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Freesia 
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 Posted: 18 March 2009 at 7:42pm |
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DP and I take turns giving Livvy breakfast and both help out. Then he goes to work and when he returns we all have dinner together (his insistence). He always baths Livvy's, I never do it unless he's away. We dress her together (one keeping her amused while the other puts the clothes on), one makes the bottle, the other gives it to her and we both put her to bed. So we share out the duties pretty evenly. He also does most of the playing with her when he's home.
I do all the household stuff generally, but he'll do the dishes or dinner once in a while.
He's a very hands-on dad and it's fabulous!
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Brenna
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Posted: 18 March 2009 at 7:55pm |
My DH is great too. He plays with Brenna from the minute he gets home and we all have dinner together then he baths her and we share getting her dressed/bottle/bed. I do most of the cooking because I'm either at home or on days where I work I'm home first. I do most of teh housework but he helps alot with dishes/general tidying. In the wknd we share everything and also try to share the sleep-ins. I'm very lucky 
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Snappy
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Posted: 18 March 2009 at 8:29pm |
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My DH works shift work so what he does really depends on what type of shift he is on. Usually if hes home in the mornings, he will take Janaya to school and I sort Jackson.
In the evenings he does the dishes, and sorts Janayas things out for school and usually does her reading too. On his days off or if he is home during the day he will hang out the washing, vacuum, sort/clean things. He is actually really good around the house, he just cant cook to save himself, and doesnt really do much in terms of feeding/bathing Jackson. Cant complain really.
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kiwisj
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 12:31am |
I'm definitely one of the lucky ones - particularly when I consider the hours DH puts in at work!
On a good night DH will get home just as I'm settling Callum in bed at 7ish, that's his chill out time and some nights he will bring tea home or get something out of the freezer (that he or I have cooked on the weekends). Others he will offer to settle Callum while I have some time out (and get dinner ready LOL). He does C's late feed before he goes to bed and then in the morning he will often get C up and change his nappy and entertain him for a bit till his feed if I am struggling to get out of bed.
On a bad night DH doesn't get home till just in time to feed Callum at 10.30pm  But he still does it! On the weekends, we're meant to get a sleep in each but more often than not I leave DH to sleep knowing he's had a crap week at work. He's great at housework though, does the laundry a lot and will do the dishes if I cook. He also insisted on getting a cleaner in twice a week so I can spend more time with C instead of doing chores - I'm not complaining!!!
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fire_engine
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 9:41am |
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I'm lucky too. DH gets home about 6.20 - gets changed then is on Daniel duty - bathing/showering, playing, doing the bedtime routine (which he is brilliant at), does the 10pm medication and bottle. On the weekends we tend to split it. He does the mornings then though he's starting to get really tired so we probably need to take one morning each.
I do all the morning stuff. On the mornings I work, I do Daniel's bag, get him up, dressed and fed etc - my DH is not a morning boy. I do most of the housework and pretty much all the cooking (usually while DH is putting Daniel to bed).
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NZCupcake
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 10:52am |
Both DH and I work full-time. I'm very spoilt!
DH does nearly all our cooking, feeds the animals, gets my lunches ready, and makes my breakfast including a cup of tea waiting for when I get out of the shower. On the weekends we have my 'part-time' kids he lets me sleep in if he thinks I need it and gets them breakfasted etc, he plays games with them, reads them stories, gets their meals sorted. He also does the rubbish, the lawns and the bath plug (something I just cannot do!?!).
So um, that makes me look REALLY lazy...
I do all the housework, washing, gardening, and usually wash the car, and do stuff with my kids too of course!
We try to fit in a walk with our wee Mara-Dougal dog most nights. And we do lots of things together - computer gaming, visiting friends, movies, weekends away etc, going to my kids sports, concerts, school events, etc.
Having two 'full-time' babies will no doubt be crazy times for a bit - but I have no doubt that DH will be a wonderful hands-on Dad, just as he's been a wonderful step-Dad to my two kids
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kriss
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 11:15am |
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My DH is up at 6am, makes his lunch and goes off to work, prepping and painting super yachts.
When he comes home we get a quick kiss and he goes straight to the shower, he is usually super dusty or blue from the paint.
He checks his emails and then plays with baby while I make dinner, and after we eat we go for a walk for an hour.
After that he does some washing, dishes, general tidying up or whatever I don't do in the day while I feed Ashy and put her to sleep and then me & DH watch tv or a movie together.
On the weekends he does all the chores, and he has even banned me from some as he can be quite particular when it comes to them lol
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Daizy
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 2:55pm |
At the moment not a lot!
He usually comes home from work at about 7 (and hour and a half late) by then we have given up waiting so i feed the girls and get them to bed. He is usually only home for an hour and is out again so doesnt have time to help with dishes or anything. The mornings hes out of the house at 6 although sometimes returns and starts the girls on breakfast so I can have a shower. And occasionally does the dishes.
He does however do the Kindy thing and drops Keira down everyday.
He has Sundays and Mondays off and neither of us do much housework. He is there to lighten the load a little and keep the girls busy. I have been trying to convince him to take the girls out one afternoon and give me a break but he doesnt seem too keen.
On a good day he usually gets up when the girls wake - gives them breakfast. Comes home at lunch and makes it for the girls then gets Keira to Kindy. He comes home at dinner time and keeps the girls busy while I finish cooking and then we both take a girl and get them into bed. He then cleans up after dinner and occasionally helps out with housework.
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sweetpea
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 3:23pm |
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Dh comes home gives me a kiss hello. Usually asks what my day was like so we have a chat about the day followed by wahts for tea he cooks about twice a week i do the rest although he often pitches in if i ask him too. He does the lawns and some of the gardens we share that bit. He does the dishes at night i hate doing them yes we have a dishwasher but there is still the odd few things like pans to do. I mostly do the housework but occasionally he does it not very often though. He never seems to do it right.
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jjands
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 3:41pm |
ok well guess it's my turn  ... DH & I get up I get in the shower he puts breakfast infront of the kids and makes us tea and toast and gets in the shower. Then he's off and returns between 5.30 and 6 we eat tea together then he turns on the TV while I get the kids showered and ready for bed etc he says goodnight and we watch TV. Weekends he usually stays home with us but does his own thing. Bout once a month he mows the lawns. Sometimes he'll help cook dinner on the weekend everything else is up to me.
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emz
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 7:00pm |
Isn't it interesting to see what's happening in each family when we all have kids different ages etc. Like I was reading some with slightly younger kids than Jack thinking 'oh yeah we used to be able to do that'  .
My DH did a heck of a lot more when we were both working. He's definitely got it easy at the moment - bring on 2 kids and me back to work as of next year and he's going to be shocked!
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