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3rd Trimester
Let's take a second and be grateful for DH
(Mobile Bumpies) Let's take a second and be grateful for DH
We do a lot of whinning on here (as do I) and I have no problem with it, I completely understand! But I got to thinking about how much DH does for me these days I just felt like starting a positive post where we can all brag!
If I have the need to shave my legs, he helps. I've seen a few women say theirs wouldn't help with that and I'm just glad mine is so laid back about odd things. Cooks dinner whenever I ask him to, and I always get to choose what we have because this pregnancy has made me uber picky. He helps clean (I don't let him do all of it, he's not really great in that department!) bathes DD every night, doesn't b**ch that I've picked ALL of our shows for the Fall season, rubs my back every night, and I could keep going but those are the things that came to mind. So ladies, what are you thankful DH is doing/helping with these days?
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Great topic!
DH always offers me a hand to help me up, and he does 90% of the cooking. 2 weeks ago I found him vacuuming the first floor after he cleaned it all while letting me sleep in.
We have started walking every night in hopes of inducing me, and when my back starts hurting he tells me to lean on him for support.
He won't let me lift anything right now. Seriously, we installed the carseat last night and he didn't want me to lift it even though it's only like 10 lbs. This is great because now I can call him and ask him to pick up the giant bags of dog food or cat litter on the way home.
Every day he tells me he thinks I'm beautiful despite the PUPPP rash, 45 lb weight gain, and stretch marks.
Two sweet things that are currently sticking out in my head:
1. My DH went to grab me lunch this weekend while he was out running errands. He stopped by St. Louis Bread Co. but they were out of the bread my sandwich usually comes on. Knowing how much I love the bread he drove to another location 15 minutes away.
2. Everytime I get on our iPad about 3 different baby pages are still pulled up from him looking up safety standards for crib mattresses, clothes for our little girl, car seats, etc.
This is a great idea! I am so thankful for my DH! He really is amazing to me.
I hate to cook, and I suck at it so he cooks dinner every night. Add to that that I asked him to try vegan with me three years ago and he just went for it and it stuck and I think this should qualify him for sainthood.
He lets me sleep in every weekend and watches cartoons with DD no matter how early she gets up. I mean, 6:00am on a Saturday, who wants to be on the couch with the My Little Pony gang less than a 30 year old man... but there he is so I can catch a few more zzz's.
Last night I told him that I felt badly that we were not really preparing for this LO and I wanted to get at least something substantial that is just for her since everything is hand-me-down and has been through my DD and my two nieces. He is now letting me get a new travel set for her even though we have one from my brother that is only a year old.
I could go on and on, but these are the things that just make me think I am the luckiest woman alive.
Right now DH has been working a 60-hr workweek to ensure that I can get a car before the baby is born!
Plus he is just so cute and he does all these little things that show me he's gonna be such a good dad! I found him researching which baby toys are best for development and he always wants us to stop at Toys R Us
I was telling him my labor might take a really long time and if he needs a break he should take one....he refused to think about leaving me during labor to go get himself a snack...I'm thinking I'm gonna have to pack some in my hospital bag for him
I'm pretty sure he will never shave my legs for me or paint my toenails but that's just his style LOL.
Gonna start off by saying as I read (aloud) through all of yours, my DH and I both agreed, your H's are making him look bad!
The one thing DH has done during this pregnancy that I am incredibly thankful for is cleaning my kitchen while I was in L&D one night. It had gotten to "hoarder" status since I had been feeling ridiculously crappy and weak for the 2 week prior and was literally disgusting. I came home at 4am to it being SPOTLESS. Floors scrubbed, chrome on the appliances polished, and a nice scent of bleach wafting out of it.
Bbuuttt that's about it.
I love this post.
My husband is so great. He goes on an hour walk with me every day, even though he's so tired from chasing his PE students all day. He empties the dishwasher without being asked. He's CONSTANTLY asking me, "Is there anything I can do for you?" He doesn't let me carrying the groceries in-- not one bag. He always offers to help me get out of my chair. He washes dishes and loads the dishwasher every night after supper. He offers to do the grocery shopping. He deals with my totally random mood swings and "no reason" crying. He puts up with my lack of sex drive! He tells me I'm beautiful multiple times a day, and makes me feel unbelievably loved. Oh man...I could go on all night. He's simply the greatest.
He's going to be such an amazing dad. 
My husband is the best! He does all the really expected, helpful stuff (errands, does all the cooking, cleans, cat boxes, laundry), the tender stuff (massages, running perfect baths, making me a pillow nest so I can lie on my belly), PLUS on weekends he brings me French toast or blueberry pancakes in bed (on weekdays he wakes me up with a latte and o.j....still amazing). He is sexy and is always telling me how attractive I am to him even when I feel disgusting. He loves me and my body and shows it. And when I'm having a rage attack/meltdown he is able to realize it is the hormones talking and not take it personally. He has been such a support. He has also come with me to every childbirth and breast feeding class and read the books I've suggested. He is going to be a phenomenal father. I am one lucky, lucky bee-atch!
Oh, did I mention through all of this he has managed to build the master bathroom of my dreams, reno our kitchen, refloor the basement and is now building a guest bathroom? Yeah, just sayin'!
this is great!
i'm grateful that my man has been insistent that i take some time off before LO comes and as much time as I want after. he's very adamant that i get good rest. he takes care of all financial stuff in our household because it stresses me out terribly. he works so hard to provide for our family and i'm so grateful for that.
he keeps me grounded and gives me so much strength. when i get scared about anything related to the pregnancy or delivery he knows exactly how to remind me that we can do this.
he redid all the windows in our house, painted the baby room, and is refinishing the basement and adding a bathroom so we have a place for my grandparents to stay when they visit. serious handy man!
plus...he's an amazing lover. i've had the best orgasms EVER since being pregnant.
yay husbands!!