I get home from work about 5:45. DH has already been at home with Claire for 30-45 minutes. Pretty much straight away she wants some booby, so I do that for her.
We usually get dinner started just after 6. Usually I have something pre-made for Claire, but sometimes she'll have what we're eating. So we eat together, otherwise she wont eat much (if she doesnt see us eating too). If I cook her something diffent to what we're having, I make sure it something easy like pasta and frozen veggies, pumpkin soup.. something that cooks quickly and I dont have the actively watch it while cooking. The pasta I get for her cooks really quickly, so thats handy.
I get the bath going about 7:00 - 7:15ish. Claire has a bath and then DH gets her dressed for bed. We then read a book, play with some blocks, and then she has a bottle of milk and goes to bed about 8:00, sometimes closer to 8:30.
On the days that I am at home, I get some of my prep done earlier so I can start dinner earlier.
If DH isnt at home, I make sure I have something alreay cooked for her that I just need to heat up. Or I just heat up some soup from a can for her. Sometimes I need to give her a box of sultanas or a tub of yoghurt or something to keep her going while I prepare dinner for her.
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