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Getting pregnant, losing a child at the start of the 2nd trimester, then getting pregnant again and going on to have a healthy baby girl, then getting pregnant just 3 months after that, and about to have another baby girl who will be only 13 months younger than the first, has made us stronger and closer than ever before.

My husband is the epitome of a supportive SO. Some ways he has shown his support:

-Whenever I feel useless that I no longer support the household financially, he tells me that raising our children, growing them in my belly and keeping myself healthy and happy for the sake of them, is my job now and he considers that a more important role than his role as the breadwinner of the family.

-He accompanied me to EVERY one of Claire's OB appointments and the only reasons he hasn't been to as many with this pregnancy is because I insisted that he not take so much time off from work.

-Both of my pregnancies have not been easy, with multiple trips to the ER, doctor-ordered bedrests, emergency surgery, etc. He has held my hand through them all and picks up on the housework, cooking, etc. He has worked from home on numerous occasions (and for an entire 1.5 weeks after my surgery), juggling conference calls, managing his staff, etc with taking care of Claire and tending to my needs.

-Ever since I got pregnant with BebeDeux he's had both middle-of-the-night AND morning duties, despite the fact that he has work the next morning, so that I can get extra rest.

-When Claire was born, the first time he held her in his arms, he had tears streaming down his face. I will never forget that moment.

@geekinheels - that is amazing. Your husband sounds like such a fantastic father and husband.

I always knew my husband was the more compassionate one of the two of us. Since I have been pregnant, I've had some off days and he has been wonderful. If I'm in bed early with the heating pad on, he comes up and asks if I need anything. He hasn't complained once about me asking him to help me out.

I asked him a few days in a row to grab me a glass of water on his way upstairs before bed. Now he just does it every night whether I need it or not.

He wants to come to all of the OB appointments and wants to be a big part of this pregnancy. He might be more excited than I am about our first appointment tomorrow.

I think he's going to be a fantastic Dad. He is planning on taking more than just a week the first week we are home with the baby and wants to be as hands-on as possible. If he could be a stay at home dad, he would do it in an instant.