Hi everyone!
So I'm new to this forum...I have been married for 6 years and I have a 4 year old girl. Lately my H and I have been arguing about personal time since our girl is a little bit older and no longer a newborn. My H used to be a very athletic man with a soccer build. But with grad school and baby's first couple years, he lost some of that physique. I still think he's really attractive, but he wants to get in better shape for his own health. I'm on board with that for sure!
Lately he's been doing exercises at home in the morning or evening when baby and I are asleep. But he told me recently that he wants to get back into running. I thought that this should be a problem and he suggested that he run during our girl's nap, which is when I also can take a nap. But the problem is that our girl has outgrown her naps, but I still need my sleep because I sometimes have sleep problems, so I told him that he couldn't run during that time so he can watch her while I sleep. Then he suggested a run in the evening, but then that would extend how long my mom babysits (I work PT) and I don't want her to have to stay longer than she has to. But the mornings don't work well either because the door is close to her room and she usually wakes up when you shut the door, and I don't want her to wake up at 6:00am.
So I feel bad, but I don't know how to communicate to him that starting to jog probably doesn't work right now. And he is already starting to get in shape with his exercises. :scratchhead:
So I'm new to this forum...I have been married for 6 years and I have a 4 year old girl. Lately my H and I have been arguing about personal time since our girl is a little bit older and no longer a newborn. My H used to be a very athletic man with a soccer build. But with grad school and baby's first couple years, he lost some of that physique. I still think he's really attractive, but he wants to get in better shape for his own health. I'm on board with that for sure!
Lately he's been doing exercises at home in the morning or evening when baby and I are asleep. But he told me recently that he wants to get back into running. I thought that this should be a problem and he suggested that he run during our girl's nap, which is when I also can take a nap. But the problem is that our girl has outgrown her naps, but I still need my sleep because I sometimes have sleep problems, so I told him that he couldn't run during that time so he can watch her while I sleep. Then he suggested a run in the evening, but then that would extend how long my mom babysits (I work PT) and I don't want her to have to stay longer than she has to. But the mornings don't work well either because the door is close to her room and she usually wakes up when you shut the door, and I don't want her to wake up at 6:00am.
So I feel bad, but I don't know how to communicate to him that starting to jog probably doesn't work right now. And he is already starting to get in shape with his exercises. :scratchhead:
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