Appreciate them while you can!

My husband is about to leave for 6 months for work. Whoa right?
Six months is in fact the longest he has been gone. To put this in perspective though, in the two and a half years we've known each other he has been gone a total of eleven months. Eleven. It's what he does (not disappear, travel because of his job).
We are in full swing preparing for him to go. This time is different because we are married and have a baby (last time we were newly married and I was prego...)and I am staying in our home. As we get ready my mind turns to all the things that I will miss while he is gone/things I appreciate about having him around.
I wonder if people whose husbands are around all the time even think of these things? Some of them are seemingly so small, until you contemplate having to handle them on your own.



I appreciate...
-someone who will get up at the crack of dawn to let Max out, again. -another set of hands to hold Sophie
-someone to walk Max(more on that later) so I can carry Sophie and walk the other two dogs.
-Husband knows how to grill. I don't.
-an "I love you" every morning when he walks out, and a kiss when he comes home.
- a person who will honestly answer "how does this look?" to make sure I don't leave the house looking like a complete dork (only a partial one, because I still like what I like, and he is still preppier than me).
-being driven around- sometimes it's nice to not drive, and sometimes its necessary so I can feed Sophie in the car.
-adult conversation during dinner
-a hug, kiss, shoulder rub when he walks by
-another body in the house (one that is bigger and taller than me)
-not sleeping alone (the dogs and Sophie don't count)
-being teased out of a funk
-watching my daughter turn inside out with happiness because Daddy is talking to her
-watching him become a total goof to get her to smile
-someone to mow the lawn, take out the trash, and check the tire pressure on my car (I can do all these things but he does them so I don't have to. And lest we sound like a 1950's couple- he folds laundry better than I do, and I take care of trimming the bushes and pulling vines down).
-someone to watch Sophie so I can get my teeth cleaned, go to the doctor, get the oil changed on my car

This list could go on forever and doesn't even begin to cover the things about HIM I will miss. Maybe I am boring you.
I just can't help reflecting on these things and reminding myself how thankful I am for my husband (who is terrible at taking compliments by the way, and quite possibly embarrassed by this post) even though he can make me crazier than anyone else.