DH brags....

slmille4 · February 2014

So @peanutmuse brought up a very important fact... Sometimes I only complain about DH. I swear he's a great guy. Problem is all of our friends are mutual so hard to vent to them, so you ladies get the brunt of it!
So there have been plenty of DH vent threads thought is start a DH brag thread, they did all give us our awesome babies, gotta give them some credit.

DH does all the heavy housework (vacuuming, starting laundry)
Grocery shops
Bought me a melting pot gift card for valentines day without hinting needed.

How about your DH's?

Eta: forgot no one can get LO to giggle like him. And asks "want me to take her? When she's screaming, even though I know there's nothing different he can do and she's doing the I just want momma thing.

ThankfulSnail · February 2014

He did 100% of the diaper changes until LO was about a week old. He still gets up at night to do all of the diaper changes and brings DD to me to be fed even though he is back at work, and he never complains about it. He tells me I'm an awesome mom all the time which helps me feel more confident.

peanutmuse · February 2014

ThankfulSnail said:
He did 100% of the diaper changes until LO was about a week old. He still gets up at night to do all of the diaper changes and brings DD to me to be fed even though he is back at work, and he never complains about it. He tells me I'm an awesome mom all the time which helps me feel more confident.

This is my husband exactly.

He also typically takes care of the baby from 6-10pm every night so I get a break.

Oh yeah, and he surprised me by buying me a new MacBook Air.

And rubs my neck and shoulders while I nurse at night.

I would feel completely comfortable that he would be able to care for Brennon without any help from me or anyone else if he needed to.

And he makes me laugh every single day.

Just a few of the awesome things about him.

Momto1goofball · February 2014

I was just thinking about starting on of these but you beat me to it.

As annoyed as I get with SO sometimes, he is great with Arriana. He will take her when she is being really fussy just to give me a break for a while. Even while doing homework or taking an exam for his online class. Saturday night he made dinner and dealt with DS and a very cranky Arriana while I tried to clean out the fridge. When I snapped at DS for his attitude and then spilled stuff everywhere SO told me to finish what I was doing and then "Go take a shower". If I hadn't been so frustrated, I would have kissed him for those words.

Lately all A wants to do is nurse. She is extremely gassy and gets pretty bad stomach pains and nursing seems to be one of the only things to calm her other than SO holding her. He will take her until she starts rooting and sucking on her hands.

candypantsls · February 2014

After a particularly trying day of cluster feeding, I woke up to tulips and a card in the kitchen "from Warren" (my 2 week old) saying sorry he keeps me up all the time and wanting to be with me constantly, but where else would he rather be? Etc.... Sooooo sweeeet, made my day.

moosebaby2011 · February 2014

This weekend I had some fun stomach bug and DH made me ginger tea at 3:00 in the morning while I was puking my guts. I threw it right back up, but it was very nice of him to try :-)

erika_sue · February 2014

DH has been great with all three kiddos. Since DD1 was born, he will get up with the baby and do the diaper changes at night, then bring them to me in bed to nurse so I can prepare myself by going to bathroom and getting water. Now that we have three, he has totally taken the lead with the older tow, and does their bedtime every night. He also does all their baths.

gina0485 · February 2014

He was my pillar of sanity in labor and his genuine love and support was all over his face. He never left my side and was genuinely excited to see it all. He shares the overnight feed/change responsibilities even though I have to get up to pump anyway. He bought me a valentines card specifically from the baby

. He kept me grounded when BFing was a disaster -- would attend LC sessions with me, remind me to relax or to put the baby nose to nipple, and held me when I would lock myself in the bedroom crying because we were failing so miserably. He is amazing. I've complained about his shortcomings before but the good outweighs the bad tenfold.

Roses87 · February 2014

My dh basically cleaned the whole house yesterday as dd cluster fed. I also love watching him interact with her.

teacher0708 · February 2014

My H makes meals when he is home, plays with DS and DD when I need a break, changes diapers, does baths. Always is there when I need to vent. He is a fantastic father. He is the perfect partner and I love him more everyday.

cnctf · February 2014

When S/O comes home from work, he always takes DD and does everything I do, except breast feed her. In the motn, he will change her and bring her to me to feed, then will burp her and rock her back to sleep.

Arrgcr · February 2014

My husband has very pretty words but lacks on actions. However, after almost a year of living here he finally fixed the two broken drawers yesterday without me nagging him. He also fixed the leak under the fridge. Not one complaint was made when I accidentally cooked the pizza too long. Not burned, but brown.

amt0312 · February 2014

You guys have some pretty amazing husbands! My DH has taken over household cleaning for me, laundry, grocery shopping, and random trips to the store for whatever I decide we need for the baby, which in the past couple of weeks has been no easy feat particularly with all the snow removal that he's had to do with storm after storm. He's organized all my nursing/pumping/bottle supplies and separated the stuff that isn't working out for us. He also takes care of her in the evenings so I can get a good solid 3 hours of sleep before taking over for the night.

I know that if I woke him to do a 3am feeding, he wouldn't mind, but he really has been my rock and allowed me to devote 100% of my time to the baby; therefore, I like to let him get a good night sleep so he can do it again the next day!

mrsjenni · February 2014

I was up a few times last night nursing and DH took the baby this morning so I could grab an extra 30 mins of sleep. That made him late for work, but I thought it was so sweet considering I could barely keep my eyes open.

He gave all 4 kids a bath last night so that I could eat dinner. With 2 hands.

He gives the kids extra attention because I spend so much time nursing the baby. He'll wrestle and play with them while I nurse and then take the baby so that I can have a turn with the other kids as well. It's a nice balance for us both!

He's also really been picking up the slack with the house... cleaning, laundry, COOKING (woot!) etc etc.

He's just an amazing dad and husband and I'm a lucky girl!

jwp325 · February 2014

He takes care of DD in the evenings between feedings so I can do the little things like shower, eat with two hands, do my homework, and just have a break. He's also really good at interacting with DD. She loves her daddy's silly faces and voices.

He also cooks dinner a couple nights a week (he does grumble about it though, but whatever), takes care of all the snow removal, will go get takeout for those nights when we're both too tired to cook, and brings me water and snacks while I'm nursing. He's also getting way better at not complaining about doing dishes or emptying the dishwasher which are his least favorite chores.

He was also amazing during labor and I can honestly say that I don't think I would have made it through everything without him.

ETA: he also does a lot of work on my car for me which is super nice to have as a money saver.

CopperT0p · February 2014

DH is an awesome handy man. He can fix most anything we need fixing around the house. He also works a job that provides well financially even though he isn't 100% happy with it. The downside is that the job means he has to work away from home up to 4 months per year. He misses the kids dearly when he's away. We video chat most nights but it is hard because DS1 misses the attention DH give him like wrestling or baking.

DH is currently the prime baker in our house. He bakes cookies and muffins with DH as part of their special time. It's really sweet to see them baking together.

Tylynngrace · February 2014

DH is so cute with DS sometimes it melts my heart! Last night they were looking for a new car for me online, it was just precious. DH doesn't really take on the diaper changes and feedings as much as I'd like but he's definitely fun to watch interact with LO.

jblank03 · February 2014

My DH also takes an evening shift from 9-12ish so I can get some good sleep, which I know isn't trivial for him since 2 nights a week he's in evening classes until then after working a full day.

The biggest thing he has done for me is say that he is ok if the BFing gets too much and I decide we need to switch to formula. Before LO, DH was super hardcore about BFing, which is good since I really wanted to as well. But after some really rough days, I wasn't sure I could do it much longer and so him saying that he fully supports whatever I feel I need to do to keep sane really meant a lot, that he really gets how difficult BFing can be and that he trusts that I'll make the best decision for our family. FWIW I do more pump/bottle feeding instead of nursing now which has helped a ton.

sehudson821 · February 2014

He's been so awesome at doing stuff with DS diaper changes, feedings etc. This week he joined the gym and said "since I'm not going to be here to help out as much in the mornings, I'll take over doing his MOTN feed so you can rest." (We had been taking turns). OMG DH, I HEART YOU!

angiek1 · February 2014

H has been awesome at engaging our 2.5 year old to ensure she is getting her fair share of attention. Last night I was playing with DD#1 and DD#2 started to fuss. He tried for about 15 minutes to get her to stop crying. I offered to take her but he was insistent on being the one to make her stop crying. He then asked me to give him my shirt so he could have my scent. Sure enough he was able to sooth her once he had my shirt hanging on him.

I love that he is trying so hard to bond with LO and to find ways to help out when she is fussy. Not going to lie; my H may do things that drive me nuts at time but he is a pretty kick ass dad.

ashybear · February 2014

My only complaint about DH is that he somehow has the energy to go for a run everyday, and I'm jealous.

He does pretty much all of the diaper changes, takes on the 10p-2a shift so I can get a solid chunk of sleep, always offers to take him if he's fussy, does 100% of the laundry (and we cloth diaper and line dry, so it's no small feat), and every night asks if I want a beer, wine or cocktail. Every morning when he gets Jude dressed, he brings him to wherever I am to admire. He sings to him all the time (he's keeping a running list of "lullabies" he's tried), and he tells me all the time that I'm a good mom/amazing/beautiful. He really is an amazing partner.

As I sit here reading this thread, he just came in and said to me with tears in his eyes, "That is one cute baby." Melt.

RedSaffron · February 2014

SO gets me whatever I want to eat because his belief is life is too short to not eat what you want. Score

Summer889 · February 2014

Great thread!

DH is always concerned about me getting enough sleep and good food to eat. Even though he's back at work, he goes in late so he can take DS for a few hours in the morning so I can get a baby free nap. I also go to bed early while he takes DS for a few hours at night so I can get some sleep in before my night shift begins. And he makes me a sandwich while packing his lunch so I always have something ready for lunch. I wish he'd do a little more cleaning, but he still does the litter boxes, which is a huge help.

joynalanson · February 2014

DH is about the most adorable thing with his son. He'll ask me to take the baby so he can go do something and I practically have to snatch the kid away! I'm like ok pass him over and he's kissing and snuggling. He keeps DS quiet when he's upset and plays music for him during night feedings do he goes back to sleep. Today he took the baby so I could nap, even though he had a morning meeting and had to work in the evening. I thank him all the time cuz I couldn't do this alone.

jwp325 · February 2014

Holy crap! I came downstairs after putting DD in her nightgown and DH was slicing mushrooms and prepping things for the crockpot beef stew he wanted me to make this am. Wonders never cease! All I have to do tomorrow is throw it in with the seasonings and cut up the potatoes.

Hmvbaby14 · February 2014

My husband does a great job of keeping me calm when my FTM crazy comes out. He is always telling me how great of a mommy I am and that he falls more in love with me each day.

Chelsea33833 · February 2014

My DH is amazing with Mason all the time but he took Mason last night around 10 and sent me to bed. I woke up around 6 and feel like a completely new person! He takes care of everything for us- does the dishes, laundry and cooks for us but I am now just happy to sleep

peanutmuse · February 2014

jwp325 said:

Holy crap! I came downstairs after putting DD in her nightgown and DH was slicing mushrooms and prepping things for the crockpot beef stew he wanted me to make this am. Wonders never cease! All I have to do tomorrow is throw it in with the seasonings and cut up the potatoes.

@jwp325, Did he finally realize that it doesn't take 10 mins to prep?

mommabird77 · February 2014

My husband is an amazing father to our 3 year old, so I knew he would be great with Vivienne. He takes care of them, cleans the house and takes care of me with no questions asked. He is such a hands on dad, I couldn't ask for a better daddy to my children.

jwp325 · February 2014

@peanutmuse, yes he did. I don't mind doing the rest today but it won't be tonight's dinner as I recently got out of bed and am feeding DD at the moment. He gets points for helping though. He also apologized for shining his cell phone around the room.

MIT721 · February 2014

My hubs is amazing. Just amazing.
A) He tells me I am beautiful every single day even when I haven't showered or changed or washed my face.

He takes as much as he can when he can. Changing, feeding, laundry what have you.
C) He insists that I have time to myself either to work on my resume or have dinner with friends.
D) When I lose it (and ohhhhh how I've lost it) he looks at me and says "you're an amazing mom."
E) This.

Siblynika · February 2014

DH did diaper laundry after insisting throughout my entire pregnancy that that was the one thing he'd never do- he did it without me asking him to and he verified HOW to wash them so that he didn't mess them up

Oh and he insists in having bath time as his and Nova's bonding time

bethughknee · February 2014

My H was sent from God. I am seriously SO lucky.

DD sleeps on his side of the room so he gets her up, changes her and brings her to me to nurse at night, then rocks her if she needs it and makes sure she's asleep once she's back down.

He does all the laundry and puts it away, does all the cooking and most of the dishes, including pump parts if they are near the sink even when I tell him to leave them for me.

Whenever he's home and I'm nursing he is constantly asking if I need anything and refilling water, wine, brings me dinner, etc.

He really just does it all. I haven't felt like I was doing "more" since the day DD was born. I'm sorry to gush so hard but he's just been THE best.

MissMeegs · February 2014

Omg where to even begin? DH is pretty awesome. He was always a better housekeeper, but since LO was born he's done pretty much 90% of the cooking and cleaning. He's a miracle worker. And on his days off he's fantastic about taking DS and letting me sleep or go out for alone time, etc.

He also does all the grocery shopping, and our household would essentially cave in on itself if he weren't around. He's the BEST.

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