As new parents, oftentimes life revolves around our baby and we tend to devote our focus on our new addition.  However, we mustn’t forget to dedicate attention and love to our spouse.  Seeing your husband in a new light of being a father is enough reason to love him even more!  Personally, every time I catch my husband interacting with our baby boy, it makes me fall in love all over again.  It’s important to express love to one another.  Here are 3 simple ways I show my husband I love him:

1.  Cook

Like the old saying goes, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach!”  Honestly, I’ve never liked nor enjoyed cooking, but I knew my husband loves food (like every man), so on our wedding day, I vowed to learn to cook for him.  Suddenly, I discovered that cooking for the one you love is not bad after all.  There are several advantages to cooking at home:

1. Control your intake.  Unlike eating out, you add your own seasoning at home and are able to prepare healthy meals.
2. Learn to cook whatever you or your spouse craves.  Prior to our engagement, the only thing I knew how to make was eggs and rice!  Now, I can probably make a 3 course meal.  Besides, cooking is not as difficult as it sounds (my only exception is certain seafood like lobster and crab, but why learn when you have Joe’s Stone Crab around the corner).
3. Save a buck or two.  Eating out can be expensive, especially if you’re doing it daily.

2. Guy time

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder.  Guy time in my husband’s case is soccer.  There’s no denying I married a soccer lover.  I love seeing how happy he gets when he comes home from a good game.  Whether it’s a sport or pastime, it’s good for your husband to have guy time, meanwhile, you can have a girl’s night out with your gals or do something productive like read a book or get a hobby.

3. Simply tell him, “I LOVE You!”

I say, “I love you!” to everyone I love.  My family and close friends can attest to this.  My parents taught me to express my feelings and as a family, we constantly tell each other I love you i.e. before hanging up the phone, we usually say, “OK, I love you, bye!”  I tell my husband I love him before he leaves the house, before we go to sleep, and a couple of times throughout the day.  I realize not too many families openly express this, which can be difficult to make it a habit.  Yet, it is so important to say these words to the one you love because they produce assurance, affection, and can turn any frown upside down.  If you are not accustomed to telling your spouse you love him, I encourage you to start doing it daily, and before you know, it’ll be a part of your family’s culture.

Here are photos of my love and our baby boy: