he will go to bed at 6:30 then. </p> <p>6:15-7:00 cook dinner<br /> 7:00 eat dinner with DH<br /> 7:30 shower<br /> 8:00 our shows come on, so TV or a movie<br /> 9:30ish I make a bottle for the morning/ straighten up the kitchen<br /> 10:00 bed</p> <p>I get a bottle ready and grab him some new clothes in the morning because we wake up way before it's time to go to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine/page/2#post-1562055 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 07:34:32 +0000 Anagram 1562055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a total procrastinator, so although I have all these good intentions of doing everything the night before, a lot of times I don't. Here's our schedule:</p> <p>4:30-5:00 pm- Pick up LO from daycare<br /> 5:00 pm--feed LO a bottle and put her down for a short nap (she's exhausted after daycare).<br /> 5:30-- wash pump parts and daycare bottles while LO sleeps, try to get dinner started<br /> 6:00 wake up LO and play a little<br /> 6:30 feed solids<br /> 7:00 DH arrives home and plays with LO for a few minutes<br /> 7:15-7:30-- one of us gives LO a bath (usually him)<br /> 7:45--ones of us does last bottle and bed time for LO (we take turns)<br /> 8:00 pm dinner for DH and me</p> <p>-DH fills the night time and next day's day care bottles 95% of the time before he goes to bed. That's because I'm an EPer and I'm typically pumping while he does that.</p> <p>SO 9:00 pm: I pump, DH makes bottles while we watch tv<br /> 10 pm bed</p> <p>In the mornings, he packs solids for LO and dresses her and does daycare drop off. I lay out her clothes in the morning. He's in charge of her stuff because I have to pump in the mornings, wash my pump parts, pack all my dairy-soy-free food and snacks. </p> <p>However--I am *not* a control freak and lots of times something is "wrong" with what LO is wearing to daycare or what kind of solids he took for her. For example, he often sees what I laid out and decides he doesn't like the pants (he's obsessed with clothes not being tight, so if it's skinny jeans he won't put it on her) and then he "freestyles" and it usually doesn't match at all. Or he packs the same thing for her lunch every single day when I feel like she should be getting a bigger variety.</p> <p>But..at the end of the day, I have my hands full with my EPing and I have no desire to take on more responsibilities, so I just let him do his thing. And the daycare teachers know he does morning stuff, so if she's wearing something weird, it's not my fault. =)</p> <p>Morning schedule:</p> <p>5:30 am; I wake up and shower<br /> 6:00 am I start pumping, DH wakes up. I pack my lunch and do my hair while pumping. DH "dream feeds" LO a bottle<br /> 6:30-6:45: race around getting dressed and pump parts together and leave for work.<br /> 6:45- Dh showers and dresses<br /> 7:00 am- DH wakes up LO and plays with her<br /> 7:25- DH feeds LO solids breakfast<br /> 7:45 DH dresses LO<br /> 8:00 am--DH drops LO at daycare and walks to the bus </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine/page/2#post-1561984 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 07:01:46 +0000 looch 1561984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: my dishwasher is pretty small, but i am an oragami master in those cases. Just when you think I can't fit in anything else, voila, 4 square feet of space!</p> <p>I am exxagerating, of course, but you get my point, lol.</p> <p>After reading your responses, I'd probably just send my kid to whoever is watching him in pajamas. Leave some clothes there, it's at your family's homes, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine/page/2#post-1560632 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:20:45 +0000 dojo 1560632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: sorry you're having a rough day :bummed: </p> <p>Our routine:<br /> 4:30ish: DH picks up LO from daycare (or his mom's house). I get off work and head to my carpool.<br /> 5:00: DH and LO get home<br /> 5:45/6:00: I get home and work on getting dinner ready (sometimes DH starts something but he usually has his hands full)<br /> 6:15/6:30: We all eat dinner<br /> 7:00: We start bedtime routine for LO (we do a bath every-other night and then pjs and a story/quite play)<br /> 7:00-7:30: I nurse LO to sleep while we watch a tv show<br /> 8:30: We work out (we've been doing a p90x dvd each night<br /> 9:45: Dash around and clean up if we're not too wiped out, also try to get LO's bag ready for daycare the next day.<br /> 10:30: get ready and go to bed or in my case waste time on my phone for a little while then fall asleep.</p> <p>Our mornings are kind of a mad dash and we would be better off prepping more the night before - oh well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine/page/2#post-1560570 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:06:12 +0000 cmomma17 1560570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry if I'm touchy in any of my responses. Got held up late at work being told I suck at my job, so once again I'm failing in all areas. It's just not my day. :(</p> <p>I promise I appreciate all the insights and suggestions, and I like hearing all your routines. And for the record my DH is awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine/page/2#post-1560562 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:01:26 +0000 cmomma17 1560562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: I do let him know. It probably just matters more to me. I also let MIL know. She will even say "daddy packed the bag today!". I tell her it's her fault and that she obviously screwed up in raising him. We have a great relationship and can joke like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560559 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:59:14 +0000 cmomma17 1560559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: well, of course. In these instances I'm running the dishwasher because it's completely full. Other people must have bigger dishwashers and more dishes maybe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560515 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:38:24 +0000 LuLu Mom 1560515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Leave work at 5:00 &amp; pick up LO from daycare (right across the street) </p> <p>Get home 5:15-5:20 </p> <p>5:20: Start dinner prep &amp; play with LO<br /> 5:45 DH home &amp; takes over playing &amp; I get dinner done<br /> 6 pm: eat dinner<br /> 6:30: play before bath<br /> 7:oo pm: bath<br /> 7:30: bed time </p> <p>This has changed now that the weather is nice, I play outside until DH gets home and he takes over and I run inside and quick a quick dinner and then we do walk after dinner before bath. Bed has been getting pushed back to around 8 on these nights. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560440 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:09:21 +0000 kiddosc 1560440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: I think it's reasonable to take care of your pump parts, but I would tell MIL it was DH's responsibility to pack clothes for LO and then text him or leave him a note letting him know he didn't do it. It just sounds like you're bending over backwards and stressing yourself out taking on ALL the responsibility when your DH is present and perfectly capable of helping. If that were my situation, DH would not get a free pass to shirk all responsibility. He would have certain tasks that were delegated to be his. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560429 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:05:20 +0000 Cherrybee 1560429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am robotic about our evening routine but it's a lot easier for me to keep up with it because my husband does 50%. For example, he does the bath while I put laundry away, hoover round, change LO's bed etc (I race around like a crazy person and achieve loads!). But sometimes I have to do it alone - tomorrow, for example, DH has an evening gig - and this is what I do: </p> <p>5.30pm - get home with E<br /> 5.30 - 6pm - play with E<br /> 6pm - give E her bottle (and medicine)<br /> 6.15pm - take E upstairs and put her down to play (in her crib or on her play mat) for 5 minutes while I run the bath, put her towel on the heater and quickly put last night's clean laundry away into E's wardrobe.<br /> 6.20pm - Bath E.<br /> 6.30pm - Put E to bed. </p> <p>I then quickly tidy around upstairs while she falls asleep - put any grown up laundry away, get my work clothes out for the next day etc (it takes less than 10 minutes!). </p> <p>Then I go downstairs, sterilise the bottles, put a load of laundry in (I keep on top if it as much as possible, one load a day) and then make dinner. While dinner is cooking, I tidy downstairs, hoover the sofas and floor, and get LO's daycare bag ready. I also put her paci on the strap in the car seat and put her coat in the seat, ready. </p> <p>7.15pm ish -eat dinner. </p> <p>Then I load the dishwasher, quickly clean the kitchen and lay out LO's breakfast things (plus my coffee things!) ready for morning.</p> <p>8pm - Sit down with a glass of wine! </p> <p>Mornings are then really easy because:<br /> - Her breakfast stuff is laid out<br /> - Her outfit is laid out and anything else I might need (eg she might be sick on her first outfit!) is hung up in her wardrobe or in her drawers to hand.<br /> - Her daycare bag is ready<br /> - Her car seat is ready with her paci and coat ready &amp; waiting</p> <p>Hope this helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560420 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:03:29 +0000 bunnylove08 1560420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 19 months</p> <p>Get home at 6pm<br /> Make dinner - put in oven<br /> eat dinner<br /> play with LO<br /> make bottle at 7:30<br /> take a bath<br /> read<br /> help her to sleep at 8pm</p> <p>I go to bed at around 9-10pm</p> <p>I wake up earlier than everyone (6:30)and its easier to get ready. DD gets up at 8am and we dress and have breakfast and wait for her nanny at 8:30 and I leave at that time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560409 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:59:06 +0000 looch 1560409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can't you run the dishwasher after he puts his pieces in? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560399 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:57:26 +0000 cmomma17 1560399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: but MIL doesn't tell him, she tells ME :( And I'm all like, I swear, we dress our child sometimes. DH will drop him off, I'll pick him up (like today). He won't be home until 10 pm tonight. So he never really hears about it.<br /> Then I have to take care of certain things in the morning, because I don't have enough spare pump parts, so I have to wash them when I get up in the morning, so they are clean and dry in time for me to pack my pump bag and leave. Still a control freak or slightly justified?<br /> Or with dishes left for the morning ... we have a small kitchen in a small apartment. So if he leaves dirty stuff, I will have to move it out of my way in the AM to make my breakfast, etc.</p> <p>ETA: totally didn't intend for this to become a DH rant! I swear! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560355 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:45:17 +0000 kiddosc 1560355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: I'm just saying, if the PJs get dirty, it's really in the grand scheme of things not a big deal. And then your MIL tells DH he forgot clothes, and he eventually learns to remember to pack them. And if he pulls the "I'll take care of it in the morning" and then you just do it anyway, where is his incentive to change? Try to suppress the control freak girl! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560350 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:44:30 +0000 cmomma17 1560350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dagret: I'm close to the end of the road with pump parts and bottles and I can tell it's going to be GLORIOUS not washing them anymore!! I love the dry erase board idea. We do share a google calendar with the work schedule on it (shared with our moms too so they know when they are 'working') but I still get confused. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560341 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:41:47 +0000 cmomma17 1560341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: I'm not offended because I will confess to being a total control freak. :silly:<br /> PJ's all day when itty bitty isn't too big of a deal, but LO is walking now, so MIL would like to get him dressed, take him outside to play, etc. Plus, in our case we don't have endless sets of jammies, and LO re-wears for a few nights. Wearing them all day gets them dirty IMO.<br /> I have tried giving him things to do (ex. washing bottles and pump parts) but he's big on "I'll take care of it in the morning ...." and then I end up doing it anyways.<br /> And again, I think our wacky schedule contributes to the problem. 4 days in a row it's my job since I'm the one home, and then on day 5 DH is suddenly the parent in charge of everything while I rush to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560335 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:40:17 +0000 dagret 1560335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5:30-5:45 get home with LO, DH or I starts dinner<br /> 6:30-7ish start dinner<br /> 7:-7:30ish we wrap up dinner. One of us cleans up dinner and the other one baths L.<br /> 7:45-8 L goes to bed. If DH puts L to bed I try to pick up around the house.<br /> then we usually hang out downstairs. I try to fold clothes during this time but sometimes I sit on my butt and watch TV.<br /> in bed around 1030-11 pm</p> <p>Things are SO MUCH BETTER now that I don't have to mess with prepping/washing bottles and pump parts or pack lunches. </p> <p>@cmomma17: That sounds really confusing. I'd have to write out a weekly schedule each week on my fridge or microwave if I was in your situation. </p> <p>I got one of these for my meal planning (only mine is horizontal.) maybe it would help you? <a href="http://www.staples.com/Martha-Stewart-Home-Office-Avery-Dry-Erase-Vertical-Weekly-Planner/product_982829?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:982829&#038;ci_src=17588969&#038;ci_sku=982829&#038;KPID=982829" rel="nofollow">http://www.staples.com/Martha-Stewart-Home-Office-Avery-Dry-Erase-Vertical-Weekly-Planner/product_982829?cid=PS:GooglePLAs:982829&#038;ci_src=17588969&#038;ci_sku=982829&#038;KPID=982829</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560328 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:37:16 +0000 kiddosc 1560328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: I'm not trying to offend, but it sounds like part of your problem might just be relinquishing control. You say your DH doesn't do it "right" but if he never has the chance to do it, why should he be expected to? Maybe it would be good to give him a set task that is "his" responsibility. Like he has to pack the diaper bag each night. Then he will eventually learn through trial and error what he missed. And it's not going to hurt anybody if LO stayed in his PJs all day while DH learns to remember to pack clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560298 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:26:49 +0000 cmomma17 1560298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: kudos for you for doing it with TWO! Much wine for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560269 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:20:08 +0000 cmomma17 1560269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: No diaper bag daily. Our childcare situation is so confusing. I think that's part of what messes me up honestly, since week to week it is never the same. DH has 1 -2 weekdays off per week, this varies each week of the month. If DH works Monday or Tuesday, LO stays home and my mom comes over. If DH works Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, LO goes to my in-laws. Depending on the time DH works, I drop off and/or pick up LO, or DH does one or both (so confusing). In-laws have their own crib, diapers and wipes, but not clothes (we don't have enough clothes that we can just leave some there, but we did do that when LO was smaller). On in-law days I pack milk, food, outfit and back up outfit, bibs, water cup, jacket, shoes, pacifier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560256 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:15:49 +0000 cmomma17 1560256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: It will probably be a wash. It's nice to eat at the same time, but then finger foods can make a huge mess too! So extra clean up.<br /> I'll have you give my DH a call about the dishes :grin: I think it's easier to just do a lot of these things myself sometimes, but DH waits too long and then throws stuff together. Like one day he packed rice and beans in LO's lunch. Except it was just plain rice and plain beans, and a HUGE portion. Nothing else! To be fair, I feed/eat with LO way more frequently so I'm more in tune with what he likes and how much he eats. DH also frequently drops LO off to the in-laws in just his pj's. No change of clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560250 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:14:40 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1560250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I had some "wisdom" for you, but I don't! I also am a flustered hot mess every night, but this is what we do:</p> <p>5:00 get home. Usually go for a walk or do something outside because LO eats a late lunch (2:00).<br /> 6:00 cook, eat dinner/clean up, brush teeth, read books.<br /> during this time (while I cook) DD2 is usually just waking up from her evening nap and DD1 is watching Frozen or Bubble Guppies.<br /> 8:00 try and put both girls down at the same time (we do baths in the morning). I usually change DD2 and put her down first, and then give DD1 her bottle and try to get her down while simultaneously returning back to DD2 and giving her her paci.<br /> 9:00 The chaos dies down, both girls are asleep, and I usually work, drink wine, pack bags for tomorrow, and wait for my husband to come home at 11:00-12:00.<br /> 12:00 pump </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560246 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:14:13 +0000 tinyperson 1560246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: It takes S 45-60 minutes to eat dinner most nights. Sigh. It's painful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560230 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:10:56 +0000 Smurfette 1560230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: R can take up to 30 mins to eat too. Lately she is done in 15-20 mins cause she is shoveling the food in her mouth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560223 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:09:53 +0000 cmomma17 1560223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Most days it is because he's not there. On his days off, he does more (but also doesn't pack a big bag of food). Part of the problem with the dishes is that he gets home so late and is beat after being on his feet all day for work. I will have started the full dishwasher and gone to bed, so for him to keep the sink clear he'd have to put away a full load of dishes first (if they are done). Can't blame the guy for being tired, but of course, I am too! :silly:</p> <p>ETA: outside of the dishes, he just isn't a "plan ahead" kind of guy. So if he is taking LO to the in-laws (like today), 5 minutes before leaving he's all stressed and doesn't know what food to pack for LO. Or what clothes to pick out. So I figure it's just easier to do it all myself so he can just grab and run. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560199 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:06:19 +0000 cmomma17 1560199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Depending on the day (sometimes I go straight home to LO being watched by mom or DH on a day off, other days I pick him up from in-laws in a town 15 minutes away) we sit down to eat anywhere from 5:15 - 6:00 pm. It really takes at least 30 minutes most nights! I don't want to rush him, because them I'm afraid he wouldn't get enough to eat. He likes to talk a lot in his highchair, explore individual pieces of food before eating them, throw things at the cat, etc .... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560190 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:04:04 +0000 yoursilverlining 1560190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO and I get home around 6pm (or a little earlier)</p> <p>LO’s dinner is served pretty much right away. She is a slowwwwwwww eater, so dinner usually takes until 7pm.</p> <p>7-7:30: read LO a book or play, take a bath every other day</p> <p>7:45-8:15 change LO into PJs, brush teeth, read 2 books and then say goodnight and leave room. She usually falls asleep within 10 minutes.</p> <p>Once she’s down for the night……..</p> <p>Eat dinner with DH</p> <p>Clean up kitchen, load dishwasher, tidy up house, put LO’s toys away (one does dishes while the other does housework)</p> <p>Get lunch for tomorrow ready</p> <p>Get work stuff ready (put gym clothes in gym bag, put any papers together I need to bring to work, etc.)</p> <p>Pick out my clothes for the next morning. DH loves to pick out LO's outfit each morning, otherwise I'd do that at night too.</p> <p>Do laundry if necessary (usually have to do 1 midweek load and then just do the rest on the weekends)</p> <p>Watch TV</p> <p>Wash face, remove makeup, etc.</p> <p>Bed around 11pm</p> <p>@cmomma17: Do you have to bring a diaper bag to daycare everyday? We leave a stockpile of diapers and wipes at daycare, as well as an extra change of clothes that just stays in her cubby so once she was done with bottles we didn't have to bring anything to daycare each morning (except LO!) :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/working-moms-evening-routine#post-1560163 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:54:47 +0000 lawbee11 1560163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: I think at least laying out clothes the night before would help, but maybe even lay them all out on Sunday? I also think you should ask your DH to take care of his dishes...doesn't seem unreasonable given everything else that you do. We bring a box of diapers and wipes to daycare at a time so we don't need to pack a diaper bag...the only thing DH brings each day is her bottles of milk. Would that be a possibility for you? </p>