Re:Marriage is Suffering After Triplets
By now, your babies should be sleeping through the night. If they’re anything like my kids, they’re going to bed between 7:00 and 7:30 each night and sleeping until 6:00 in the morning. If they’re not, you should probably start here. Once your babies are on a regular nighttime schedule, you can actually plan to spend some time with your husband again. Get the kids to bed. Clean up the kitchen together. Throw one last load of laundry in and collapse in a heap on the couch. How’s that for romantic? Unfortunately, it will probably have to do for a while.
Seriously, after the kids are in bed, take a deep breath, maybe even pour a glass of wine and ask your husband to sit on the deck with you for a bit. Or plan to watch your favorite show on the DVR on a certain night. I definitely takes effort with so much going on in your daily lives and so much exhaustion.
I don’t know what your babysitter situation is but if you can swing a babysitter or two once a month, go on a date. Even if it’s just dinner at Applebee’s or a deli. It’s out of the house! And it’s adult conversation! And it’s with the man you fell in love with.
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