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It’s Baby Daddy’s 28th birthday today.

In celebration of this tremendous occasion, I am presenting you with a ridiculously sappy post for your gagging pleasure. You’re welcome.

28 Reasons Why I Love You For Austin

1) You take out the trash on trash day. This may seem like the most insignificant of tasks, but for me it is a symbol of responsibility. It reminds me that you also change the oil in our cars and do the taxes and fix the light-bulbs without being asked. These are not the tasks of boys, these are the tasks of men.

2) You look like Ryan Gosling. Like all liberal, white girls across America, I try my very hardest not to be shallow. I say things like “Beauty is on the inside” and “What cleft pallet?” and “I didn’t even notice Adele was fat.” But the truth is you are smokin’ and I love it.

3) You are secure in your masculinity. You wear pink shirts.

4) You’ll watch Romantic Comedies and Indie flicks with me. And openly admit to loving Notting Hill, the chick flick of all chick flicks starring the chick flick himself, Hugh Grant.

5) You say weird things. Like, “I’d really like to get back into birdwatching,” even though you were never into birdwatching in the first place.

6) You appreciate Social Networking but don’t bother with it yourself. No Facebook. No Twitter. But you’ll humor me by clicking through an album of my ex high school friend’s second baby and their dog.

7) Your phone is old. Really old.

8) Your car is older. Antique.

9) You love food. Like me.

10) You love talking about food. Even more like me.

11) You let me sleep without hassling me.

12) You let me write without bothering me.

13) You appreciate the humor of a well-timed “that’s what she said.”

14) You fight fair.

15) You explain math without being condescending.

16) You explain “men” without being outdated.

17) You call me out when I need to be called out.

18) You vacuum.

19) You scrub the shower.

20) You put the sheets on the bed without complaining.

21) You feign appropriate concern over all my many concerns. Did you lock the door? What if someone breaks in while we are sleeping? What if they hide in the shower? But seriously, what if they did hide in the shower ? Is this headache a tumor? What if Waylon wants a motorcycle? What if Waylon has epilepsy? What if Waylon is on a motorcycle and has an epileptic seizure?

22) You appreciate concerts.

23) You appreciate style.

24) You understand the value of surprise.

25) You are a great gift giver.

26) You are always the designated driver.

27) You are a first born child.

28) You are, unmistakably, the truest version of you on almost any given day. And that is something I will always appreciate.

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Candis Jones April 17, 2012 at 2:16 pm Happy Birthday Baby Daddy! Reply

Happy Birthday Baby Daddy!

Anonymous April 17, 2012 at 2:19 pm Happy Birthday! Reply

Happy Birthday!

Viv April 17, 2012 at 2:19 pm Haha, I just watched Austin’s interview again–so funny. Reply

Haha, I just watched Austin’s interview again–so funny.

Lisa m. April 17, 2012 at 2:20 pm Is Baby Daddy super embarrassed by this? Does he read your blog? I always mean to ask in my comments! Reply Kate {motleymama} April 17, 2012 at 2:22 pm Exact quote from Austin upon reading this post: “I’m embarrassed.” Yes! People ask me that all the time. He does read it. Some days he comes downstairs from studying and says “Great post today.” Mostly he says nothing (not a complaint). Reply Gina R. April 17, 2012 at 2:23 pm I always wonder too! Reply

Is Baby Daddy super embarrassed by this? Does he read your blog? I always mean to ask in my comments!

Kate {motleymama} April 17, 2012 at 2:22 pm Exact quote from Austin upon reading this post: “I’m embarrassed.” Yes! People ask me that all the time. He does read it. Some days he comes downstairs from studying and says “Great post today.” Mostly he says nothing (not a complaint). Reply

Exact quote from Austin upon reading this post: “I’m embarrassed.”

Yes! People ask me that all the time. He does read it. Some days he comes downstairs from studying and says “Great post today.” Mostly he says nothing (not a complaint).

Gina R. April 17, 2012 at 2:23 pm I always wonder too! Reply

I always wonder too!

nan April 17, 2012 at 2:37 pm Love this. Reply

Love this.

Rachel M. April 17, 2012 at 2:39 pm This is great. He really scrubs the shower? God bless him. Reply Kate {motleymama} April 17, 2012 at 8:48 pm Indeed. Reply

This is great. He really scrubs the shower? God bless him.

Kate {motleymama} April 17, 2012 at 8:48 pm Indeed. Reply

Indeed.

Hannah April 17, 2012 at 2:39 pm I love it… sounds like a good man! Mine also watches chick-flicks with me and I feel indebted to him for it… he likes Notting Hill too. :-) I gladly watch car shows (TopGear) with him and actually enjoy it so I guess we are even. It is a wonderful thing to be married to a balanced person! I speak from experience… :-) Reply

I love it… sounds like a good man! Mine also watches chick-flicks with me and I feel indebted to him for it… he likes Notting Hill too. :-) I gladly watch car shows (TopGear) with him and actually enjoy it so I guess we are even. It is a wonderful thing to be married to a balanced person! I speak from experience… :-)

Suz April 17, 2012 at 2:46 pm happy birthday to Austin! Reply

happy birthday to Austin!

Erin April 17, 2012 at 3:30 pm He’s a first-born. That explains most of the other 27. Reply

He’s a first-born. That explains most of the other 27.

Beth H. April 17, 2012 at 3:44 pm It really makes me happy that my husband is not the only one who loves Knotting Hill. Reply

It really makes me happy that my husband is not the only one who loves Knotting Hill.

Jessica Frost April 17, 2012 at 4:16 pm This is great, embarassment means you did your wifely duties! :) Love it! Reply

This is great, embarassment means you did your wifely duties! :) Love it!

Amber April 17, 2012 at 7:02 pm That picture of him. . . very nice. I can say that because I’m his aunt. Never stop loving this guy. He is really great. Reply

That picture of him. . . very nice. I can say that because I’m his aunt. Never stop loving this guy. He is really great.

Meagan@ Green Motherhood April 17, 2012 at 8:09 pm He sounds wonderful! Even if he is embarrassed, he appreciates it. Reply

He sounds wonderful! Even if he is embarrassed, he appreciates it.

Bec April 17, 2012 at 9:36 pm happy birthday! what a great list. Reply

happy birthday! what a great list.

Jenn April 19, 2012 at 10:03 pm I super-dee-duper love this post! Reply

I super-dee-duper love this post!

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