Am I over thinking?

So I snapped at hubby earlier, and its kind feeling different now. I had given our 2 year old daughter a bath, and was fighting with her to brush her hair before bed. Next to me was our 4 month old son, screaming for attention. Hubby was trying to get ready for bed, and not paying attention. So when I snapped at him to help me out, he asked what I wanted, and I snapped at him to "be a parent" because I always feel like the one taking care of the baby, and not our little girl too. That we each just have one kid when they're both ours. The reason this is bothering me, is I just heard her wake up in the middle of the night, saying "its cold in here" almost perfectly. I feel like I ignore her needs all the time. That my care for her is sporadic, and hubby is the only one doing so. Tonight, I comforted her during a sleep regression, and her very clearly saying what she wanted. We currently staying in a 1 room motel that the state pays for. He co sleeps with her, and I co sleep with the baby because he still breastfeeds. My depression makes me feel so distant all the time... and I worry I'm not doing a good enough job engaging with my daughter.

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I’ve always been the one to do all the work with our daughter, including whatever happened during the night so I’m not sure what normal is. That’s also partially why we’re divorced though. What does he do?

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