Why my SO/DH is Awesome

mrs_tacos

I've seen a lot of DH love in various threads this week, and we haven't had one of these threads in awhile. So go ahead, AW why your DH/SO is so amazing right here! 

wyomama0427

Today DH called in to work so he could help me with DS and around the house he has already taken care of diapers and nap time! Also he's selling some tires a little later but whatever... I'm very thankful he stayed home today!

edited because taken instead of took lol 

mercury94

DH is skipping his night class tonight so he can clean the house before my mom comes in town tomorrow. He knows that I just can't deal with cleaning right now. 

Becky012016

DH did the dishes and 1 load of laundry last night then commented how much he misses when these things were done for him. I gave him the stank eye and he said he was trying to say he appreciates what I do around the house. Men and their communication skills lol 

JustBored10

My DH is a fire fighter and came home this morning after being up since 5am responding to an 18 month old that had passed away from a SIDS type situation.  He still managed to take my DS to school with a smile on his face, grocery shop and do what needs to be done around the house while I am at work.  Mean while I can see it on his face and hear it in his voice that it really upset him.

wyomama0427

@JustBored10 DH has been bumped from a few calls that involved babies and children, and I'm glad, I don't think he could handle that yet. Just too many people. But he's still going through academy and training with EMS so he gets bumped a lot when there's too many responders.

mrsmarygs

My DH has been saying how much he's glad the "old" me is back. Apparently I get really withdrawn and don't talk much when I'm not feeling well (i.e. the last two months). And today he kept complimenting me on how beautiful I look. I think he's worried I'm going to start hating my body with all the weight I've been gaining recently.

Ae_Lovely321

DH has always been awesome,  but this week he surprised me with flowers and my favorite Frappuccino. Plus the unasked for back rubs have been amazing. He always goes above and beyond to make me comfortable and smile.  I don't know how I got so lucky.  

mrs_tacos

1: DH has cleaned the kitchen at least partially before I wake up every day for over two weeks. He says it's one less thing I have to think about. 
2: I said this in PGAL the other day, but he talks to the baby every night, and it's adorable. LO is going to come out of the womb knowing how to code and all the rules for MTG if this keeps up.
3: DH is just endearingly quirky. This week he bought an at-home plaque-scrapping kit, like what your dental hygienist uses, because he has randomly become obsessed with dental health. He's so weird, and it just makes me love him even more. 

Ae_Lovely321

@mrs_tacos that's too cute.  I love those moments when DH tries to interact with baby. They're truly heart melt worthy. 

wyomama0427

mrsmarygs said:

My DH has been saying how much he's glad the "old" me is back. Apparently I get really withdrawn and don't talk much when I'm not feeling well (i.e. the last two months). And today he kept complimenting me on how beautiful I look. I think he's worried I'm going to start hating my body with all the weight I've been gaining recently.

This reminds me of my dad a lot, he loves my mom so much and she wanted to go on a diet one time, he kept buying her mike and ikes (her favorite candy) and telling her she doesn't need to change and that he loves her how she is. Very sweet!

mrsmarygs

@wyomama0427 Right after we got married I gained a few pounds and hated how I looked. None of my clothes fit anymore, and all I could talk about when I looked at myself in the mirror naked was the fat on my belly and thighs. He told me once during those few month before I lost the weight that it hurt him when I talked negatively about my body because all he could see was his beautiful wife. I stopped complaining after that and just started working hard on getting myself back to where I wanted to be.
I think he's scared of me getting back to that place where I hated my body.

jena333-2

As much as he can drive me crazy, H is an absolute gift from God. When I finally broke down several years ago and admitted to deepening depression, he made my first therapy appointment and drove me there. Three years ago he carried me for months after my mom died. When I was having PGAL anxiety five weeks ago, he suggested and then drove us 45 minutes for an elective US. When I have bad days and cry for no reason he knows what I need is to be held, not questioned. He cooks dinner six days a week, and loads and unloads the dish washer. This morning when he caught me critiquing my expanding belly in the full length mirror before I got dressed, he loved me and praised me.

JNR6510

@JustBored10 Calls with kids are always the worst. DH had a bad call where he pulled out a 5 year old that hid in the closet of a burning house a couple years back. It took a long time for him to work through all the emotions from that incident. Sending T&Ps for your DH.

My DH has just been really loving and wonderful lately. I bragged on him in another thread for spoiling me rotten and making me feel all sexy. DH has really been working hard on all the house projects without complaining at all. Plus he is constantly finding little things to spoil me.

Today he brought me a slice of cheesecake with homemade fudge at work on my lunch break. It was delicious!

LynnBrown4

A big source of happiness for me in our relationship is that everything is 50/50. We both work full time at a job we find exciting and fulfilling. We make (pretty much) the same salary, we work (pretty much) the same hours, we split the parenting/cooking/cleaning/emotional work/etc equally. He's had an insane few weeks at work, hasn't had a day off in about 3 weeks, working 12-hour+ days many times... I would've taken on some of his at-home stuff for a while, but dude has been killing it at work and at home, completely keeping up with his end of things on all fronts. And keeping his cool (and good humor) under pressure. He gets an A+ from me. 

cchenal07

My DH has been rocking it lately. He is working a ton and still comes home and cooks every night. He lets me relax when I get home from work and keeps the house quiet when I need a weekend nap. He never complains when I get a craving for something and always volunteers to run to the store. Sometimes when I feel the need to go to bed super early he will lay with me until I fall asleep. I wouldn't trade him for anything.

toshandbabies

He got me a dishwasher for my birthday!

beccam1230

DH and I have had our issues lately.. posted in TW Tuesday! We actually did have a long talk about it and it basically came down to a massive lack of communication, which we've both been working on, and that's the start of why he's awesome! When I told him my worries, he reassures me and tries his best to work on them. He is the most amazing father I could ever have asked for to DS (and soon to be newest DS!!)! He works hard for us to have a good life and has given me everything I've ever wanted. Not in terms or material things, but I've always wanted a wonderful husband who is an amazing father to our children and I have just that! I always pictured having two or three children (I always wanted all boys when I was younger!) and we are working on  our second beautiful little boy! He has a great relationship with my family and he's really caring and gentle. 
I read some really wonderful things, I think we're all so lucky!!

msashley2010-2

My SO is not the biological father of DD, but he behaves as though he is. He pays for half of her daycare, her school clothes. He picks her up from daycare, stays home with her if she is sick. (My company is strict on missing time but he actually works at her school so it's a lot easier for him to take time off.) 

Not only that, but he is just an incredibly great person. Just a genuinely GOOD man. We have our issues and our disagreements, but he has the biggest heart and I know he loves me and he is going to be a wonderful father. ETA: He really already is. 

Im so proud to be having his child. 

labby18

My DH is awesome for many reasons. I am just so incredibly proud of him, he gives so much not just for our little family but for all of our freedoms. I am so proud of his commitment to his military service. Sometimes that service takes him away from me for extended periods of time, but he never let's me feel forgotten or as if he does not have time for me - whether it is travelling with the Blue Angels or if it's on a 7 month deployment in to combat support zones. He is truly amazing. I probably should tell him that more often.

But a more recent "awh" moment, he's currently in TX doing the show thing, and he texted me he was heading to bed at like 1230a the other night, and I had already been asleep for awhile, but had just started tossing and turning so I replied to the text, then nodded back to sleep. Little did I know at the time, he texted me back frantically "why are you up?? are you ok? is everything alright?" then when i didn't text back he called me worried sick that I or baby wasn't ok. I melted. I love this man, and I cannot wait to watch him grow as a father to our baby. 

mercury94

@labby18 I've been hearing the Blue Angels flying over quite a bit today. Thinking of you and your H. 

ohheyitskristine

He just asked that when we do our 3D scan, that if it could be at a place where they give you a 3D model. I laughed and said we'll have the real thing a few weeks after that.

Then he said, "well, I was talking to some other developers and they said we can scan the 3D model and put her in the game."

he's so rad. king of the nerds but so rad.

wyomama0427

Holy crap, DH is freakin awesome today! Guys he was supposed to be working OT today. This morning as I'm laying in bed I heard some dishes in the sink move and so baby and I got up... DH had to stay home because it rained all day yesterday, froze last night and then it started dumping snow. So he woke up at 4, got ready for work, made breakfast burritos, came home at 6 and started cleaning. When I woke up he was doing the dishes!! We ate the breakfast burritos he made and now he and DS are snuggling on the couch. 

mrsmarygs

@wyomama0427 Aww that's awesome! 

wyomama0427

@mrsmarygs I know, and dishes are his least favorite chore! It made me so happy. 

awildrose

My DH did all the laundry this weekend including putting stuff away so I could work in the baby's room on redoing his dresser. He also made dinner for us.

mrs_tacos

@wyomama0427 That is the sweetest picture!

wyomama0427

@mrs_tacos I know!! They love to snuggle! It's adorable. Your heart will explode the first time you see your man snuggling the tiny little baby that you two made. It's the best!

HollyGolightly09

DH washed my car, cleaned it out and vaccumed it yesterday.... cleaned the windows and mirrors, scrubbed my wheels. I kept saying I wanted to, but my back has been hurting and I haven't felt like it. He worked on that car for hours! I'm almost afraid to even drive it, haha.

mrsmarygs

My DH built me a tiered herb garden that sits outside my kitchen window. Last night I made tacos (the first time I've cooked dinner in about 10 weeks) and we had fresh cilantro salsa on top thanks to the wonderful herb garden!

labby18

DH has been working lates and works in quality assurance soo he's the last 1 to leave. He's on his way home now. I'm starving. He's bringing me Whataburger pancake platter. I am so excited. Aaand my stomach is growling. 

mercury94

@labby18 Whataburger is life!

mrsmarygs

I was looking for this thread on Sunday, and couldn't find it, but here's a late one about my DH. I got in the car after doing nursery on Sunday and asked him if he still wanted salad and chicken for lunch. He said, "Nope, I want a date" and took me to Ihop, my fave! He said he wants to continue taking me on dates, child or no child. 

wyomama0427

This morning DH left me a sweet note on my grocery list (:

IsItTacoTuesday

@labby18 & @bridge-and-wall Whataburger app has been awesome for pregnancy...free shakes!

My hubby has taken me to the ER 3 times this pregnancy, not one word of complaint through any of this difficult time. He leaves that to me and listens and tries so hard to make it easier. This morning he came back in bed for a snuggle, made my heart swell. Cheers to the good guys!

mrs_tacos

DH gets up a few hours before I do, and he's started this thing where he leans over and rubs me belly and says good morning to the baby, then he kisses me and tells me he loves me and that I'm pretty when I sleep. He thinks I'm always asleep and don't know he does it (and sometimes I do sleep through it), but the mornings I'm aware of it, it is the best start to my day.

I love that this thread keeps resurrecting, and I love reading all the sweet things our guys do! All the apps and pregnancy emails I get keep talking about how hard pregnancy can be on a marriage/relationship, and it's so encouraging to read that, troubles or no, our men are working to keep things good!   

labby18

bridge-and-wall said:

@labby18 Whataburger is life!

I only like their breakfast options. I am a Heinz ketchup gal, and I am not a fan of their regular or "fancy" ketchup, nor do I like their burgers. But their breakfast is ON POINT, and it's served from 11p to 11a! Yes. all the yes.

mrs_tacos

labby18 said:

bridge-and-wall said:

@labby18 Whataburger is life!

I only like their breakfast options. I am a Heinz ketchup gal, and I am not a fan of their regular or "fancy" ketchup, nor do I like their burgers. But their breakfast is ON POINT, and it's served from 11p to 11a! Yes. all the yes.

I am so jealous. SoCal does not understand the value of an all-day traditional breakfast. Other than iHop, which is pretty far away from us, and a few mom and pop places that are also far away and have odd hours, there isn't anywhere to get breakfast for dinner.  

labby18

@mrs_tacos  I know you're moving soon (right?) but I'll ask DH about places for you. He went to high school in Orange County, but grew up in Pomona, and all his fambam still lives in SoCal. I'll find you some breakfast places. 

Waffle House is the go to for all day breakfast in these parts, 24/7 breakfast that is

mrs_tacos

@labby18 We move in about a month and a half. I miss Waffle House! (Also, my pregnancy brain is showing- I originally typed that we move in an hour and a half. )

labby18

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