Re: How do you cope ?
awww. thats a really tough situation. The school should be able to help - give a call to the principal of the school and explain the situation. They should be able to put you in touch with a parent or parents who would be able to take your kids to school. And give phone numbers of classmates. This could help your kids make new friends too. And hopefully, you'd meet some nice parents of your kids classmates who might be able to help out with babysitting if you need to race out with your wife again. Speaking to the principal may help in other ways too. Like they may have after-school programs that your kids could join - like in our school, they take kids of working parents to a central place with all kinds of activitity tables based on age, its like a huge babysitting service for kids whose parents work late.
I dont know if this could be a possibility for you but there are nanny angencies who could provide you with a short-term live in nanny. It could be a big blessing for you to have this until the baby comes. Or maybe a midwife? A midwife does all kinds of things for expecting and new moms, including errands. And a midwife just might be covered at least in part by your health insurance.
I wish you the best, you certainly have your hands full.
I just had another thought. .. if you google the name of your new town, you should find a town website. See if they have something like "newcomers club" or parent network. These groups are usually very caring and helpful.