Husband asked what I do all day...

My husband and I recently haven’t been seeing eye to eye. He doesn’t really understand what it means to be a stay at home mom. He gets mad if dinner isn’t ready on time, the house isn’t cleaned, or if laundry isn’t done yet. He’s been making hateful comments about my mothering skills. And how he thinks he does more than me and he works so he doesn’t have to do any cooking, cleaning, or watching the baby. So I showed him my daily schedule to try to give him a little prospective of my world. I hope it works; I’m at a loss.

Alana & Mommy Schedule

-Wake up for early morning feeding around 3-5am; rock back to sleep and put in crib

-wake up for the day around 6-8am; feed (sometimes she won’t eat depending on when she ate last)

-change her diaper

-let out the dogs

-hurry and eat breakfast (anything you can grab; you don’t really have time to fix anything.

-take a bath and take your medicine in the bathroom (quick bath though because she’ll get frustrated quickly) (sing and talk to her the entire bath time)

-get out and get dressed for the day. (Sometimes I have time to brush my hair, depends on her.)

-she’s probably hungry by now so time for a feeding And diaper change, clothes change

-turn on cartoons for her

-when she gets fussy go to the bedroom and rock her to sleep.

-sit in there with her and let her sleep on you.

-when she wakes up try for a bottle again and another diaper change

-put her in her jumper and try to quickly pick up the house while talking, singing, and running over to her constantly playing with her.

-let the dogs out

-when she gets fussy take her out and play with her one on one.

-watch a cartoon with her and narrate it.

-go to the bedroom for another nap and try a bottle, diaper change, clothes change

-rock her to sleep and let her sleep on you (or try to get up as quietly as possible and let her sleep on the bed) watch the baby monitor like a hawk so she doesn’t suffocate or roll off the bed.

-while she’s sleeping clean some more, get something out for dinner

-let the dogs out

-Try to eat lunch

-she wakes up try another bottle.

-clothing and diaper change

-go for a walk if the weather is nice, even just to the mailbox or around the block a few times.

-come back in and play (listening to music, sitting up, tummy time)

-nap, diaper change , bottle.

-try to clean some more.

-wakes up, watch cartoons

-let out dogs

-another short nap, bottle diaper change before you get home (have to hold her until she wakes up)

-you get home, greet you. Put her in the bathroom with you.

-get you towel and wash cloth

-start laundry

-try to quickly make dinner

-take Alana so you can get dressed and eat

-switch over laundry

-get her to sleep (rocking, diaper, clothes,bottle)

-put her to bed

-eat

-put up dinner

-put up food for work

-try to pick up a little

-let out dogs

-bath

-get her bottles ready for bed

-get your work clothes ready for next day

-lay down.

Repeat.