AW your husband

[simpsongal]

Oh that's awesome. I'm telling DH this story - maybe he'll have a similar idea.

DH has been working quite a bit lately and most house chores and baby things have been falling on me.

[Stingyshark]

DH rubs lotion on my feet every night. I'm a freakazoid about dry skin, and I can't sleep until I have lotion on my feet post-shower. Trying to reach my feet is puke inducing, so he does it every night. It's awesome.



I told DH I wanted a pedi, he said, "how much is that?" I told him, and he said, "well, is it worth it?"
So, I haven't gotten done.. but he promised he would paint my toes.. He will be filling that promise tonight.

[hokiegirl82]

My H has been a champ through this whole pregnancy. The first 7 weeks I was a complete slug basically doing nothing but going to work, coming home and sleeping. He hasn't complained one bit about me not going out and doing things wit him, and he's been doing 98% of the cooking. I've been feeling better the past few weeks and have been doing more around the house and going out with him on weekends, but he's still being awesome about it all. And he lets me choose what and where we eat because he knows I'm picky right now.

[disappointedkittens]

I can't AW my husband enough, I'm so mushy about him these days.
This week's winners:
- When I found out about my mom's surgery I called him at work and as soon as he heard me crying he came home immediately to be with me.
- After our chair came he surprised me by putting it together while I was having a bath
- After our ultrasound he took the CD to his office to AW our baby to his coworkers
- This morning he was sick and didn't go to work, but when I woke up he had still made my lunch/snacks for me to take to work for the day. He has been a MAJOR help getting through this GD diet without it being a big deal.

I could go on and on. He's been the biggest help through the entire pregnancy and I feel so close to him and super lucky to have such an amazing husband.

[catsarecute]

What an awesome gesture!

My husband spent 16 hours last weekend building the closet for the nursery. His dad and brother helped but really, he did most of the work. On his Christmas list for our secret santa exchange with his family, he added a couple of baby clothes for our daughter. I nearly cried when I saw those on his list (even if they are clothes for his favorite sports team that is not my favorite sports team.)

[narockshard]

My husband does awesome things for me all the time, I'm so lucky. But the one thing that stands out this week is that he shoveled a little pathway to our Jeep so I could get in the passenger side (we were riding together to work) without walking in the snow, even though it was parked just outside of our garage door.

[lauren170]

Me to H: Oh, you mailed my letter. Thank you. You know what that was? It was the hospital preregistration so you don't have to fill that out while I'm in labor.

H: Oh. Good. Because you know what I want to do while you're in labor?

Me: What? (Thinking he is going to say something really sweet)

H: Watch the Patriots game.

EDIT: To be fair, he did go pick up an inhaler for me in the middle of the night, no complaints, after I decided to run a 5k in the freezing cold.

[annabear07]

DH has been pretty awesome through all of this. So here's a couple:
- We have a very skinny driveway so he parks the hard way to allow me as much room as possible to get in and out of the car.
- When I have to wake up pee in the middle of the night, he wakes and gives me a push to help me out of bed and then pulls back the covers when I get back to help me get tucked in.
- He made a list of numbered questions with lettered sub-questions for my OB appointment. These were his questions too!

[disappointedkittens]

Dec 13, 2013 14:47:07 GMT -5 annabear07 said:

DH has been pretty awesome through all of this. So here's a couple:
- We have a very skinny driveway so he parks the hard way to allow me as much room as possible to get in and out of the car.
- When I have to wake up pee in the middle of the night, he wakes and gives me a push to help me out of bed and then pulls back the covers when I get back to help me get tucked in.
- He made a list of numbered questions with lettered sub-questions for my OB appointment. These were his questions too!

That is the cutest thing EVER!!!!!

[vmars]

He cleaned up the bathroom after I got sick on Saturday - no complaints, he just felt bad that he couldn't do anything to make me feel better.

He also cleaned up the entire house last night (he normally cooks & I clean).

I got my pedi last week, but I don't ask, I just go. I don't go super often and they aren't expensive…place up the road only charges $25.

[Deleted]

H massages my legs almost every night so that I don't get leg cramps while I sleep. He is generally just helpful and has continued to be so. Honestly, I appreciate him so much and am very excited for him to meet his little girl because I know he will be completely wrapped around her little finger!

[AHappierHour]

This isn't PG related but it makes me so very proud of him.

He is a roofing contractor and he has such a big heart when it comes to the elderly. He was doing this women's roof and found all sorts of bad wood and basically had to rebuild the roof. He normally would have charged someone around 3000 to do what he did. He only charged her what his cost of materials and our employees day wages. He said he just didn't feel right charging that older lady that much more money.

[vmars]

Dec 13, 2013 14:33:00 GMT -5 catsarecute said:

What an awesome gesture!

My husband spent 16 hours last weekend building the closet for the nursery. His dad and brother helped but really, he did most of the work. On his Christmas list for our secret santa exchange with his family, he added a couple of baby clothes for our daughter. I nearly cried when I saw those on his list (even if they are clothes for his favorite sports team that is not my favorite sports team.)

DH also has a Christmas list for the baby with his favorite books he wants to read to him

[Stingyshark]

We have no local groupons, ever. They are always for Tampa, which is an hour.

A pedi is only $25 here as well, it's not that it's expensive, but when I think about it like, "$25 to paint my toes." I can't. It's just not important enough, I guess.

[vmars]

Dec 13, 2013 15:25:53 GMT -5 Stingyshark said:

We have no local groupons, ever. They are always for Tampa, which is an hour.

A pedi is only $25 here as well, it's not that it's expensive, but when I think about it like, "$25 to paint my toes." I can't. It's just not important enough, I guess.

it's worth it, esp. since you may not get another for a while. I am a pedi pusher.

[shelbyann]

Dec 13, 2013 15:25:53 GMT -5 Stingyshark said:

We have no local groupons, ever. They are always for Tampa, which is an hour.

A pedi is only $25 here as well, it's not that it's expensive, but when I think about it like, "$25 to paint my toes." I can't. It's just not important enough, I guess.

Oh, but the painting of the toes is just the icing on the cake! The massage is what what makes it worthwhile. And relaxing, just zoning out for an hour with a magazine, massage chair (if they have them), warm towels on your feet.... I'm a pedi-pusher too. Doooo it.

[AHappierHour]

Dec 13, 2013 15:25:53 GMT -5 Stingyshark said:

We have no local groupons, ever. They are always for Tampa, which is an hour.

A pedi is only $25 here as well, it's not that it's expensive, but when I think about it like, "$25 to paint my toes." I can't. It's just not important enough, I guess.

It's so worth it, it's nice just to sit and relax and be pampered for an hour. I normally get Starbucks before I go and a new magizine to read.

[marie3246]

This thread makes me sad. While I know everything H has been doing is to ensure our family a better future, he's been pretty nonexistent during my whole pregnancy. He hasn't complained much about me not cooking or cleaning, but he hasn't helped do anything extra either. He works a ton, just finished grad school and all his free time is spent on either grad school or working on finishing our master bathroom. He's just not around much so everything to do with the baby has fallen on my shoulders.

I am happy he doesn't complain when I go and get pedicures and massages though and he has given me a few when I have begged.

[AlpineSlide]

My DH didn't do anything AW worthy while I was pregnant, but seeing him as a daddy has melted me. He really stepped up during my traumatic C section and our baby going to the NICU at a different hospital. He went with the baby and didn't miss a thing. He did every single diaper change for the first 3 days, he just completely knew what to do no matter what happened and is a natural! I love him!

[sent]

Dec 13, 2013 17:12:16 GMT -5 marie3246 said:

This thread makes me sad. While I know everything H has been doing is to ensure our family a better future, he's been pretty nonexistent during my whole pregnancy. He hasn't complained much about me not cooking or cleaning, but he hasn't helped do anything extra either. He works a ton, just finished grad school and all his free time is spent on either grad school or working on finishing our master bathroom. He's just not around much so everything to do with the baby has fallen on my shoulders.

I am happy he doesn't complain when I go and get pedicures and massages though and he has given me a few when I have begged.

Don't feel bad.  Mine was a miserable husband during most of the whole time as well.  In the beginning, he kept picking all these hip restaurants where they serve fancy dinner and brunch menu items when the only thing I wanted to eat was simple stuff like pancakes and syrup and mac and cheese from a box.  

Now that he is a daddy, he has stepped it up and is totally taken charge of washing pumping parts and bringing things to me.  He has been shopping and schelpping things around the apartment and when I was in the hospital.  

[marie3246]

Dec 13, 2013 18:38:37 GMT -5 sent said:

Dec 13, 2013 17:12:16 GMT -5 marie3246 said:

This thread makes me sad. While I know everything H has been doing is to ensure our family a better future, he's been pretty nonexistent during my whole pregnancy. He hasn't complained much about me not cooking or cleaning, but he hasn't helped do anything extra either. He works a ton, just finished grad school and all his free time is spent on either grad school or working on finishing our master bathroom. He's just not around much so everything to do with the baby has fallen on my shoulders.

I am happy he doesn't complain when I go and get pedicures and massages though and he has given me a few when I have begged.

Don't feel bad.  Mine was a miserable husband during most of the whole time as well.  In the beginning, he kept picking all these hip restaurants where they serve fancy dinner and brunch menu items when the only thing I wanted to eat was simple stuff like pancakes and syrup and mac and cheese from a box.  

Now that he is a daddy, he has stepped it up and is totally taken charge of washing pumping parts and bringing things to me.  He has been shopping and schelpping things around the apartment and when I was in the hospital.  

This does make me feel better and I truly do feel like he will step up when the baby gets it, but it doesn't make me any less jealous of all the amazing husbands on here  I know most of DH's issues aren't really his fault, we were traveling like crazy, then he was super busy with the end of grad school and now he is finishing up the master bath which is going to be amazing once its finished and I'm trying really hard to be grateful for the amazing life that we do have, but I really though all these projects would be finished by now so we could buckle down and work on the babies room. 

Then he got sick last night and stayed home from work today. When I got home I took his temp and he had a fever so we went to the doctor. He has something that is viral so we have to sleep in separate rooms and he is such a baby so it means a lot more work for me and of course nothing getting done this weekend. He was tested for the flu and it was negative, but she said it could be early and still could be the flu so I need to be really careful. It makes me so angry bc he is such a huge baby about shots and kept dragging his feet on getting the flu shot. I'm hoping I don't end up getting sick, but we are now missing a party tomorrow night, which I have already shopped/cooked for. I know its not his fault and I do feel bad for him, but its just always something. 

[hillarywhitney]

Dh has been really attentive and supportive. Making sure I eat (and making sure we have food that I manage to eat). He's also been doing dishes/picking up etc. because I've had zero energy to do that stuff. And today he helped me with my homework because I was about to have a melt down.

[mannah]

A while ago a few weeks after we got our BFP, H picked me up from work and in the passenger seat was a Pandora bag (I have a bracelet from there). He had picked out a bead for the bracelet with a pearl in it to represent the birthstone for June, when the baby is due. I cried for for like 15 minutes

[Myrrhine]

I have had a miserable cold this week, and DH has taken care of everything. He went to the grocery store about 4 times and made me soup and grilled cheese and cleaned and spoiled me so much.