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February 2014 Moms
MissDemeanor
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GTKY: what do you love about your SO?
MissDemeanor
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It's no secret that sometimes I'm harsh about the shit my boyfriend says/does. But I do love and appreciate him, and should express that more.
So I was thinking, what do you love about your SO? I'm making it against the rules to say anything about how he cares for you and the children (too easy), but bonus points for the weird stuff 
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Re: GTKY: what do you love about your SO?
DH is really an excellent friend. Once he has become someone's friend, he never turns that off. If you were really in a bind and needed help, he's the guy you could call after not having been in touch for a year and he would do whatever it takes to help you out. Even the people he finds annoying - IE: a cousin of mine was in a bad relationship and it really irritated DH ("she needs to just leave! She knows she'd have help!") but he was ready to drive across 2 states to pick her up one weeknight.
2. He is dealing with me being somewhat high maintenance for the first time since we have been together.
3. He gets me the food I ask for without batting an eye.
4. He runs my older daughters to play practice, dance etc so I can rest after my long days at work
Mom to Lily and Colin!
This thread is great - love reading about how special our SO's are to us!
My DH is extremely cool, way cooler than I am. He's the life of the party when we're with friends, people are drawn to him like a magnet. Everywhere we go he turns into the mayor, of our friends, or nieghborhood, his office, etc. His sociability draws me out of my shell, as I'm rather reserved and the kind of person that reads books to relax. He has great taste in music and loves little obscure bands.
He has all kinds of sympathy pregnancy symptoms, very tired, gained a little weight, back hurts, can't sleep. etc. He always says "sorry babe, I think it's the sympathy" when he falls asleep after dinner.
He's been working othe nursery for months, he's a real perfectionist and wants this to be perfect for our little girl. Whenever he heads upstairs to do something in the nursery he says "see you in a while, I'm going to nest". I love that. I just love that.
And he works his butt off. I have never seen a work ethic like his. He has a great career that is really taking off and he gives as much to that as he does to me. I don't know how he does it. He's amazing. :-)
He plays like 20+ instruments (music teacher). His main instruments are guitar, saxophone, and piano and I have a serious soft spot for musicians. One of the reasons I fell in love with him is because he would play guitar and sing to me.
He's tall, like really tall (6'6") and since I'm tall too I like that I still feel like a normal size around him.
He cooks and cleans and grocery shops and will do anything for me if I ask.
He has a huge heart. He would do anything to help his friends.
He supported me (financially, mentally and physically) through law school, Chron's disease when I couldn't walk or write my own name, and the bar exam.
He loves his new son and it melts my heart.
Sorry if I rambled a little there....gratuitous pip of daddy and son below!
He busts his ass 24/7 for us so that I can stay home with the kids. Currently this is at a job he can't stand, making me all the more grateful for it every day.
The weird stuff:
He can ALWAYS make me laugh at myself with just one look (and this happens with regularity).
Every night when I go up to bed he's gotten my pillows fluffed and ready, put extra blankets on my side, and turned down the sheets.
He knows that my weakness is fountain pop and popcorn, and not flowers, so on horrible days he has no problem stopping at a movie theater on his way home from work to make it happen for me (extra butter, always).
When he gets home from work every day, one of the first things he will do is sit or lay down on the floor so that the kids can climb all over him and wrestle, even though he ruined his back last year.
Every cookbook that I bring into this house drives him up the wall, but every year on my birthday and mother's day he'll throw a gift card in my card for me to buy more of them.
He couldn't care less if the laundry isn't done and the house is a mess, even though I stay home and don't have to work.
Seriously ladies, I hit the jackpot.
He keeps a little dairy (online) and notes down things that we do like ' today we went to this restaurant' or today my wife wore the red dress and she looked pretty' it's very adorable as he has petty records like this from the last 5 years.
He is devoted to me and our family. We weren't married when our first was conceived-but he proposed and we had planned a May wedding before the expected August arrival of our oldest. Turns out the pregnancy only made it into second trimester. We had several honest talks about whether or not to go through with the wedding, and he said he wanted to marry me regardless.
Along that same train of thought, he also supported me through several of the hardest times of my life-my divorce (we met shortly after exh and I separated), our pregnancy loss, our short bout with infertility...
He is goofy-does his best to make me smile/laugh whenever I'm having a bad day. (Sometimes it is just annoying, but he tries!)
He gets along with my family! Even when money is tight, he makes sure we are able to make the trip up to visit them at least once a year.
dx PCOS 2007
BFP #1 (natural) 12/23/2010. Stillbirth due to IC 4/2/2011
TTC #2 starting 03/2012
RE starting 07/2012
05/2013 BFP on a Letrozole (Femara)/trigger!
Cerclage, Procardia, Makena, GD (with insulin), MBR, and we made it!
Our Angel was born sleeping at 20 weeks due to IC.
He is the most genuine person I've ever met and has the most gorgeous smile ever. He's always helped with chores around the house- before pregnancy I'd say it was 50/50 but during it's been more like 90/10. I'm usually super driven about things but he finds a way to help me without making me feel bad about him doing so much more. He is mechanical/handy and we've never had to send our cars away to get worked on or call somebody if something breaks in the house. We balance each other out really well. In some aspects, we're SO similar and in others so very different which works out perfectly for us. I can't say enough how grateful I am to have him and how confident I am in how great of a dad he will be!
He's a super handy mechanical engineer which means he can fix just about anything.
My husband is also a big kid just like me, we love all things Disney (it was fun for me to get to take him to Disney World for the first time last year), and we play with Legos on a regular basis.
Plus he's just so darn adorable when talking about our baby, he was literally bouncing up and down at each one of our ultrasounds.
— The Doctor, Season 3, Episode 6
He's ambitious, and isn't afraid to work hard to get what he wants. I find a man with drive to succeed (in many areas of life) sexy.
Hes the kind of guy that if your need something at 2am, he'll be there. He's loyal and dependable to everyone he cares about.
TTC #1 since 9/2012
BFP #1 2/16/13, EDD 10/13/13, CP 2/21/13
BFP #2 6/2/13
Baby J-Bug 2/8/14 My Wedding Bio from back in the day
One thing I really love about my DH is he always makes me feel like I'm wanted and that he loves being around me. He is always cuddling, touching my back or leg or holding my hand. He will grab and hug me from behind when I'm doing dishes or cooking. It makes me feel so good and comforted, especially being a touchy person myself. My favorite thing he does is spoon me when we lay down for bed and say "you sure are loved." I can't wait to see how sweet is will be with our LO!
I really love his clear blue eyes. It was the first thing that attracted me to him and I still get tingly when he looks at me!
On a less mushy note, he is a great help around the house and never complains or has to be asked to do stuff. This is especially helpful and appreciated now that I'm exhausted and can't bend over haha