Stinking up the place! Hmm, he's great at getting her to sleep and he's good about diapers. He's been an amazing support for me, I'd be so lost without him.
DH has so much more patience than I do. He takes over when he comes home from long hours at work. He never gets stressed out about small things... I wish I could be more like him.
The man does everything for our son no matter how busy his schedule is. He gets up in the middle of the night, does feedings/changes, reads to him, entertains him ect. He says he "never wants his son to feel like he doesn't have the time".
DH is great at helping around the house when he gets home from work. He is also a great support system when I am losing my mind. He loves making the baby laugh and loves watching sports with him....I believe they have a secret agreement to stink me out. They are fierce farting machines and they both smile while displaying their flautlence.
Seriously. He is an amazing father. I have no complaints, some of the shit I see other ladies complaining about on here makes me cringe. We do everything for her together. We get up in the MOTN together, even though I BF, he changes her diaper first. I could go on and on.
He honestly does everything right. He's an amazing father. I tell LO daily how lucky we are to have him.
Example... He followed me to the day care drop off today to make sure LO and I did ok. When we walked out he made sure I would be ok before he left in his car to go to work. On a good day I just don't feel like I'm nearly as thoughtful as he is. On top of just handling business when he needs too, he is there for us emotionally.
Thinking outside the box. I came home to a new play thing above LO's crib for LO to kick made from stuff animals and shoe laces. LO loves it. We have to take it down before LO sleeps in the crib but for now it's so much fun.
I make H a list every day, and whatever I write is done by the time I get home with Joel. That means we can have family time at night, and that's priceless to me.
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He makes lo laugh, and I call him the "baby whisperer" 'cause he's so good at rocking lo to sleep. With DS1 he patiently teaches him: doing dishes, building a shelf, playing a game, brushing teeth. It's very cute.
He's good at keeping her for long periods of time. I read a lot of the dads have alone been alone with the little ones for short periods of time. Since I work at night, DH tries to keep a handle on things for atleast a good 4-5 hours during the day so I can sleep, and I have one of these "sparklers" so it's not easy without a boob haha.
For example, he usually tries to take her on a long walk or a drive when she's crying so I can fall asleep, the other day it was freezing so he took her and walked up and down the aisles at target just to get out the house. He said people probably thought he was stealing since he didn't buy anything.
Great post. I am one of those that is quick to get frustrated with him so it's nice to take the time to realize I couldn't make it without him.
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He is so great with DS1 who is technically his SS but has been raising him with me since he was 3 months. He knows that he still gets jealous of LO so he always makes sure to give him extra love and attention right when he gets home before he steals LO, I was worried while pregnant that things might change and now that he would have his "real son" but really the bond and love that they share makes me get all teary all the time! Oh and plus he's amazing with LO in helping anyway he can, I tell him everyday how lucky I am
DH is an amazing dad, but he's also a phenomenal husband. He'll spend the evening giving LO a bath and putting him to bed, cleaning up the kitchen, and then pouring me a glass of red wine and asking what I'd like to watch on TV.
giving me a break. The other day I went to visit a friend at the hospital and then go to the NICU for my organization. I told him I'd hurry back and he told me no rush.
DH is pretty good at most everything, but he does have a special talent at getting her to sleep. He also really enjoys playing with her and talking to her. He got up with her yesterday morning so I could rest a little longer and he read her a book and rocked her back to sleep. It was amazing to get an extra hour in bed!
My DH is pretty awesome at everything. I don't want to brag, but I really have nothing bad to say about him. The only thing he doesn't do is do anything in the MOTN, but that's mostly because he's practically useless at that time. He'll get up if I ask him to, but it takes him forever to get up because he's a deep sleeper. He'll usually wake up halfway and caress DD's head as she's getting her diaper changed, but that's it. I don't mind because I EBF, so I might as well be the one that gets up. He then usually takes early morning duty (DD often wakes at around 5) and lets me sleep later.
However, he is so cute with her when he reads her books. They sit on the glider, and he reads books with all sorts of fun voices. It's adorable.
Re: Dh is awesome at.....
Good at tummy time, bath time, talking to/with DS, reading stories...
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Hmm, he's great at getting her to sleep and he's good about diapers. He's been an amazing support for me, I'd be so lost without him.
The man does everything for our son no matter how busy his schedule is. He gets up in the middle of the night, does feedings/changes, reads to him, entertains him ect. He says he "never wants his son to feel like he doesn't have the time".
I love him.
Seriously. He is an amazing father. I have no complaints, some of the shit I see other ladies complaining about on here makes me cringe. We do everything for her together. We get up in the MOTN together, even though I BF, he changes her diaper first. I could go on and on.
Example... He followed me to the day care drop off today to make sure LO and I did ok. When we walked out he made sure I would be ok before he left in his car to go to work. On a good day I just don't feel like I'm nearly as thoughtful as he is. On top of just handling business when he needs too, he is there for us emotionally.
We are extremely lucky!
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FS (age 5) and FD (age 2) to become AS/AD very soon!
With DS1 he patiently teaches him: doing dishes, building a shelf, playing a game, brushing teeth. It's very cute.
For example, he usually tries to take her on a long walk or a drive when she's crying so I can fall asleep, the other day it was freezing so he took her and walked up and down the aisles at target just to get out the house. He said people probably thought he was stealing since he didn't buy anything.
Great post. I am one of those that is quick to get frustrated with him so it's nice to take the time to realize I couldn't make it without him.
He is an amazing husband and father and I am so grateful for all he does.