DH is better at doing bath time and PT exercises for LO 2. The kids never cry for him!
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Bath/bed time. I had to do it this weekend because DH wasn't there and L totally lost his shit. And in the newborn days he was always better at swaddling.
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Calming fia down when she is REALLY upset. I think bc her freaking out makes me anxious she feeds off that energy and dh is calmer
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Bath time! DH is an expert at keeping water off LO's face when he washes his hair.
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Changing poop diapers...I'm still so grossed out and gag.
Being patient/staying calm during MOTN wakeups. I get so stressed when she won't go back down/wakes up a lot and I have to go to work the next day.
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Bathtime, talking to him when he's upset (I kind of shut down and get silent), and play time!
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Bathtime (mostly cause it isn't my favorite thing but he loves it is their time together when he is home)
Dealing with the tantrums.
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Taking out the diaper genie poop bag. I have literally NEVER DONE IT. It's so nasty.
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Middle of the night checks. He always get DD back down to sleep, whereas if I go in she claws onto me.
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: haha I've never done it either!
He's definitely better at bath time. I'm usually there hanging out, but he does the actual bathing/drying off/pjs.
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Packing LO up for when we go somewhere. Even if it's just an outing to run errands. I inevitably forget something.
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Bathtime/brushing teeth/bedtime. By the end of the day I have very little patience for the tooth brushing battle and DS is much harder with me than DH for some reason.
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bath time...only because I am SO exhausted and over it by then. I just set out LO's Pjs and kiss LO before his bath and then crash on the couch
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Rocking LO to sleep when he's really struggling. He is so gentle and has so much patience when LO can't fall back asleep.
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Putting her in her high chair/car seat! DD flips out 50% of the time when I try!
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Physical play. DH can spend hours rough housing with LO and I just don't have the energy or stamina. Granted, I am 38 weeks pregnant, but even if I weren't I'm sure I couldn't play with LO the same way DH does.
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Dealing with her when she is whiney or crying. I get exasperated more easily and have a hard time listening to her cry.
Also, for whatever reason (maybe because it's novel), she will sometimes let him do her hair or brush her teeth when she won't let me do it. "Mom's going to brush your hair now..." "No, no!" Ok, do you want Daddy to do it?" "Yes!" Oh well... at least it get's done!
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Dealing with B when he is super whiney. I just get annoyed (and impatient.... probably because I deal with it more, and am tired and pregnant) but DH stays pretty calm!
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DH gets all the best smiles from our LO. I love to see them together.
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@rahlyrah: please tell me how so I can pass the info to my husband. My son won't look up to get his hair rinsed and looks down so of course it gets in his eyes and every single night and he freaks out!
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Clipping their nails, they're so darn wiggly! He's also great at changing the bags of the diaper pails...I've only done it like twice. Heh.
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Middle of the night nightmares/freak outs.
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Ha, another bathtime vote!!!
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Bath time and nail clipping!
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Bath time and playing.
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My husband is better at disciplining, he doesn't flinch like I do when we have to do a time out. He rides it out, I cave.
He's also better at being less structured than I am.
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@Stacy: He wets a wash cloth and keeps wiping it backwards through his hair. It takes forever, I don't have the patience for it, but it keeps him from flipping out.
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He has so much more energy than me to play with LO! I am jealous
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DH is better than me about night time wakeups. As in, he doesn't resent them as much. =) =)
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I forgot to add cutting B's nails. I've never done it! It scares me.
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Cutting nails, bath time, she seems to eat solids better for him, improvising rather than having a routine/plan for the day. When she was a newborn he was great at swaddling her and just getting her to calm down.
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