let's brag on our men...

jesus4life2

it is so common to get into conversations with ladies about how "difficult" the other sex can be---normal to complain... but as I sit here on the couch with my legs crossed, sipping my drink and eating guacamole, while watching tv, my hubs is laying hard wood floor in our guest room/will be nursery. what a man!

kaitlin&kurth

My hubby was supposed to take the trash out last night before he went to work (night shift) but forgot. When he got in this morning, instead of heading straight to bed he gathered all the trash and took it out before going to sleep. What a sweetie!

tnd1218

I've had horrible MS and I'm exhausted all the time. My husband has made dinner every night he's not at the station, got the kids ready for school and bed and all while studying for his promotional exam he's taking next month! Love him!

Jennifer&Joseph

Our travel system and pack n play came in yesterday and hubby assembled them. That was a great gesture but I just loved how he looked around all of the baby stuff and the look on his face. He even sort of pretended as if there was a baby in the stroller. He is going to be such a great dad!

mschware

Aw I love the idea of this.. Good perspective! My fiancé always makes me food when he gets home before he even sits down.. Even if I don't ask for it. Another huge thing, we r moving in 2 days and haven't done much packing or cleaning and I wasn't feeling well today so he said "just lay on the couch and keep me company, I don't mind putting everything in boxes while u relax" I felt so guilty but it was so sweet

lucreciac

My hubby has singlehandedly taken care of Charlie while I've been on bedrest while working crazy hours. He seriously hasn't let me change a diaper in 4 weeks. He also cleans the entire house weekly and yells at me if I try to help. And he cooks. He's seriously freaking amazing. And he had a British accent. Swoon.

cm716

We just had our new dining set delivered and my hubby will spend his day off of work putting it together for me. He will also pick up the slack on housework when I'm sick, put our DD to bed, and bring me drinks in bed and he never complains when I'm too tired to do something for him!

AnnaKaie

Mine has been so amazing during my ms. Now that I'm about over it he is so happy. Every time I eat in front of him he is like, I'm so happy you have an appitite back. He has done so much around the house while working some crazy hours.

puttyeast

Because of MS, my boyfriend has been having to make dinner almost every night. Everyday, on his way home, he calls to check what I am feeling like and stops at the store if needed. Plus he has to clean up the kitchen because it makes me gag. And he has never complained about any of this -- seems totally content with the responsibility.

momof5sept18

My DH has been extra helpful with cooking and cleaning, he always puts our two boys to bed, but he helps me cook at night, always brings home things Im craving, and when I burst into tears for no reason he stops whatever he is doing to hold me and cuddle me until I feel better. Also, because he is a carpenter and he's going to get all the Codes and Requirements that apply to cribs so he can build our baby's crib himself and make sure its completely up to codes and conduct. Which I think is super sweet he's so busy with his own company, plus his ft job, and is still going to build the crib because I thought it'd be a really sweet story for our first baby together, that daddy built the crib and his two big brothers helped mommy decorate it and what not! (:

mrs_drc_rn

DH has had a busy semester between work and school, and he just finished finals this week. I thought he'd relax for a week or so, but he's jumped right into getting our nursery ready. He's made me a couple "folate-rich" soups since my BFP and is always willing to make a late-night McFlurry run for me. He's a good one

kjensen1975

My DH had the day off yesterday and instead of playing video games all day, he pulled out the Christmas tree and decorations. He put up the tree and waited for me to get home so we could decorate together.
Thanks for this topic, I think it's good to remember that we all love our "baby daddies" and they actually can be good guys!

Mrs Gurule

my husband has been so wonderful
with this whole pregnancy.
the ups and downs of it for me.
i got depressed shortly after finding
out i was pregnant.
not about the baby, but more so
about possibly losing the baby.
i have been struggling with this
thought since my loss earlier
this year and just wanted to finally
get out of my first trimester.
i will be 14 weeks this coming Monday
so i'm finally starting to feel
more okay with the pregnancy.
he has been so supportive and
hands on when it comes to looking
at cribs, paint colors for the room,
even the cutesy stuff like baby clothes.
his excitement, love and support
have been so amazing!!
i am so extremely blessed and
thank God for this man everyday ❤️
happy to be his wife and his
baby mama ❤️

darisheartashlee

My hubby is so awesome and I can be so mean to him. He's doing everything in his power to help me be comfortable and make it through this pregnancy with a smile on my face. Im always fighting him in his efforts but at the end of the day I'd be lost, malnutritioned, a harzard to me and the baby, and overwhelmed. I understand why God made Adam and Eve for each other; they're incomplete without each other. God knew what he was doing when he gave me Daris.

bebemac

My hubby waits on me hand and foot, prepares the meals, and makes sure the house is clean and the laundry is done - every single day! He's the best.

babybean82

DH has been doing all the dishes and cooking, he does so many awesome things for me but my favorite is when I start kicking and tossing around at night due to RLS he wakes up and massages my legs till they feel better.

2ndturkey

My hubby has just been awesome and very understanding of how sick I've been feeling this pregnancy. He also lets me have my cravings most the time lol!!

lellymine

DH has been extra thoughtful ever since he found out I was pregnant. My favorite thing he does lately though is calls every day before leaving work and asks me "what can I bring you". That and when he kisses me goodbye in the morning he pulls the covers down and kisses my stomach and says goodbye to the baby. Really makes me melt.

jessierye

My husband deserves a medal for going 2 months with no hanky panky. Since I have no medal, he's getting a PlayStation 4.

alliebeecher

My husband has always treated me well, but since we found out that I'm pregnant, he's stepped it up on so many levels.  I basically get to dictate what we eat for dinner every night (he asks me what the baby wants for dinner, lol).  I get massages and snuggles upon request.  I get infinite patience with my tempestuous moods and hormonal breakdowns.  And he takes care of most things around the house just so I don't have to.  

Besides that, he's just over the moon about having a baby and it's wonderful to see.  I always thought it was such bullshit when people said pregnancy brought them closer together, but it's definitely been true in our case.

MSUMands

My hubby is so awesome. I'm a work from home/Stay at home mom. I am so thankful that he works everyday, provides for us and has killer insurance for all 3 (4!) of us. Almost every day when he gets home from work, he hugs me and says "Thank you for taking care of our son all day" and ignores the fact that I don't have time to clean the house during the day. He then immediately launches into dad mode and takes care of our son for the rest of the night so I can have some me time.

He also rubs my feet every. single. night!

He also went out in the rain and cold tonight to get me a McFlurry. True love!!
:x

damnmermaid

Mine has been extra amazing since we got pregnant. He doesn't let me do anything anymore although of course I am still hard headed. Hehe! He's just the sweetest and everything we do is based on what I want and feel like. What to eat, where to go, what to do, etc. He always asks me how I'm feeling and always makes sure I'm always feeling my best (even though that's impossible when pregnant). I love him so much! I'm forever grateful for him being mine.

skyview222

Cooks elaborate meals every night (although tonight he surprised me with a pizza from a place we used to go to for dates when we were first dating...awww so sweet);  never complains to my "honey, can you get me..." requests from the couch, always understanding even though I have maybe done 20 minutes of housework since I got pregnant, foot massages...as I wrote this he just wrapped up the last slice of pizza for me. 

lscal20

My hubby is wonderful, I couldn't ask for someone better to spend this time with. He makes or at least gets me dinner every single night and doesn't complain when I want him to make the same thing day after day. He takes care of the dishes and the cats since everything still makes me gag. He brings me snacks when I'm simply too lazy or tired to get off the couch. He starts my car so it can warm up every time I leave the house. He hasn't complained once! I could go on and on about how wonderful he is!

kjohnson1002

Hubs is great normally..but now that I've been pregnant he has taken on the role of pretty much everything.  He cooks almost every night, helps get my laundry up and down stairs, cleans, takes out trash/recycling, does the dishes..I can't even name it all.  I am super lucky he is so amazing!

LEO2010

The other night we put up our Christmas tree and I had a full scale pregnancy meltdown because it was totally crooked in the stand and it was so big, there was basically no room for water for the damn thing. I went into our bedroom and slammed the door like a five year old and flung myself on the bed. Hubby didn't come after me and the house was very quiet for a while- come to find out, he, after working a 12 hour day, went out in the freezing cold and snow and got to Home Depot 3 minutes before closing to buy a bigger tree stand so he could spend another hour getting the tree perfect in the stand so his wife would be happy. He is such a keeper.

CindyJill27

My DH is an amazing man and will be an amazing father, I just know it. Lately since it is absolutely freezing here in MA he walks our dog every morning and every night and doesn't complain and every morning when he takes the dog out he starts my car so that when I get in its nice and toasty. Hes also been doing the dishes and dinner especially in my first tri when I had NO energy! but now I am getting it back and I'm excited to make him dinner all the time and show him how much I have appreciated all the help . He is the absolute best and it really is the little things that matter.

texasmama2014

As I lay here in bed looking on tb, DH is at the laundromat. Taking care of a weeks worth of laundry. But he cuddled upon request before leaving.

MrsRage

The sweetest thing my DH has done is rock a "rally beard". We had a previous mc and this time in support of us getting through first tri he hasn't trimmed since Oct. After our last appt I told him he can officially trim

He's also very reassuring, calm and supportive whenever my pgal brain acts up. I'd go crazy if he wasn't there saying "everything is fine, I'm not nervous at all."

babygabe614

I seriously LOVE reading this thread!

My DH has been so sweet and supportive and just seems to know exactly what I need lately. I tend to be a very "I'll do it myself" type of person so it has been hard for me to relinquish control, not carry around heavy things (I typically do all the Christmas decorating myself, for example, which requires me to crawl in and out of crawlspaces, carry heavy boxes, etc.) and he's been super understanding of how that is hard for me to let go of but still takes care of me and makes sure I am not doing anything "dangerous" at the same time. I kind of love how he is doting on me, holding my arm in the parking lot so I don't slip on the ice, making sure I'm comfortable, not complaining when I pass out on the couch at 7pm every night... it's all just incredibly sweet.

babyt614

I love this thread!

I didn't think I could fall any more in love with my husband, but since we got our BFP I am more and more enamored with the incredible man I married. Not only is he over the moon about baby and so excited to be a father, he's taken over all of the house work- dishes, cleaning, cooking, etc. because the smells have given me major nausea and then extreme fatigue set in. 

Best of all, though, when I'm having a hormonal breakdown (which seems to happen a lot because I'm a perfectionist and having m/s and exhaustion put me weeks behind in work and errands makes me feel really terrible- I know- good practice for me letting go of expectations because I'm sure baby will interfere with this outside the womb too!) he will hold me and massage my feet and tell me I'm amazing and doing the most incredible thing in the world. He reminds me that I'm enough for what I am, not what I do and he prays with me and holds me until I feel better. That, especially now in this crazy pregnancy roller coaster, is the greatest act of love he could give me!

bumpuser9343355

DH has been super awesome throughout the whole pregnancy, really good about helping around the house, cleaning and cooking and all that.  I had a tough week at work this past week and I totally snapped at him yesterday for not responding to my email (lame on my part).  Instead of getting mad at me, he brought me home a card and a Barnes and Noble gift card.  Definitely made me feel much better!

Amberpoem

My wife asked me to take out the trash- (NOT my job) So I grumbled and rolled it to the curb. When I came back she asked my to grab something for her out of the bedroom- I walked in and there was a candle burning next to a gift bag and a handmade baby sock toy. I opened the gift and it was this amazing  necklace I had been drooling over at our local boutique in the window, and a note that said, "Thank you for giving your body so we could have the baby we've always wanted. I love you." Tears flowed and I haven't grumbled after that! Ha! I have a keeper! 

Rei2metse

I just love this thread - great idea! This month has been really hectic at work as we close out the firm's fiscal year and my loving hubby has been the primary one to keep the house clean, makes me coffee and/or breakfast each morning, rubs my achy back, and is my no. 1 cheerleader during this exhausting time! He also keeps up with our date nights so we stay connected as a couple and not just new parents. I am falling in love w him all over again!!

alicatand

What a great thread! 

My DH is great . . . he isn't particularly "handyman" around the house, but last weekend he tore out the closet in the soon-to-be nursery and we had a new system installed. I was pretty proud of his work! 

He also goes and gets me McDonalds for breakfast on the weekends.

And he's incredibly excited to be a father, reminds me how "cute" my pudgy belly is, and tells me what a great mother I will be. 

Love that man!

wtfisup

I can't say enough about him. He cooks, cleans, shops, plans meals so that I can rest. He's wonderful when I'm emotional. He comes to all the doctor's appointments and asks questions. I feel so incredibly taken care of and loved and lucky. There's no one else in the world I'd rather go to the movies with, hang out with, or really be around. I had a rough time of life early on, but I always think he is the one aspect where I won the lottery, and I wouldn't change it: for all the pain I've had, I have this incredible person to share my life with that gives it every ounce of joy, meaning, and comfort. 

The other day I said, "I don't think I could do pregnancy alone." To which he made a Murphy Brown joke, which I appreciated.

Mrs_D_in_KY

DH is normally very helpful around the house. We have our division of chores and on his random off days throughout the week he would scrub the house. Now he's been doing my normal chores since I've been so pooped.

I came home the other day to 4 clean loads if laundry folded and ready to be put away in our bedroom. He got down on his hands and knees and scrubbed our kitchen floor. He's cooking more often and getting me whatever he knows I like at the grocery store. Because he knows I am hungry all the time but too lazy or tired to cook lately.

We've been out to eat a few times and he always tells DS that mommy and the baby get to pick. Because he knows there was only so few things I could keep down in my early pregnancy.

And with the snow we've had lately he will often clean off my car and start it up so it's warm when I get in.

lscal20

May I add that hubby is cooking steak and coconut shrimp for us right now? Mmm :-)

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MNOpea

I can't say enough great things about my DH. He is seriously the most amazing person I've ever met and I ask myself daily how I got so lucky. Some things off the top of my head: he always let's me take a nap when he gets home from work, even though he works hard and probably just wants to relax, he is truly an equal parenting partner. He does all our cloth diaper laundry, actually he does all our laundry in general. He does about 80% of the house cleaning etc. he is just awesome

CrysW08

My husband is chauffeuring me to and from work today so I won't have to clear snow off my car and so I won't have to drive in the snow. He also was going to take dog for his morning walk today because it was so cold but I insisted on taking him myself. He's also been doing just random things for me that he's never done & he won't admit it but I know he's doing them just cause I'm pregnant.