Husby and I really don’t have secrets. We practice simple honesty – our concept of saying the hard things, the scary things, the things that really matter, out loud. 5 years of marriage, 2 years of dating/engagement, and knowing him for over 7 years before that – that’s a lot of simple honesty. I am so grateful that he still loves me and honestly, totally baffled by it.
We spend our days together, working side by side as our baby runs circles around us {quite literally}. We carpool as much as we can, grabbing moments together in the car. When the Boy wakes in the middle of the night, we both get up (to be fair, Husby stays up with him. He’s got the ability to sleep anywhere, including on the paws of the gigantic polar bear on The Boy’s floor. So they snuggle to sleep in the wee hours and I stay awake but in our bed.) Our meals are made together in the kitchen, our groceries are shopped for together, our lives completely intertwined as a team.
He has seen me through my darkest hour, holding my hand and crying alongside. Since the day I got ill on our honeymoon, he has let me rest my head on his stomach while I’m on the toilet. He’s picked up my used kleenex piles off the floor when I’ve got a cold. He brings me real Coke when I’m sick, and when I was pregnant and wanted fountain Sierra Mist, he went to three gas stations at 11pm.
He has come to my defense with honorable words. He has believed in my dreams, the big crazy ones (moving, having a family, working part-time) and the everyday ones (painting my refrigerator pink). He sends me out of the house when he knows I need a break, some space, a coffee. He makes sure I shower at least 3x a week and pulls The Boy out of the bathroom so I can use it alone. =)
He built our sons crib. He coached me through labor, never once leaving my side. He handed me our baby boy for the first time.
Plus he’s hot. And he makes ridiculously cute babies with me. So there’s that.
My husband is truly a phenomenal man, an incredible husband, a terrific father. I am humbled and a little shaky at the depth of my gratitude for him. I’m so thankful that we’re tangled up together, not a secret between us. There are enough tiny secrets between other people, the unspoken truth about our feelings that we don’t all-the-way let out with friends or family. To have an oasis of honesty is deep relief.
Wow, he sounds like a dream come true. Continue to enjoy it!
He does sound great… great post!
A good husband is most certainly one of the greatest gifts 🙂
This is one of the best posts I have ever read, and honey, I’ve read a lot of blog posts!!
The love shared between you two is such a blessing, not only for you both, but for anyone fortunate enough to come alongside it through life. Sam will be so strong and courageous in that love, and in his role model for being a man and father. You both have it so good.
Honesty is the foundation of all. These Randell’s make great Dads, husbands and friends. Plus mines hot too 🙂 runs in the family!
*Rendell’s – darn auto correct. I know how to spell our last name 😉 but I have been up for over 20 hours nursing Wynter so proofreading is lacking.
Honesty is the foundation of all. These Randell’s make great Dads, husbands and friends. Plus mines hot too 🙂 runs in the family!
Great post. He is hot, the baby is adorable and you’re pretty darn cute yourself little momma 🙂
Aww, you guys! I love this, and I love how you love each other. 🙂 You’re an inspiration to me… and adorable.
So sweet! There’s nothing like knowing that you are loved even when you are not at your best.
Seriously, how cute are you guys?! Honesty, like truth, sets us free to love freely. ♥
LOVE! Anna you are so wonderful. Love all the positive posts you write. True story your Husby is AMAZING and you TWO make the greatest couple ever AND the CUTEST “boy” ever
You just made me cry. Literally. I knew you before you two were “back together” better than I know you now but I’m so glad we’ve stayed in touch in at least a little way. I only hope that the relationship that is meant to be for me – whether it turns out to be the one I’m in now (fingers crossed…) or not – comes close to being this loving.
Totally sweet. What a catch! And he probably feels the same about you…