(How True?!)
My husband and I are pretty good about taking turns changing diapers. Especially when it comes to a poopy diaper!
We usually don't count the pee diapers in our tally, but we definitely keep track of who changes the poopy diaper and whose turn is next!
However, if I had it MY way, I say: I'm at home all day with her, so I have changed her diaper 10x more than him, and he couldn't possibly catch up. Therefore, when he is home, he gets ALL the diapers! :P
(I'm really not THAT mean, but I think it's a good theory)
HE, however, agrees with his brother who says: I don't have the option of being at home to change her diaper, so diapers only count against me IF we are both home!
My Rebuttal: Since I currently don't have a job, I don't have the option of going anywhere to make someone else do it, so it counts!
His Rebuttal: That doesn't make sense! :)
So, we are in this ongoing debate...
and I need YOUR help to solve it! :)
How do you and your spouse decide who changes the diaper when? Or if you don't have kids yet, what would you do? How would it be if you had it YOUR way? Who makes more sense, me or my husband (honestly)? :)PLEASE COMMENT!
Disclaimer: In case my tone was misleading, this is meant to be fun haha:)
We never kept track of things like this. Doug was out earning a living which I thought counted for a lot. We did play "NOT IT" and the last one to say that had to change the diaper no questions asked. I would get a kick out of Doug changing poopy diapers because there was usually gaging involved. From Bunny
ReplyDeleteBunny, this made me laugh. Thanks for commenting. Steven is the same way, I can always hear him in the other room!:)
DeleteOur diaper duty strategy has evolved since Ari was born. During her early months, Clayton was in school and found it easier when I would just ask him to change a diaper now and then. But I learned when it was better to ask and when it wasn’t. If he was trying to meet a deadline or finish something that he didn’t want to be doing in the first place, I would let him be and he would help out later in some other way.
ReplyDeleteEventually we tuned in to each other’s moods and schedules, and a pattern fell into place. On the weekends, it averages out to us dividing diaper duty. We both help out, while I tend to do more on Saturdays and he does more on Sundays. If she poops multiple times, we take turns.
During the weekdays, he works now and by the time he comes home, Ari usually only has one diaper change left. We kind of trade off: Whoever’s turn it is to put her to bed doesn’t change her last diaper. If she happens to be poopy, then that’s just unlucky for whoever changed her that night! :) Of course this is flexible too, some nights I do it all, and some nights he does it all when he knows I had a hard day.
I really like that first meme! :)
Thanks for commenting Shauna! It's really interesting how our habits always change in EVERYTHING as our babies get older and change! Looks like you guys have a good system!
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