My Wonderful Husband

Sometimes I catch myself being overly critical of my dear Hubby. Okay, I made that sound really nice. If I'm being honest it would read more like "Lately I've become a grumpy-pain-in-the-butt to live with." And so, I wanted to take this opportunity to openly praise my fabulous husband who has put up with nine months of me whining and getting huge.

Top Ten Wonderful Things My Husband Has Done While I've Been Pregnant:
1. Back in December when we moved into this house and we were trying to get pregnant (but had no results yet) he wouldn't let me lift anything remotely heavy. He got a whole bunch of guys to help us move and told everyone not to let me lift anything. I just pointed and made cookies.
2. About a month ago, a few days after I'd been pretty weepy over how much weight I've gained, he came home from work with a bouquet of beautiful pink flowers and a card that said he'd love me forever. (This was huge because my husband is one of those men who can't see the value of flowers. He totally did it because he knows how much they mean to me.)
3. For the last 3 months he's bundled up in our refrigerated house. He sleeps with extra blankets every night so that I'll be comfortable. Even now he's watching TV in the long pajama pants that he wore on Christmas Eve last year. I can't remember him actually seriously complaining about the A/C being too cold or the bill being too high. He has joked around about it. But he's been completely understanding all summer.
4. Ever since we found out that I was indeed pregnant, if I want or need anything he'll jump up and get it for me. He's constantly bringing me more water to drink or a snack. When we're out at the grocery store he walks at my super slow pace without me having to remind him.
5. Last weekend when I went through my nesting phase and I had an insane to-do list for him, my fabulous hubby was right beside me every step of the way. He helped me knock out the overwhelming task of getting the dog's room turned into a guest room. It was pretty amazing how much we accomplished.
6. He's pampered me with pedicures (at a nail salon) and back massages. And bubble baths. And he comes around to my side of the car and opens the door and helps hoist me out every time we go anywhere. When I'm sitting down (whether it's on our couch or in a booth at a restaurant) he'll come over and offer me his arm so that he can pull me up.
7. All week he's kept the house in ready-for-company condition. When he leaves the dishes are done, the bed's made, and the living room looks fabulous.
8. In general for the last three years he's done ALL of the laundry every week. He does a better job at it than me too!
9. He gave Lilly (our dog) a haircut this week after work. I don't think either one of us appreciated our groomer enough before. She works hard for that money!!
And last but not least:
10. He's gone above and beyond in the patience category. I've been more than a little grumpy with the unending contractions over the past two weeks. And he's been calm and understanding. He doesn't argue with me when I start criticizing stupid petty things (like the fact that our waiter didn't smile at us even once today). He makes me laugh when I feel blue. And he holds my hand when I tell him I'm scared. And he prays for me to have a quick, smooth and painless delivery every night before bed. He's absolutely wonderful!