I took a minute to complain about a doctor's receptionist yesterday and explained my recent medical situation. At the end I mentioned that my husband has been doing everything lately and I didn't want to vent to him. In a few of my very supportive responses, it was mentioned that it was nice to hear that a husband was stepping up and being loving.
Soooo, I thought I'd take a minute today to do a shout out to my husband and pay him some compliments.
I've been battling migraines for almost 2 weeks now. Since the Tuesday night (almost 2 weeks ago) my head started to hurt, my husband has stepped up to the plate. He worked from home the first couple of days and then took the entire week off last week to help me, take care of the girls, and run me to doctors' appointments.
He has done laundry, dishes, kept the house clean, packed our daughter's daily lunch, changed the 2 year old around the clock, made/got dinner, bathed the girls, and put them to bed each night (I helped a few times). He has been gentle, loving, and soooo supportive. When I was really down and out, he waited on me, constantly checked in on me, and made sure I had the right medications at the right time.
He even made homemade snickerdoodles the other night when I wanted something sweet. We've been married for 11 years and together for 13. I can't imagine my life without him. He is truly my partner and soulmate.
Thank you for letting me tell you what a wonderful man he is. :)
How awesome is your husband?
I have been trying to tell him often how much I love him and how thankful I am to him. I got up with the girls this morning and he is still sleeping. I just wish I could do that more often for him. Poor guy is exhausted.
My husband made dinner last night because I was tired :) and he took the kids after for a little walk so I could get a little nap.
...and, does he have a single brother for me??? LOL Good for you, keep up the appreciation with unexpected little things (a note left somewhere, a sweet text message, a whisper in his ear etc..). So refreshing to hear that there are actually great men out there...
I went through breast cancer a couple of years ago and my husband did it ALL!! I still don't know how he did it. I had 7 surgeries and 6 months of chemo over an 18 month period and he was there, every step of the way, taking care of everything that I couldn't. My son was just 19 months old and when I was diagnosed and my daughter turned 4 a week before I had a double mastectomy. I couldn't drive or pick up my kids (or anything over 5 lbs) for more than 6 weeks due to some complications and somehow, with the help of our church, he kept everything running in our home. Having kids that age is exhausting enough without the hardship that comes with a serious illness, so I give my husband all of the credit in the world for going above and beyond for our family. I'm a very blessed woman!
He's pretty awesome! I just wish he was this awesome all the time....See, when I am pregnant, he turns into super amazing dude. He even vacuumed the other day without being asked. I don't think he's touched a vacuum since my son was a newborn, but I get back rubs every night! And he is doing a lot more of the cooking, etc.
What I love most about my hubby is that lately he has really been having fun with his kids. In fact, I have to yell at him at night to stop playing to get them to bed! I love seeing him loving them so much.
TOTALLY AWESOME!!!
Mine told me yesterday that I was totally spoiled because he was signing paperwork for a brand new car for me and last year be bought me a house. He works a full time and a part time job so I can stay home and take care of our kids.
Good for you - I love this kind of post. But don't just tell us - be sure to tell him, too! :^D
Does he have an uncle my age who is just like him?
Wow what a great man.
what a wonderful post!
i could go on and on about my dh. he really is SO wonderful. he works like a galley slave and still comes home and does all the stuff that needs to be done around the farm like mowing and fence-mending and home improvements and pool-tending and bee-wrangling. he is unfailingly courteous and sweet to me, an amazing father to the boys, and treats me like a queen.
but the most recent awesome thing he did still blows my mind.
i am only working part-time right now (being in upper middle-age and without any modern skills) and when i do work, teaching enrichment classes at the community college, i earn very little. so we're totally reliant on his income, and run all major purchases by each other. i miss having my own income stream from the years when i had my own business, and sometimes it's still hard to realize that what's his is mine and what's mine is mine, only there is no 'mine is mine' any more<G>.
the other day i had a cutco rep in. i swear that little gal, who is putting herself through college doing this, cast a spell on me. i've been wanting a good chef knife for the past year or so and that's why i invited her here. by the time she got done i was panting for the full set, $1500.
but i decided to be frugal and *only* ordered the $700 set. i felt so smart.
it wasn't until he got home and i told him what i had done, and saw the look on his face, that it sank in. i spent SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS on KNIVES. that's more than i spend on myself in a YEAR. i still can't believe i did it. and did it without giving him the courtesy of running it by him first.
i think i had a span of temporary insanity.
and yet he got ahold of himself, accepted my horrified apology, and eventually shrugged it off with 'oh well, that dining room table i wanted can wait a while longer.'
he is truly my hero.
:X
khairete
still-aghast-at-herself S.
YAHOO!!!
I have a wonderful husband too!!! I break it - he fixes it!! he puts up with me and I drive myself crazy sometimes!!
He has given me two beautiful boys!!! Takes care of me when I'm not feeling well...makes me laugh when I NEED to instead of cry!!!
yeah - he drives me nuts too...but what husband doesn't have a quirk or two??? Overall?? I feel like I hit the jackpot!!
YAYYY!!! He sounds awesome. My husband sucks and would not be there at all, literally. May my next husband be more like yours!!!! Very inspiring-give him a hug for us!
i'm so happy for you :)
my husband is so awesome, he has really stepped up in the past year. he has made HUGE improvements (like from 100 to 0) with his anger issues. he has turned into an amazing father. he has bonded with his son like i never dreamed possible. he has found patience, selflessness, and compassion i never thought he possessed. it started out as a huge effort - now it's habit. he is a testament to the fact that people CAN change.
the other day on our son's S. day of kindergarten, he called me at work and asked me to wait until he got home so that we could walk to the school and pick him up together.
he has given me the family i never even realized i always wanted :)
He's pretty darn awesome!
And on the days that he might drop a little bit below the level of "awesome" I remember that he puts up with me when I am not quite so awesome either.
:)
This was such a lovely post, Mom. What is also so wonderful about your husband is that he stepped up before he knew your diagnosis. That's really special.
Sending you positive thoughts and hope that these migraines go away very soon.
Dawn
My husband is taking over parenting duties for three full days while I go to a writing convention in Orlando.
He also was super brave and watched our daughter PLUS a high maintenance, separation anxiety ridden six year old, so my friend and I could go to a movie. Now THAT was awesome!
I feel kinda bad, I would love to return the favor, but none of his friends have been able to make it down. The one time he was going to a event out of town with some martial arts buddies, it was canceled. :(
Now i f I could find a man like that I might consider someday getting married!!
I think my DH and I work great as a team. We run a business together, are building a house together, and keep our current household running together. He is fantastic at keeping up with his household tasks (better than me). He keeps his own stuff amazingly neat and contained. We respect each other a ton so when we do have problems we are able to work it out. He is a great listener, incredibly intelligent, super kind, and has a great sense of humor. We have been married for 9 years but were together for 8 years before marriage.
Well gotta go, we are heading out for our weekly family bike ride. :)
CLONE HIM!!!!
He sounds wonderful!! I will say my husband has his "awesome" moments!! Especially when we were first married.
I'm happy for you that he's stepped up to the plate!! Now hopefully all the "professionals" will do the same and get you well!!
God Bless you, your family and your hubby!!!!
You are a very lucky girl!
I am also very lucky. The last time I was sick (Shingles) my hubby waited on me hand and foot. He took care of our GD, made dinner, got my meds, all those wonderful things.
WE are lucky, lucky ladies!
Awww <3
My husband is so awesome he's snoring on the couch. :) lol Anyone reading my posts knows my hubby is experiencing some medical issues that make him extremely tired. But he woke me up with morning sex. Then washed a load of laundry. And we even took a trip to the store for a few things. :)
