I second what the9clarks said!
When I was pregant with my second child, I fretted over not doing enough with my first child because I was soooo tired. My sister told me, “Learning how to be part of a family is the best learning experience you can give your children.” That comment comforts me when I feel like I’m not doing enough school stuff…I remind myself the family stuff is actually more important work.
Seeing how pregnancy can tire you (as well as excite you and delight you), is a good lesson for both boys and girls. Giving lots of time and attention to a newborn is also a good lesson. Sometimes I notice that parents who have a hard time with the job of parenting tend to be adults who didn’t spend time taking care of younger children when they were young or when they were teens. It’s a life-long lesson to be part of a family that cares for each other…and that includes caring for Mom when she is pregnant, nursing, changing diapers, soothing a baby, etc.
I like the9clarks idea of going HalfTime with your schedule. That way you don’t lose the habit scheduling (I’m a scheduler, too, and I know how good it feels to have a schedule). And perhaps you suggest some ways ways to do narration that keeps the kids occupied without you…such as putting on a skit, making a diarama of a scene from your read-aloud, writing a poem (if they can write independently) about a character, etc.
All the best to you!!