So done with it...

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I love my husband so much and I hate to argue with him, but lately it seems as if we are always at each other's throats when it comes to our daughter. He refuses to understand that she DOES need a routine daily, and insists that she is happy and he will continue to just let her do whatever she wants. He works full-time but has such varied hours that even we don't have a steady routine that we can rely on. We also cannot afford to put her in a formal daycare due to not making enough and having alot of debt to pay each month. Even though we both work full-time, its not enough. I forsee this issue to really become a problem as she gets older because she will start to take advantage and then it may become harder for me to have a routine with her when she is with me. There will be control issues...she WILL start to get confused. The way it stands, when I'm home with her I have a somewhat strict routine with her...it's definitely not exactly the same every time, but it doesn't vary by much. She's 5 months old and has been eating baby food and cereal for about a month really well. I like to make sure that she has 3 sit-down meals a day (with a bottle), a nap in between breakfast and lunch, and nap in between lunch and dinner. She is always in bed between 7:30 and 8:15...never later unless we are out and get home late. How can I make my husband understand this? If we were able to afford a formal daycare facility she would definitely be on a routine daily, but when my husband watches her he just does whatever. I'm going crazy