I'm feeling so overwhelmed and resentful of my husband. It's sad, I love the holidays but the added stress is really putting me over the edge. We both WOH and have two little ones...a 2 yr old and a 7 month old. The baby was a preemie with a long hospital stay and I'm sure the stress of that was not fantastic for our relationship. My DH is generally a good husband and father. He helps out with housework, yard maintenance, and laundry but I feel like it's not enough. I think what makes me especially upset is when Im doing laundry/dishes/cleaning and he's just lying down watching TV! Is this just me that gets mad about this? My toddler also has a huge mommy preference so I have to do the dinner/bath/bedtime routine while he gets to drink his beer and eat dinner in peace. I feel like i need 10 hands in between alternating nursing the baby and running after the 2 yr old. If the baby starts crying while Im busy with the toddler, his idea of comforting him is sticking his pacifier in his mouth. But sometimes the poor baby wants to be carried and walked around so of course he keeps crying until I come get him.
When the kids are napping I try to do the gift wrapping, buying, grocery shopping, getting the 2yr olds food ready for daycare and other regular household chores. Alot of times DH decides to take a nap too! It drives me nuts. I'd love to nap but there's so much stuff to get done, especially with the holidays. How does everyone else do it? My resentment is at an all time high.