Happy Father's Day!

stillziggysmom

So I think (if I'm not totally losing it... which is totally possible) the verdict was a 'yes' on the husband/ dad love for today. Yes, we may want to claw their eyes out a majority of the time, but we love them anyways and they can be pretty great dadas. So let's hear it for our oldest children, the dads, on this Father's Day Sunday. What is your favorite thing to watch them do as dads, even if first baby hasn't arrived yet? What do you appreciate most about them? 

*Edit because my phone hates me and won't let me GIF properly  

sm05-2

We are first-time parents, but I love watching how gentle DH gets around babies and toddlers. I think I will tear up watching him become a Dad to our DD once she’s born.

wildtot

I appreciate how he takes the playful beatings with DS. Getting down on the floor with him and letting him crawl and jump all over him. 

SmashJam

DH can be so patient in including D'S in his projects. He let's him help take hard drives out of computers and they built his sandbox together and he always explains how to do stuff. If it wasn't for his patience DS would still be getting dressed by me, lol.

Also he's so sweet singing Beatles songs to new babes and gets way less emotional than me when crying Won t stop. 

kbernal2021

Seriously so appreciative of my DH. He is the hardest worker I know, always going above and beyond for his family. He can come home after a 12+ hour day and still be ready to do whatever it is DS wants. Our son looks up to him so much and it's the sweetest thing when he says, "when I grow up I want to be a dad just like mine!" Among also wanting to follow his career footsteps solely because that's what his dad does. His love for our DD already has me so anxious to see them together. He loves me in ways that I would want my daughter to choose her future husband, and he is seriously just an overall amazing man and husband. I feel so lucky to have him always

morethanamama

My DH just lost it looking at the Father's day gift "from the baby". He is so in love with this boy already! I complain that he can be a manchild sometimes but I also hope he never loses his light-heartedness and imagination. And, I can always count on him to make me laugh every day! I can't wait to see him singing and playing guitar with our little guy!

stillziggysmom

I think my favorite thing to actually watch is when they just coexist outside. DH will ask DS to bring him a tool or hold on to something for him and simply talks him through what he's doing. DS is so happy and fascinated that he drinks it in. Then, he's right back to running around and playing, but the next time he sees one of the tools he can tell me the exact name and shows me how to use it. DH balances me and I'm so grateful. Where I teach manners and mindfulness, he teaches types of diggers and right/ left (that one floored me when I found out my 2.5 yo had actually learned it).  Where I teach grammar and language, he teaches science and technology. 

I think what appreciate most is that when push comes to shove he can be the most dependable guy and someone you definitely want in your corner. This week he stayed on the phone with my brother for 1.5hr talking him down and distracting him until we knew he was in a safe place, told me it didn't matter how much the ticket would cost but just to make sure we got my brother out here to live with us, and got ready to give up his office (huge deal) to turn it into a room for him. I cannot express how much I appreciate him. We married very young and have had more than our share of struggles, but at the end of the day I wouldn't want to go through it all with anyone else, especially this parenting thing. 

stillcozy

I love how doting my husband is with. He snuggles, plays. my favorite is watching them at bedtime the way he sings and reads books to her. 

julianne0

DH is such a good dad to our DD. He truly always has her best interest in mind and would do anything for her. I specifically love catching him sing to her and read to her

flockofmoosen3

I truly feel like I found the best guy in the world for me when it comes to DH. He and I complement each other so well it makes being with each other one of my favorite things to do, even after 10+ years. There is so much I can say that I love about him, like how he always makes me laugh and he is so much better with people than I am (even if he doesn't think so). He is super awesome with the kids and he can literally do anything with them that I can do, sometimes better, even when he is tired. He loves spending time with them, and they love their Daddy time like it's gold. He single-handedly set us up for financial security (I could have never done it alone--srsly). Even when we are mad at each other, he is a man who self-reflects and is ready to admit his own faults and then he actually changes his own behaviors to make things better moving forward. He does not leave me with the dreaded mental load that my other friends have with their husbands. And he doesn't get "man colds", haha! 
I love him and can't wait to start our family of 5 with him soon!

zande2016

@flockofmoosen3 no man colds???? Okay seriously, you found a winner. 

My husband really is an amazing daddy. I love my dad with all my heart but we aren’t the closest and I can already tell our kids are going to have such a close relationship and he’ll always be their daddy, not just their father. He’s probably changed more poop diapers than I have and takes such an active role. He makes our son laugh until he cries and he loves trying to teach him all about his favorite things like guitar and tennis and basketball. I also love how he sings to my belly and tells our baby daddy loves him. He’s the kind of dad I longed for growing up. 

hillbillywife

It’s so nice to hear all these happy things about these baby daddies! 

I love watching my H interact with our kids. He’s so accepting of their quirks and loves them because of them. We definitely don’t have the easiest kids but he always has time to give DD a hug or wrestle with DS. I love watching them do things outside and do things that I never had the opportunity to do as a kid like running the controls on an excavator! I also love that he makes a conscious effort to be a better husband and father than his dad was. They’re really close but FIL wasn’t around much when DH was a kid. He likes making memories and being around for our kids. I wouldn’t change that for the world. 

runsomewhere

I love my H so much as a husband and daddy to our DD. We didn't really plan on having kids so it warms my heart so much how much he loves being a dad now. I see the love for her in his face when he's playing with her and talking about her. I'm grateful that being a father and taking DD out or playing with her on his own isn't some sort of chore for him but a part of our life together. I know it's cheesy to say but he really is my best friend and I would move mountains for him.

zombiehoohaa

As we were sitting around at my brother's tonight, dh was playing a spaceship game on his phone. My 2 nephews climbed up on the chair behind him and were so intrigued by the game. Dh took the time to explain the game, listened to their suggestions, and was overall patient with them. Even when our niece (cute little demon 21 month old child) climbed in the chair and proceeded to pull dh's hat off and hit him, he was patient and kind. I kept thinking, he is going to be such an awesome daddy because of how he interacts with our nieces and nephews. I cant wait to see him with our little girl. He may be a lot of not so nice words some times however I do not want to imagine life without him. 

gingerbride26

late to the game...

As much as he drives me nuts and sometimes is completely brainless - I love watching him with DD.  He gets down on the ground with her when I can't and swings her around making her squeal.  For a while my concern was if I could depend on him, but he's stepped up beautifully when the chips were down with my health.  He's taken over bedtime routine, he can get her to eat when I can't, she always sits on his side of the booth at restaurants, and lately he's been doing wake-up and daycare all by himself so I can roll over for some more sleep. I love listening to the two of them singing together before bed - mostly a frozen and moana medly lol. He has completely embraced everything princess which is adorable and hilarious in a 6'2" guy