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August 2012 Moms
mmdailey
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The Baby/Husband Wishlist
mmdailey
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I saw another posting today about a letter to someone's husband and I felt inspired. While my husband and I aren't physically together (we broke up last October), I do believe he really loves our child-to-be and will be a great father. That being said, this isn't a husband bashing, nor a husband admiring post. It's a little of both.
Traits I hope my baby will share with my husband: His ability to make friends wherever he goes. He's super outgoing and I'm a lot more introverted. His musical abilities. He sings, plays guitar, bass, and ukelele. His ability to not worry. I worry about everything and he is much more laid back. His sense of humor. Although we've had our ups and downs, I still think he is one of the funniest people I've ever met. His blue/grey eyes. While I think she'll be beautiful with my brown or his blue eyes, I do believe his are a lot more striking than mine. His intelligence. While I realize this isn't a trait that can be passed from parent to child, it would still be a great thing to pass on.
Traits I hope my baby will not share with my husband: His stubbornness. Once he's made up his mind about something, it's impossible for him to see anything else. His flight instinct. His parents didn't stay married to each other, nor did they stay married to any of their other spouses. The whole family, including my husband, jumps ship very easily when it starts to rock. His psoriasis. He's always red and itchy on his feet and hands and he seems so miserable. I'd hate for my little girl to have to experience that too. His obsession with horseradish and mustard. They both gross me out and he can't get enough of them on everything! Blech!
It felt good to get all of that out! Feel free to make your own list.
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Re: The Baby/Husband Wishlist
I hope LO gets Dh's:
Musical talent. He is an amazing musician and singer. He plays bass, piano, and drums. Pretty much he can pick up an instrument and play it by ear. His confidence. I love it. He knows when he's good at something and he has no doubt he can do it. His ability to learn something quickly. He truly is a fast learner.
I hope LO doesn't get Dh's:
Hard headednes, lol! My Lord the man can be so hard headed. His bad skin. Pimples, oily.. poor guy! Thighs. My poor Dh inherited his mothers thighs. Even when he loses weight.
Mom of 2 monkeys and 1 on the way!
Christian12/06, Liam 08/12, Monkey #3 10/10
Traits I hope LO gets of DH: His love of family. His selflessness. His beautiful green eyes and height! His openness to newness and change (something I struggle with).
I hope LO doesnt get DHs: DH can be easily frustrated. I hope LO doesnt get DHs bad acne or leg/back pains (all of DHs siblings get these too). Bad teeth, although if LO gets my teeth she is screwed too haha. Braces are almost definitely in her future.
Traits I hope LO gets from DH:
His confidence. His drive. His passion. His ability to be a social butterfly. I can be so shy but DH just goes out there, isn't afraid to join a new team or walk into a room full of people he doesn't know and just fit right in.
Traits I hope LO doesn't get from DH:
His lack of motivation around the house, DH would much rather sit on the couch and watch "Swamp People" then get up and help with any aspect of cleaning...including throwing out the empty wrappers to the food he has eaten...they usually end up on the coffee table and get picked up by me at the end of the day before I go to bed.
Chewing with his mouth open...this will be a skill I teach her right away!
DD Born August 16, 2012
Traits I hope baby shares: His politeness, generosity, he will drop everything to help someone. His friendliness, he is outgoing and good at talking with people and is nice and polite even if the person is being mean or rude. He always tries to do the right thing. His brains! I really hope baby gets his brains, DH is incredibly smart without even trying but he works very hard as well. His outdoor skills, music skills, desire to learn new skills. Also his eyes, he has the most beautiful blue eyes in a shade I rarely see they are bright and bold and beautiful.
Traits I hope baby doesn't get: allowing his feelings to get hurt easily, this isn't much of a problem anymore. Getting sucked into his own little world sometimes, looks like it is in the genes because his grandpa is the same, it is comical to watch though. I want our child to stand up for itself better, DH is fine now but had a hard time with this when he was younger.
Good idea for a thread!
Traits I hope LO gets from DH: He's very brave, I don't think I've ever seen him nervous about any kind of situation. His memory for historical and political facts is amazing. His family always comes first.
Traits I hope LO does not get from DH: He holds grudges and it has made him lose many friends. He expects that everyone should think like him, and when they don't he gets disappointed.
DH and I married 8 years. Mom of three, stepmom of one.
Traits I hope LO gets from DH: His height and incredible athletic ability. I hope LO is laid back and loves to make jokes and make people laugh like my DH. His ability to go with the flow and be incredibly laid back, trusting things will work out as they should. His math and science skills. His drive as a hard worker. His strength and courage. His want to make sure the ones he loves most are always taken care of physically, emotionally, and financially. His handsomeness.
Traits I hope LO does not get from DH: His inability to talk about some of his emotions or things that upset him. I would like LO to want to get out and explore more, as sometimes my DH just enjoys being a homebody. I would love LO to be able to develop his own personality and sense of self, instead of sometimes doing things the way he thinks his peers would be more accepting of (so, not easily influenced).
Traits I hope they share: his calmness and ability to take one thing at a time. His ability to make friends everywhere. His artistic nature. How he was as a baby( calm, loved the stroller, never made a peep.. As opposed to his sister who was a demon child.) his build. his ability to talk things out instead of fighting. His eyes. Baby already clearly has his nose on ultrasound. Haha
Traits I hope they don't share: his extreme laid back almost lazy nature. Laid back is fine. His is too far sometimes. His eyebrows. His teenage years.. Haha. Although, I don't want him to have mine either.
Traits I hope my baby will share with my husband: His metabolism! I've been overweight my whole life, DH eats whatever he wants and has never gains a single pound (although he thinks he's getting a belly, lol!) Intelligence, DH has a background in math, science, and business, and he's gotten a lot farther with his career than I have! His eyes...DH has gorgeous baby blue eyes.
Traits I hope my baby will not share with my husband: His huge forehead! His whole family has it, and his is the worst. Even my MIL is praying for this one! Procrastination and laziness, and his ability to play video/computer games!
Traits I hope LO gets: His brains and what seems like photographic memory as well as his love of learning and absorbing information. His love of music, playing it, singing it, listening to it, (I'm pretty sure I'm tone deaf). His metabolism and his lack of emotional connection to food. His swimming and athletic abilities. His faithfulness to those he loves and his ability to make people smile. His absolute kid-like love for all animals.
Traits I hope LO doesn't get: His anxiety over "what if" scenarios. His ability to talk politics for hours and hours. The lack of empathy for strangers and "putting himself in someone else's shoes", he'll do anything for someone close to him but can't understand how people get themselves into certain situations and the inability to get themselves out. His eye sight and high school acne.