How do I do it? *kinda venting*

[TripleTime]

As of Monday DH is going to a mine in VIC, when he'll be back is anyones guess. All we know is they HAVE to be back for 1st April for a meeting.

How do I deal with DH being away? He's never been away from any of us.
Kids & I are dropping him off at the airport Monday morning.

I know I just need to bite the bullet & do everything but how? How am I going to get 3 little people out the door by 8am Thursday's for T, A & J to be at day care by 8.30 & me at Uni for 9 without DH helping me.

[Mrs Nietzsche]

I suppose I am in a comparable situation in that I have a 2, 1 and newborn and 12 yo.

Re mornings.

I get the clothes out the night before and hang htem over the end of my bed.

Kids have breakfast while I inhale my breakfast and bf baby.

Kids have bath while I shower (I hold baby while I shower).

I get out of shower, dress myelf and baby, then toddlers get out and I dress them.

Go to daycare.

If it's really early I hang out clothes, do dishes, etc etc before daycare.

I have found if i have a set routine they follow it quite easily. It only takes a few days for things to become routine to them.

Remain patient at all times and don't get flustered (or you just make things worse for yourself).

eta I brush their teeth while the bath is running.

I do basically the same routine at night.. dinner, bath, then book & bed. I try to have things ready as much as possible.

[krystallxx]

My dp just moved to TAS 4weeks ago so I can understand where your at ... Kind of.
For us to be up and ready Early I usually get up first and get ready, then get the boys up and dressed. I opt for an easy breakfast on these days like an up & go and fruit or make them a banana smoothy or something along those lines.
I would say have day care bags organized the night before as well as ur uni stuff. Make sure that all the kids have clothes ready etc. Try to get as organized as possible with 3 little kids the night before ...

Good luck, I'm sure you will do great :)

[MyFourCubs]

I am similar to the others. My Dh worsk away a fair amount and it sucks so I feel for you:hugs:
Do as much as you possibly can the night before when they are in bed-
Lay out COMPLETE outfits on the bench- right down to socks, undies (or nappies in your case!) and shoes. Little things like searching for matching shoes in the morning can cost precious time. I even lay out hair elastics and a hairbrush for the girls.
Lay out your own clothes and pack your bag.
Pack the kids backs completely with drinks etc, even put them in the car if they don't need anything else added to them in the morning. Can't tell you how many times i've left stuff at home!
I have my hair washed and everythign the night before (when Dh is away I sometimes don't wash my hair for 3-4 days:eek: I have two words for you: DRY SHAMPOO!!!:yes: and facial wipes- massive time savers. I jump in the shower while kids are eating brekky, doa 2 min wash then jump out and get dressed and get kids dressed.
It's hard to give you any more ideas without knowing what your mornings are like exactly but above are some time savers, anyway.
If he is gone for a while try and tee up some playdates, dinners at other peoples houses- more so for company than anything else. It's daunting but you will be ok.
:hugs::hugs::hugs:

[TripleTime]

Our only crazy days are Thursday Friday, 4 of us have to be out the door by 8 to get to day care & MIL so I can get to Uni.
Fridays I get up get myself ready, by than everyone else is awake & just to breakfast everyone & head to MIL's, she picks up clothes for them on Thursday's for Fridays.

Thursdays are hard work cause so much crap has to go in the car for everyone.

Just have to keep telling my self to breath.

[hunnybunny]

I have one less than you, so it is a bit easier for me, but I find that I actually worry about it more than how difficult it is. My dh is away a couple of nights a month, and I have found that good organisation is the key. Really simple meals, easy to cook and clean up after, and dont worry too much about the extra housework, just so what you need to to get by until your dh gets home. I have the boys bags packed for daycare the night before and their lunches made, all that has to happen in the morning is I get up before them, shower and get dressed, then get them up and we eat breakfast, then I get them dressed and into the car.
Hope it works out ok for you!

[Shanaynay]

You will be fine! Look at what you've done in the past two years!

I would suggest getting up at 5am (and going to be by 8pm so you are still getting plenty of sleep).


I used to have a crazily early start when I was at Uni, and I used to dress DD for bed in clothes she would wear the next day, so all I had to do was change her nappy (she would still be asleep!) and put her in the car. She was still a baby then so I felt comfortable doing that but I understand many people may not want to.
Then she would have breakfast in the car, which was something like a breakfast bar (or any cereal that can be eaten dry) and a sippy cup of milk.