in praise of our partners (banking good karma)

virginiaunicorn11 · March 2015

Let's hear it, ladies! Time to build some good karma so we can complain about them later, lol. What wonderful things are your husbands, wives, partners, SOs, baby daddies, etc. doing for you?

My husband has been pretty amazing since about a week post-BFP (just took some initial adjustment!). Our current situation, he is home all day while I work. He makes really delicious, super nutritious meals for us every night, grocery shops every day, and gets up with me every morning to make us coffee and breakfast... He basically dotes on me all day, every day / whenever I'm home. He has always been a great husband, but this is a whole new level of care. (He is not perfect, and I am most certainly not, but credit where credit is due!)

kelseyharrell22 · March 2015

My boyfriend has been working 70 hours a week and I'm just so proud of him

MamaBish · March 2015

Love this thread!

My DH is great, he has been very supportive and is always worrying about me. He was super helpful after my car accident and very attentive. He is always up for making me laugh even if I am miserable

FloGirl82 · March 2015

My DH has always been so supportive and positive about everything since we got the BFP. While I was confused and weirded out at first about being pregnant (it was a big shock to me and unplanned at the time), he was so happy he was crying tears of joy. He is so excited to be a dad, and when I had, and when I will have my doubts about everything related to our child-the birth, parenting, etc- I know he will always be there for me and will be the one to guide us through the bad times and good. I know I will never have to second guess his intentions with me or our daughter and that he loves us both so much already.

He also makes me laugh everyday and I love him for that. Nobody and no relationship is perfect, but I feel pretty lucky to have him and our relationship has always been so easy. That may change after the wee one is born, but I know we can get through the difficulties of being first time parents.

karaelaine1991 · March 2015

My husband is SO excited to be a dad! He has been ever since I told him about the baby, who was a total surprise. I was nervous to tell him since he'd only JUST been hired by his accounting firm so money was reeeeeally tight (I think we literally had $100 in our savings account, if that), but he's been thrilled since day 1. He's constantly talking about all the stuff he's going to do with DD. Until I finish grad school in August, he's going to have 1-on-1 time with her every Saturday from 9-4 and he says he's going to park his car in a garage downtown, strap her to his chest, and then just walk around with her pointing at buildings and stuff lol. His excitement melts my heart and I'm so thankful that our daughter is going to have such a wonderful father!

MixedCurlsXo · March 2015

I love that you included baby daddies lol!
Anyway, my fiancé has been super sweet. He won't let me touch the groceries to bring them into the house (we live on the second floor), he surprises me with fruit all of the time (my main craving ahhhh so juicy!) gives me massages every night until I fall asleep and he drops me off at the door/picks me up whenever we go out(this winter has been freezing)

Just last Saturday I thought we were going to dinner & he surprised me with an hour prenatal massage first. He has been amazing. I'm so glad that I have such a caring man & I can't wait to have a family that's ours.

OnWayto3 · March 2015

I can't sing my partner's praises enough throughout this whole pregnancy!

First, SHE responded with kindness,love and support from the very beginning when I had to deliver the awful news of being assaulted (and subsequent overwhelming info that I was pregnant from assault). Her devotion to being a co-mama with me has never wavered. Now we're going to buy a house together because she wants to be just as involved as me in this baby's life. Oh, and she reminds me how beautiful I am even when I feel as huge and stretched as possible. :-)

Addelie · March 2015

Ditto on how great my DH is being. I'm overwhelmed at how much he has stepped up to the plate. He's also home whilst I work (he works from home) and does the household shopping, dishes and cooking etc. He is ready to hear me out on anything and he is a great talker/listener. No idea what I've done to deserve him

Frogger5 · March 2015

Mine has been great really the whole time, but he did a great job dealing with my terrible mood the past few days. Gold star!

JessHeppell · March 2015

what my DH has been doing lately probably doesnt seem like much, but he remembers to do little things i ask of him lately, or even volunteers to do little things, like last night he grabbed the laundry out of the dryer (we live in an apartment with shared laundry) as well as cleaning a few of the dishes the other day. it doesnt seem like much. but its significant considering his depression.

virginiaunicorn11 · March 2015

@JessHeppell "doesn't seem like much" seems like it's pretty much everything right now! Nice to have a partner who is thoughtful in his own way, and I bet he's also glad to have a partner who can see effort where it's made. Big hugs to you both.

And also big hugs to @OnWayto3 and her awesome lady

...and to all the rockin' partners and mamas on here, and out there. May we always be wise enough to count our blessings! Love these stories, thanks for sharing

kbooth412 · March 2015

I love this thread! My DH is so wonderful, he keeps me laughing and gets me to lighten up. He rides my crazy mood swings like a pro and he's so attentive...cooking meals, making sure I have everything I need. When I'm upstairs and he's downstairs he checks on me regularly! And my favourite...I am very much not a morning person, so he gets up first and showers, and when he's in the shower he sings to me like an alarm clock to make sure I get out of bed - he doesn't quit until he hears me up and moving around, so cute!

MrsWiggleWaggle · March 2015

Thanks for the great thread idea. My DH has been adorably concerned at the gradual Loss of control over my abs, esp when I try and sit up and move around. He rushes over to help me because he sees how I can't quite get out of the recliner on the first go.. I'm really fine but I appreciate the attention. :x

lovethatcolosun · March 2015

You all have such sweet and caring men and women taking care of you. My DH has been super understanding during my hormonal mood swings and occasional snarkiness. He also takes our son out on errands and special activities to give me some me time. I'm a SAHM and he's been working long crazy hours, so any extra help I can get is awesome. He also showers me with compliments on how good a mom and wife I am. Makes me feel so loved.

devyns2nd · March 2015

My sweet husband has always been so great with everything. We had a loss at 10 weeks last June and I was heart broken. My Drs told me I would never have a full term pregnancy because of an auto immune disease I have. My husband refused to believe that and here we are!!! It's been rough on my body and he has been so sweet every step. He even caths me when I need him to and today he shaved my legs (after HE broke my toe)!! Its refreshing to have someone take care of me and not just act overwhelmed with any health issues I have. He is the best!!! Oh and he still does everything he can to make me feel beautiful ❤

doesn't hurt that he's the most gorgeous man I've ever seen either!!! I defiantly have the full package.

Kathjnr22 · March 2015

Nice thought for a thread... dh has been so sweet... I arrived home after a horrible day In work to find my fav choc bar in the fridge with a note saying " just for you because you're the best. Love u xxx" it was so sweet and perfectly timed.... he also keeps telling me how sexy I look with my bump and how proud and happy he is that I'm Carrying his (our) baby.... he makes me breakfast in bed at the weekends sometimes.... and he brings the shopping in out of the car....

KaLikeAWind · March 2015

What a great thread! DH has been a super cool guy about this unplanned pregnancy. He was always more into the idea of being a dad than I was to being a mom. He was more excited about this initially and from day one has propped up my feelings by telling me how great a mom I was going to be even tho I had doubts about this whole BFP situation until almost halfway. He took a second job so he works pretty much 7 days a week, so I could leave my job soon if it gets too stupid to keep working. He encourages me to be a SAHM. And today I was feeling a bit stir crazy and when he came back from his workout at the Y (today is pretty much his only full day off for the next 3 weeks, I wouldn't have begrudged him if he wanted to spend it all on the couch) he suggested a mini road trip and took me out to the frozen lake and we stood in a bay and I marveled as he showed me how thick the ice was beneath our feet. Then we drove about an hour south (it didn't have to take that long, but we took a scenic route) to go get some Thai food, which I have been craving.

We've all got some pretty great SO's ladies. ❤❤❤

ngaines27 · March 2015

I absolutely love this thread!!

My DH is absolutely amazing. Father to 2 biological daughters and 11 teenaged "foster" daughters and we thought we were done. We were shocked to realize I was pregnant again, but he has been supportive from the first moment. His servant's heart is humbling and inspiring and I am sooo excited to give him a SON.

ksimo6 · March 2015

DH and my Dad have spent the past three days helping me turn over my rental property after the tenants left it a fucking mess. And my mom has been watching DD for us. I'm beyond blessed to have all the help.

dancegurl1118 · March 2015

Since day 1 he has been the most supportive person I could imagine. I've become the laziest person on earth and he just takes it all in stride. Since the minute I got pregnant I looked like shit, and he still tells me how beautiful I am because he knows how insecure I am. I really couldn't ask for a better partner.

elizab14 · March 2015

I get "turn down service" for bed most nights and he tucks me in. He really stepped up during me having the flu and then vertigo for two weeks. He is thoughtful and is always of service. Even when I cried all day Saturday mostly because I was tired and hormonal.

aliciaspinnet · March 2015

DH has been insisting that he'll get up an hour early every morning and look after the baby while I have a lie in. I'm not going to let him (I'm going to be staying at home and he works long hours at a very responsible job - he needs his sleep!) but it's really sweet of him to offer.

Plus he gets all giddy and happy when he feels the baby kick. It's pretty adorable!

rwelzjensen · March 2015

Love this thread. My hubby is awesome. He's a probation officer and he works graveyard shift. He works 15-20 hours overtime every week since he found out about LO. He gets so excited feeling baby kick and he is so happy to be a dad. It's adorable. I get frequent foot and back rubs and he makes me whatever I want for dinner on his days off. ♡

mvargas12 · March 2015

Great thread!

My husband wakes up earlier than he has to to go warm up my car every morning!! Also, lately he's been all about talking to the baby and just having his hands on my tummy, even when the baby isn't moving. LOOOOVEEE HIMMM!

I'msorrymsjackson · March 2015

My husband has been doing so much for me from cooking breakfast to making sure I get what I need to not be sick to rubbing my back.

But my very favorite thing he does more of now is holding my hand when we're out. If it's dark or slippery even just outside our house he holds my hand all the way to my car door or if we're climbing up or down lots of stairs when we're traveling he holds my hand. Sometimes he holds it just because he wants to, which is more now than before, and will say, Let's hold hands like lovers do, which makes me giggle.

I'm finding pregnancy to be a really romantic time for us, and I've never felt closer to him.

cbrtncanadian · March 2015

It's all to easy to focus on the annoying and frustrating things during this time... this thread is wonderful!

My fiancé has definitely had many moments worth recognition and appreciation. From increased affection and the best hugs ever to being considerate and helping around the home to sharing his food (this is huge lol) this time has definitely brought out the best in him!

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