Here’s Jane’s 16 weeks pregnant belly. It’s been fun watching and documenting her pregnant belly grow and grow and I can’t imagine how big it’ll get in the weeks to come.
Pregnancy week 16 so far has been pretty good… although as I recently mentioned in a blog post, Jane’s hormones are flaring up a lot more, and her mood swings are up and down faster than a crab fishing boat off the Alaska coast battling a severe storm in 21-foot seas.
Headaches, morning sickness, nausea, mood swings, cravings, emotions, and more are all coming together in pregnancy week 16 to create a dangerous mix of pregnancy hormone stew. I’m often walking on egg shells and dare I forget to do something or leave something out by mistake.
To give you an idea, let me tell you a little story about…
Pregnancy Week 16 And The
Fire-Breathing Dragon
This morning Jane asked me to take out the trash. It was only 1/4 full, but she could smell something that was in it and was causing a little nausea to set in. I took out the trash, got sidetracked, and forgot to put a new garbage bag back in the bin (as I did this weekend, I should have learned never to forget a new bag!).
Soon after I took the trash out, Jane went to throw something away and I hear her let out a deep breath of frustration. I dared not look up from my computer. “You didn’t put a new trash bag in?” Another hugh sigh followed. I remained silent knowing that with pregnancy week 16, the potential for the fire-breathing dragon to leap out of the dark cave is high. “You put the trash bag in. It smells over here.”
Without saying a word, I got up and put a new garbage bag in. I sat back down and less than 38-seconds later, Jane let out an even louder sigh of frustration followed by, “Why do you keep putting your stuff over here? Your stuff is always in my way!”
I thought for a moment. I knew I needed to choose my words wisely, so I settled on just 2 words… I’m sorry.
Whew. I managed to avoid the 16 weeks of pregnancy induced fire-breathing dragon, and I avoided being scorched by the fire… this time.
A few minutes later I softly said to Jane, “Babe, we really need to take your pregnancy week 16 picture. Could we take just a few seconds and do that now so I can post it on the blog?”
She agreed and it seemed that her mood swing was back under control. We then went over to the spot where we always take the pregnancy week by week pictures and I snapped a couple of photos. As usual, Jane wanted to seem them to let me know which picture to use.
“They are horrible. This is stupid. I hate doing this. Why do we have to do this? I don’t like them.”
What the hell? Before I knew it, I was kneeling down in front of the fire-breathing dragon fueled by 16 weeks of hormones raging through her blood stream. I knew for sure I was about to be destroyed by Pregnant Jane’s words of fire.
“OK babe. We don’t have to do this any more. I’ll take down all of the other pictures we put on our pregnancy blog. It’s OK.”
She then went into the bedroom and came back out 10 seconds later. I have no idea what she did in there. She then stood in the spot and lifted her shirt to expose her 16 week pregnant belly.
Without saying a word I snapped a couple of photos, gave her the camera, and she said, “I like this one” and gave me back the camera. I have no idea what happened there. I’m completely confused, but as I’ve said before, I know not to attempt to find a reason or explanation for Jane’s mood swings, or why they sway from one end to the extreme to the other at lightning speed. I know if I tried to figure out what in the heck is going on or spent even one second trying to understand her right now, I’d go insane and find myself in a white room with padded walls.
And finally, as we sit here in the second trimester, I sit here one frustrated guy. Everyone, come on, say it with me… “Awwweee poor Tarzan.”
Jane’s hormones are not activating any and I mean ANY of those hot and steamy I want to attack you right now 53 times juices you hear about with pregnant women. Sex is all but a distant memory. I feel like I’ve lost my best friend. I’m stuck with walking 4-9 miles a day (a few times a week) and eating ice cream every single night to ward off my male frustrations.
On the other hand, who would want to get busy with a fire-breathing dragon that wants to kill you anyway? Besides, the last thing I’d want to do is have my manhood exposed in the open air with easy access for the fire-breathing dragon. I plan on using it again someday and don’t want it burned off.
But you know, I love my 16 week pregnant Jane. Yeah, things are tough right now with everything going on. Stress levels are high. Mood swings sway with the wind (hurricane-force at times), and I know that Jane doesn’t do or say anything with the purpose of being mean to me or upset me.
I know her body is going through massive changes that I can’t even comprehend the magnitude of. And I know that even though she turns into a fire-breathing dragon at times at the drop of a hat, I love my little fire-breathing dragon a lot. Like a really lot.
I know I can’t do anything right, right now. But that’s OK. It’ll pass… IT BETTER!
And I know that all these hormones, the lack of sex, mood swings, nausea, the lack of sex, morning sickness, cravings, the lack of sex, and other things that 16 weeks of pregnancy brings, will all go away soon and I’ll have my Jane back 100% of the time.
When that day comes, I’m going to be a very, very happy man. :)
But in the meantime, I’ll just be a good husband and deal with these ups and downs like a champ. Besides, I know I can be a fire-breathing dragon at times as well. And maybe… just maybe… a fire-breathing dragon only likes to mate with another fire-breathing dragon? Ha! Wishful thinking.
P.S… Before I posted this, I did ask Jane if it was OK if I lovingly called her a fire-breathing dragon on this blog post when referring to her pregnancy week 16 hormones and mood swings. She gave me the thumbs up…
Oh.
Wait a second.
That wasn’t her thumb.
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Hey, I look like that now and Im 2 years Post Partum! Haha Congrats
Aww, Jane, you look great! Don’t worry about breathing a little fire every now and then… it’s good preparation for when the baby arrives!
Wow, I’m surprised you’ve had none of the 2nd trimester sex cravings. I’ll be honest, that’s what kept me going…
In the meantime, I thought of two other things that NEVER failed to make my pregnant wife happy.
1) Letters to the baby. Separate from the blog, a sweet letter to your unborn child is a winner in any book. And if that doesn’t inspire some sweet lovin’ then God be with you.
2) Foot rubs. Lots of foot rubs. If it were possible to buy stock in foot rubs, you should do it. And they have to be long, involved foot rubs. None of those rub for 2 minutes and then watch TV.
Just hang in there, the fun part is really starting. When people start to notice she’s pregnant it’s always a fun transition. And Jane will feel better soon because she’ll be out of that “Is Jane pregnant or is she just getting really fat” stage and people will know without a shadow of a doubt she’s pregnant. Then they start opening doors for her, giving up their seats on the subway and perfect strangers will walk over to her, smile and talk about the baby. My wife said she never felt so special in her life as she did when she was in the latter stages of pregnancy.
And it’s good for you because I swear to God, women look a billion times hotter when they’re pregnant. Seriously, it’s the only time a woman can can gain 40 lbs and be MORE attractive than ever.
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Daddy Files… Your first sentence just sent shivers down my spine. Uh oh… I need to go find my manual and see if I can find out where Jane’s “on” button is while she’s pregnant.
# 1 is very good. Very good idea.
# 2 is also a very good idea. The problem with that as I have learned in the past is that doing so puts Jane to sleep. I get all excited for what I hope will be coming soon after the foot rubs and… well… I’m left eating a bowl of ice cream that night. Will give it another shot through. Hell, at this point, I’m willing to try anything. If you told me that you noticed that when you painted your toenails green and wore one of your wife’s dresses that really worked for you, I’d be running into the closet right now!
Yeah – I agree with you about the pregnant wife. She gets hotter and hotter the more pregnant she gets. Which leads to my building frustration of course, but oh well. I’m looking forward to seeing what it’s like to walk around in the public with a pregnant wife. Jane will like the attention. It’ll be fun I bet.
I get mad at my hubby for the exact same thing, literally! It’s frustrating for us too because we don’t mean to be such a bitch, but we can’t help it.
Sorry you’re not getting any. My hubby isn’t either.
See daddy files, Tarzan isn’t the only one not getting any sex. Crysi’s husband isn’t either.. and that makes me feel good. I’d hate to be the only with-holding from sex wife. I’m still hoping that my time will come! I’m ONLY in the 17th week of 36-40 weeks. That’s like nothing
Tarzan, this is great blog. My wife is also in the 17th week with our third child. I too dealt with the 2nd trimester no sex deal with our second and was frustrated like you for many months, but I bring you tidings of great joy! When she hit the third trimester last time, desire did a 180 and it was off to the races, so don’t give up hope. To help you through this barren patch come on over to http://www.dadlabs.com our new shows are actually tracking right along Jane’s pregnancy.
Just wait until you’re at 39.5 weeks with no dialation and Jane remembers that sperm can bring on labor and soften the cervix…..Hold on to your pants!!!
@Daddy Brad… Congrats on your 3rd!
I held my breath during the first trimester… and I’ve been holding my breath even more during the second trimester… My face isn’t the only thing turning blue! Hopefully the third trimester will bring happy things into my life.
Nice site – I joined.
@RockCreekCreations… Huh. I never knew that. I wonder if they’d allow us to do that at the hospital if it helps bring on labor? That would be interesting… Hmmm.
OMG!!!!!!!!!! I can’t believe that i’m not the only one thats goin through this right now!! All my friends say man she’ll be all over you, but i had another thing comeing!!! Let me rephrase that, I HAD NOTHING COMING!!!!!!!! But this really has been a relief for me to read so it gives me the hope that this will pass and i mean soon!!!!lol Like the last 2 nights I have made her dinner while she is resting in bed and also fixed her plate and took into her and wowowowowowow… that was the wrong thing to do!!!!! And i quote “I CAN DO IT MYSELF, I DON’T NEED ANY HELP ESPECIALLY FROM YOU SO LEAVE ME ALONE AND BESIDES THAT YOU DIDN’T EVEN GET IT RIGHT!!!!!!!!! SO DON’T TRY TO FIX ME A PLATE EVER AGAIN!” end quote… I was in complete shock thinking i was a good boy friend and all of the sudden i’m the worst man in the world!! that she may have made the mistake with me!!!!! It gets to that point for me it’s time to head outside and smoke a cigg but then that’s turns out being wrong because i don’t want to spend time with her anymore!!!!!!???????? I’m just so confused and really just want to start being a d**k to her and see if she would lie that!!!!!!!! I love her or I should say them to death but i just don’t know what to do anymore. SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY ADVICE FOR ME PLEASE HELP AND FEEL FREE TO E MAIL ME SO I KNOW WHAT TO DO!!! THANKS A BUNCH
P.S. HANG IN THEIR BUDDY
Thank you Tarzan you made me feel normal lol
he’s made mine !!!!
I am 15 weeks pregnant
I am creating life
I am snappy
I am unpredictable
I am inpatient
I am a fire breathing dragon too !!!!!
Jane is very lucky to have you ………. Jane make his day
WELL DONE THE PAIR OF YOU and good luck for the future….
I had the raging hump this Monday morning and after lunch and reading this I have cheered up !!!
Tarzan, thankyou so much for the laugh- I am just about to hit week 16 tomorrow, are you sure Jane has not channelled me? God I hate being like this,and yet there it is! Thankyou for making me feel a little more human- you are a real character
Not every pregnant Women looses her sex drive!!! I am at the 16 week mark, and am highly offended by this. I haven’t been so “horny” in my life. Since I’ve been pregnant, all I want to do is Have sex!!! My other half is frustrated with me! If we go days, I am hurt and upset that he doesn’t want to “be with me”, and I cry… for no reason!!!
I’ve mostly been in the same boat as Augbaby2010…oddly enough also due in August myself, the day before my birthday. But I had a rather rough time of it my first five months and wound up actually /losing/ 10 lbs during that time from being so sick. Going 5-15 minutes average between ‘morning sickness’ (as if it only comes in the morning, hah) does make actually satisfying any ‘drive’ there is a bit more tricky and less tempting. I was afraid for a while that if hubby and I got carried away, I’d end up with a mess to clean because he can’t be around puke (he’s one of those that if he sees it, he increases it…) So, joy of joys, I always had to clean it up myself if I couldn’t make it to the bathroom in time. Sorry for any that has grossed out, but just saying that it may not all be a lack of ‘horniness’. I couldn’t keep enough food down to have the energy to climb the stairs fully of my own accord at times, so she may just not be up to it for a while. We still haven’t missed more than a few days at a time though…so I guess it all depends on the person.