Or can I abandon normal 'rules' here?

[elinorbellowed]

DP and I have a usual agreement that he gets up with the children on Saturday morning and I get up on Sunday. The other one 'lies in' until nine. Yesterday he had to work (SAHD in the week) so I had to get up at 7.30 when he left. Last night was a bad one with the children. Toddler DS was ill so I slept with him in our bed while DP was in Ds's bed. (perfectly comfortable) I was up throughout the night checking temp, administering fluids etc. Also had to breastfeed baby DD at one point too. I DID NOT GET MUCH SLEEP! I got up with DS at 7 for a lot of Postman Pat and more calpol. DP bought the baby down an hour ago and went back to bed.
When he emerges, would it be unreasonable of me to hand the whole thing over to him while I disappear upstairs with the paper and The Archers?
PS I have work tomorrow, a ten hour day.

YANBU, in fact you're being good to let him sleep this long! You deserve a couple of hours sleep/Archers.

Why don't you say to dp, 'I'm shattered, mind if I go upstairs for an hour or so?'

I assume he's a rational, reasonable human being?

It's very easy to get bogged down in 'I worked this many hours, I got up this many times, I'm owed this sleep'. And it's what causes the most arguments (besides money) when you have little children.

Tell him when he wakes, warn him you are going to have a couple of hours during today. No harm done.