Daily life

Shaun and I have been working on a new schedule for the week. It's been two months since we moved to Brighton and we've been experiencing the transition as much as Seb has. When we first arrived, Shaun was still working out his last week in London. Seb was in a new house which he clearly loved, but daddy wasn't here which he seemed to not like so much going on his reaction when Shaun finally did finish work. Those first few nights when Shaun would leave Seb and I to sleep in his room at University were met with screaming and tears. We decided that we should perhaps make evenings (dinner/bath/bed) a priority. So the routine is that Shaun arrives about 5pm, stays until Seb goes to sleep or a bit later, usually leaving around 8pm. Then Shaun spends the entire weekend with us. But as Shaun's coursework becomes more intensive, and those return trips on the bus are a huge waste of time, we are looking at longer weekends and less home in the evening time. I think Seb will be OK with it. It's a hard balance, but as I said to a new friend, it's not that much different to a traditional couple who's daddy works long hours, sometimes returning home after bedtime. The only difference it the middle of the night wakings. Seb has a rotten cold at the moment, he wakes from coughing or not being able to breathe easily. So, he comes in to bed with me. If he wakes up too much, he starts wondering where daddy is. I say daddy is at school, but what does that mean when daddy is here sometimes and not others?