Never seems to be enough time!

[busymama77]

It seems like lately, we've been running around crazy, almost each night after work and picking DS up from pre-school, that there doesn't ever seem to be enough time for play. Last night, it was already passed his bedtime and he practically begged me to play with him. We did a puzzle together and that was it. I felt awful. Eventhough we had spent the night together running errands and being together, it just seemed so hectic.

And now, that I'm due with another LO in a couple of months, things will become crazier than they already are!
DH does help out quite a bit in the evenings when he's home and not traveling - DS loves to tackle him and play football - things that mama can't do right now.

How do you keep it together with two LO's? Keep yourself sane and find time to be with your kids after a long day in the office or in the field - whichever you're a part of.

[2lilsweetfoxes]

For food: either feed the freezer on the weekends so you just really need to throw together and heat up your meals and/or make friends with the crockpot.

Are you running around with errands? How much notice do you get that you need things? Make a weekly plan: (do what works for you, but for example) Monday: straight home after pickup. Tuesday: crockpot meal & errand. Wednesday: straight home after pickup. etc.

Cleaning? Make a list of daily chores to keep the house from falling apart; a list of things to be done weekly; and monthly. Have routines set up.

Do everything to get out the door the night before.

[Alyantavid]

Meal plan, run errands at lunch, find some routines that work for you. And I switched my schedule around (now that they're older) to where I work from 7-3:30. I can pick up my oldest from the school bus if I need to and it gives us tons of time to do stuff. The only downside is, I don't see them most mornings before I go to work.

[LilMomma83]

I try to have DS1 (2 1/2) "Help" me with tasks...we really don't get any playtime but we have fun together anyway. Things like letting him open the package of pasta, loading and unloading the dishwasher (he can do the utensils by himself and can load the cups and bottles with some guidance), we all 3 bathe together (DS2 is 6mos) they play in the bath tub while I shower and we sing songs etc, then nurse DS2 while DS1 cleans up his room with guidance from me and we read a story and go to sleep! I also try to sit down to dinner every night even though I have stuff to do, it helps.