My SO is amazing because....

[rosetyler72]

Let's give some love and shout outs to the coparents of our LOs!

[rosetyler72]

He ordered Thai takeout yesterday without being asked because I mentioned that I was craving Drunken Noodles.

Also, his lullabies to DS are heart melting.

[carissa325]

He stays up with C to keep her upright (stupid reflux) for 30 minutes so I can get a head start on sleep.

[sunshineshades]

He cooks all our dinners and takes care of dd1 mornings I need more sleep.

[roseinbloom]

He is very firm about taking over baby duty so I can rest. He thanks me for taking good care of our baby. He makes money and is supporting me, baby, and MIL without complaint. With all the added healthcare expense, that's pretty huge. He chopped up and moved the massive tree that fell and almost hit the house. He bought me flowers to plant in the yard.

Somehow, in spite of all this, he still makes me want to throttle him on a weekly, if not daily, basis. I'm sure it's mutual, though.

[nexttonormal]

He does almost all of the laundry. He works long hours, but will always do something with our 2 older DDs when he gets home to give me a break... whether it's coloring, or playing outside. Unless he's tied up with a project, he will give the DD1 and DD2 a bath and get them ready for bed.
I never thought I'd say that having a newborn is easy... but when MH is home and entertaining our 4 and 3 year olds, it's amazing the difference in caring for one child as opposed to 3.

[readinglove]

He insists on getting up to do the MOTN bottle feed after I nurse even though he's back at work. He makes sure I'm taking care of myself and forces me to nap when needed. He tells me every day how much he appreciates what I do for J, and has been nothing but supportive and understanding with the BF struggles.

[arbe]

He made me go to gym last night and put 3 kids to bed solo

[halfahippy]

He deals with DS almost exclusively when we are home. He gets up with him and outs him to bed. Even after a long day at work he comes in ready to play and feed a picky toddler dinner while I deal with the baby, then hold the baby as soon as DS is in bed to give me a break.
He makes sure diaper laundry gets through the washer and into the dryer so it's ready to use in the morning. He also does all diaper changes when he's home.
He makes sure I always have wine and ice cream in the house.

[rachelilly23]

Your men are all doing pretty great!

[rachelilly23]

My H takes care of the boys for the most part when he's home. It gives me a break to do all the things I couldn't do while K is occupied (sleeping or sitting in her swing or bouncy seat.) He bathes the boys and usually gets them ready for bed since I'm usually feeding K at their bedtime. He holds K whenever I ask him to. I cook everything an clean up everything but he holds down the fort while I do all of it, which is good for me!

[roseinbloom]

Apr 25, 2016 22:06:06 GMT -5 rosetyler72 said:

He ordered Thai takeout yesterday without being asked because I mentioned that I was craving Drunken Noodles.

Also, his lullabies to DS are heart melting.

What lullabies does he sing? Traditional or those he makes up? Is he musical? Or is it sweet precisely because he isn't and would never otherwise sing?

[jewel441]

He does what I ask him to.

[rosetyler72]

Apr 27, 2016 7:47:47 GMT -5 roseinbloom said:

Apr 25, 2016 22:06:06 GMT -5 rosetyler72 said:

He ordered Thai takeout yesterday without being asked because I mentioned that I was craving Drunken Noodles.

Also, his lullabies to DS are heart melting.

What lullabies does he sing? Traditional or those he makes up? Is he musical? Or is it sweet precisely because he isn't and would never otherwise sing?

Some traditional and some hymns. He has a great voice, but it would be cute even if he didn't.

[adorebel]

Apr 27, 2016 11:03:11 GMT -5 rosetyler72 said:

Apr 27, 2016 7:47:47 GMT -5 roseinbloom said:

What lullabies does he sing? Traditional or those he makes up? Is he musical? Or is it sweet precisely because he isn't and would never otherwise sing?

Some traditional and some hymns. He has a great voice, but it would be cute even if he didn't.

MH sings indie rock songs almost entirely out of tune and it is still freaking adorable. 

[SheilaTheTank]

He has done every single bathtime without question.

He changes diapers with no prompting

He gives her her nighttime bottle so I can have a break

He gets up with her MOTN on the weekends so I can sleep in.

He works his ass off so he can support us and allow me to stay home longer with K

He tells me I'm beautiful even though my body looks like it got hit by a train, I have spitup in my hair, and I haven't showered in two days.

[daydreamsam]

He acknowledges that I do everything.

Even sick, he still takes C from 4 am to 7 am so I can get some sleep.

[adorebel]

MH is awesome because...

He's working really hard right now to finish his dissertation in the next 3 weeks, but he still cares for her on the days I'm at work.

He actually gets excited about changing her diaper because it's his "bonding time" with her - like my breastfeeding time, haha.

He cleans the house, takes out the trash, and does the laundry (including the cloth diapers!) so I only have to do the folding, shopping, cooking, and dishes.

He sings adorable songs to her and makes up little games to play with her in the tub or on her playmat that totally delight her.

He keeps telling me I'm beautiful and my body is amazing for all it's done and continues to do - growing her, delivering her, feeding her, getting up with her at night - even though I sometimes feel like my boobs are udders and my stomach resembles a human trash bag.

He shows me he loves me and our baby in everything he does, and when I get frustrated or criticize the way he does something, he actually apologizes and changes his behavior (I wish I were as good at that as he is!). 

[xxkimmy8xx]

Just reading this thread and thinking that we have some pretty amazing men in our lives. Were pretty lucky!!

[songbirdsinging55]

Everyday when he gets home from work, he asks me if I need to eat, nap or take a shower. He is always making sure that I take care of me as well as the kids.

He takes the brunt of chasing DS around while I care for DD.