List 100 things I love about my husband.

#37. Concerned. He wants me to share the thoughts in my journal to him. When I said I needed to write an entry Saturday night so I’d remember the little things, he said “why can’t you just tell me?” I do, but I don’t expect him to remember everything.

#31. Patience. He didn’t bug me about the 100 things list when I got caught up in day to day living. (a 5 1/2 month old baby can do that)

#32. Adventurous. At least with trips that is… he loves to take day trips. They get me out of the house, which helps with the cabin fever.

#33. Soft. Most of the time he wants to cuddle more than I do. At least lately.

#34. Understanding. He knows that being someone’s mom, and being sexy, vivacious, and flirty sometimes don’t quite mix. He waits, and lets me be a horrible tease.

#35. Rarrrr. If you’ve ever been thrown down on a surface, and undressed you know what this is all about. To have that strength and yearning at the same time- well it’s fantastic.

#36. Down to earth. He could shave, he could let it go for weeks, he could wear some khakis and a collared shirt, or a fraying t-shirt and jeans. He is just like the favorite pair of jeans, casual, broken in, and extremely comfortable.

#25 Caring. He walked me upstairs last night because I had a killer headache and felt woosy. Given, I asked him to, but I didn’t ask him to sit in bed with me for a few minutes, give me a kiss and leave me to my quiet time.

#26 On top of things. Every day he calls before he leaves from work and asks if I need him to pick anything up on the way home. Simply taking the time to think about what I may need is amazing.

#27 Excited. The way he gets when he’s in awe of something good. The quiet joy riding in his voice just makes me smile.

#28 Curious, yet Trusting. He’s intrigued by my new habit of keeping a journal, but he hasn’t pushed about reading it, or stolen a peek. He allows me to keep little boundries like this that make me feel like my own person.

#29 Compliments. He lets out these small but glorious compliments that are deep and thoughtful, but they come off of his tongue like they just appeared full-formed (greek goddess style) in his head.

#30 Neorotic. I can’t believe he even stands me sometimes, like when I absolutely can’t let the kitty litter go un-done because I didn’t do it the day before. He’ll watch Andrew while I frantically scoop poop.

#19 Tenacity. Whenever we get in tiffs he doesn’t just back down. I wouldn’t respect him as much if he didn’t stick to his guns. At rare times it even forces me to evaluate my own position, and even rarer times, admit that I was wrong. :P

#20 Silliness. He talks to our son with funny voices, plays airplane with him, and even replys to his coos as if he’s saying something important (like I do, “goobragoo you say, well I never.”

#21 Patience. Sometimes my mind is so involved in things that even the softest touch gets turned away- but he understands and waits, and it’s amazing.

#22 Frisky. He endures my groping of him while he’s washing the dishes, even though he’s busy. It’s more than I do sometimes and I realize how lucky I am that in this case he does as I say, not as I do. :)

#23 Fantasy. He rarely picks on me for being a card-carrying fantasy fan. I plan on reading the hobbit to our son when he gets old enough for it. When he does pick on me, at least it’s entertaining and usually witty.

#24 Enduring. He’ll watch a show I like just to be near me for a while.

#13 Surprise. His youthful love of surprises. He doesn’t let me peek or give clues… and sometimes he just unleashes a little surprise on me for no reason.

#14 Weather. Just that he has a deep passion for learning about something, even if I make fun of him at times.

#15 Responsive. He picked up reading more when I talked to him about being a good roll model for our son. If he doesn’t see men reading, he’ll think it’s a girls’ thing.

#16 Responsible. Finances are never a problem, he watches everything very closely. Considering that I’m not near as good, or as interested in math- I appreciate that.

#17 Math skills. I’m a textbook creative. I scored much higher in verbal on my SAT’s, he scored higher on the math portion. He covers my shortcomings with his skills. :)

#18 Patience. He entertains my strange ideas, and occasionally agrees with them.

#7 Touch. The ease he puts me in, just by holding me

#8 Tenderness. How gentle and sweet he can be with our son, and me

#9 Work Ethic. The hard determination he brings to every task, and the way he powers through his work.

#10 Innocence. The way he treats people. He is honestly helpful, and kind without qualms or foibles.

#11 Amusing. He snaps his dry wit at the perfect times.

#12 Alive. He plays along with me, wrestling for the controller, tickling and trading butt-smacking.

#1 The most important thing he ever gave me, my baby boy

#2 Trust. he places in me, in taking care of his son and the pride he shows me- making me more confident that I’m doing a good job.

#3 Appreciation. He lets me know that he thinks I’m a good mom, and that I’m doing fantastic at keeping the house running.

#4 Concern. He asks me how I’m doing when I don’t sound quite like myself. He usually catches any foul mood I slip into.

#5 Assistance. He helps me out of those moods, helps me take care of our son (yes he even diapers), and helps me smile and laugh because he’s a giant nerd that lets me pick fun of him.

#6 His attitude when I make fun of him. He doesn’t really let me get away with it before finding something to rib me about- but he lets me to use his pickiness, love of the weather and calculator-like brain to make other people laugh.