I have to be honest, I was inpsired to blog this after stumbling on an old friends site, but I just had to take a minute, especially today to share what a great dad to my kids.. and husband I'm married to. This shot taken about an hour after Aly was born is just so typical of how anxious he is to love and show love for his kids. They couldn't get her temperature up to normal so she was "fake-baking" under a heat lamp, and all stretched out just looking around loving every second of it. He was gathering up the 3 big kids to haul back to Nephi for the night and had to stop one last time to tell his newest angel that he'd miss she and I, and that he'd back as soon as he could.The rest of this week has kind of blurred into one long sleepless night and lots of diapers and feedings, and somewhere in the middle of all of it I think I found a chance every day to instead of thanking him for coming home at night and spending an hour wrestling/chasing/playing with the kids, to harass him for not hanging his jacket up, for washing the pink changing table cover w/the darks, for deleting the blog entry I'm working on.... not really pausing much to also thank him for the few extra loads of dishes or clothes he's helped wash, the dinner he re-heated for everyone, or the "sure" response he ALWAYS gives whenever I ask for anything. I could probably ask him to hang the moon (anything really that doesn't involve home-improvement projects) and he'd really try for me. He's an amazing man, a hard worker, a sincerely loving and caring dad, and a great friend to me. Moving every couple of years since we were married has taught both of us how much we rely on each other, but after a week with a newborn, I'm quickly reminded that I sure couldn't do this alone and I'm forever grateful that its Giegh that I get to do it with. Thank you for all you do, for all you give, and today especially for taking a 5, 4, and 2 year old to a 2hr birthday party (that started at 9am) so I could stay home and sleep in with the baby. I love you and though I haven't said it near enough this week I could never begin to imagine this ride without you.
5 comments:
I love women right after giving birth..they are so hormonal. Kidding, that was a very sweet post about Geigh. He is a keeper isn't he!
what a sweet post, good to hear you have a great hubby!
It's amazing they stick with us sometimes huh?
Kate,
I hope you don't mind, but I tagged you on my blog. You can go there and read the instructions and see if you'd like to participate--I'd love to read about you!!!
...and Gi--you rule!!
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