Registering without drinking first plus Baby kicks, tricks, and cardboard sticks!

I’ve got a lot to update you guys on – all the fun things from a Father-To-Be…. the “other side”…. the secret things guys think about and do when their wife is a whopping 28 weeks pregnant!  (As a side note, I do have Jane’s past pregnancy week-by-week photos to update this blog with – will do so tonight or tomrrow!) 

So…. Whew!  Where do I start?  I’ve got so much to share….  Ahhhh… Let’s start with the biggest one first:  Baby Tarzan kicking.

For months I wondered what it would be like to have my hands on Jane’s stomach and feeling baby Tarzan kick for the first time.

Would it be a hard kick?

Would it be something that I would barely feel?

Would it freak me out a little… or even weird me out?

I admit, I did struggle with this one internally for a little while.  Maybe it was the video on YouTube I saw awhile back.  I think it was this one of a baby moving around in a pregnant belly that  freaked me out awhile back.

It looks like her baby is just going to pop right out of her belly at times!

So, although I didn’t say anything to Pregnant Jane about it, I was a little worried about what it would be like for me.  Now don’t get me wrong, I was excited to feel our son move around in her pregnant belly.  Really excited – I just didn’t know what to expect.  And when you don’t know what to expect of something, sometimes we may prepare ourselves for the worst.

But again, even though I was maybe even a little scared or apprehensive, I just couldn’t wait to feel baby Tarzan move around!

As I mentioned in a previous post, Jane came running up to my office awhile back excited that Baby Tarzan was moving around a lot.  I sat there for a long time holding her belly and felt nothing.

That repeated several times…. Baby T. was already playing games with me!

However, the day finally came just a few days ago.

I finally felt my son moving around in Pregnant Jane’s belly… and it wasn’t anything like I was expecting!

It was subtle, soft, and sweet.  Just little taps and flutters.  They were much lighter than I was expecting and instantly I was hooked.  I don’t know why I was moderately freaked out by it awhile back.  Again, I guess I just didn’t know what to expect.

But heck, I had nothing to worry about!  It was really cool!

So guys, if you’re freaked out by it a little deep down inside, let me tell you, it’s not that bad at all!  In fact, I really liked feeling him.  It was nice and created an instant feeling of “awe” inside of me.  I became amazed that my son is living inside of Pregnant Jane’s belly and my hands were just a few inches from him.  It’s crazy stuff!

And today was nuts!

As you know by Jane’s post below and her Twitter comments today, she had a rough day today.  Pregnancy week 28 has been tough at times.

She was worried today – and to reassure he was OK, I came up with an idea…

Because our little Baby Tarzan must sleep most of the day because he’s not so active during the day and goes wild at night now, I needed to do something to get Baby Tarzan’s attention.

I got a small radio, turned it on (figures, it was playing some Britney Spears song!), and put the radio/speaker on Jane’s belly.  Baby Tarzan moved a little a few times.  We then tried different music from Christian music, to rap, to people talking about the weather, and then classical.

Whoooo Weeeee!

Baby Tarzan loves classical music!  We must have been dancing to it because he kicked so hard I felt it through the radio and saw Jane’s whole belly jump.

When the song ended, some lame guy got on there asking for people to send in money to donate to the radio station in a very boring monotone voice, so I changed the channel.  I tried other music from A to Z for a good 15 minutes.  Baby Tarzan didn’t move much at all.

I then went back to the classical station and a song was finally playing and he begin moving around like crazy again.

So who knows… Maybe Baby Tarzan is going to a child prodigy and be playing Mozart on the piano by 6 months!

Next up on my list of updates is Registering.

Registering.

Registering.

Registering.

Registering.

Registerrrrrrrrr…… i    n     ….  gggggggggg

Oh sorry… I was just having a flashback of our day at a few stores.  I’m still in recovery from that experience.  I truly wish I took the advice someone gave my awhile back on here – to do a few shots of Jack before I walked into Babies R Us.

The moment I stepped into the store, I knew that hands down, without a doubt, no kidding, seriously, no joking around, that I was totally and completely screwed.

There was no turing back.

I began to feel overwhelmed the second I walked into the store.  So overwhelmed in fact that I bought Jane a water while she was sitting talking to the woman about the registering gun and must have already been zoned out.

I purchased a bottle of water for her and gave it to her.  ”It’s frozen Tarzan”.  Huuh?  I looked at the bottle, felt it, and she was right.  It was frozen solid.

I remember standing up to go get her a new bottle of water and the next thing I knew, two plus hours passed and I was back in the car driving home.

As far as what in the heck (Breast Pump!) what went on during those two plus hours of my life that I’ll never get back – God only knows (Crib!).  Thankfully, my mind must have blocked the (Bottles!) entire experience of registering out (Baby Books!).  Minus the flashbacks that come and go (Stroller!  Monkey!  Baby Toys!).

Next up on the list is a subject that I have talked about on our pregnancy blog more than anything else…  Pregnancy and hormones!

Just when I think Jane has hit the peak of what pregnancy hormones can do to her, she continues to climb.  Poor girl.  I feel so bad for her.  Her emotions are completely out of whack.

She cries a lot.  It started with a few things.  Then it moved to crying over some things.  Then most things.  Now she cries over everything.  Everything.

It’s tough on Mr. Tarzan at times.  Well, a lot of times.  I try to comfort Jane, like I did today spending a good 30 minutes with her in the middle of the day while I was in the middle of working.  She needed me so I dropped everything.

By the time I got up, Jane was much more relaxed, feeling better, Baby Tarzan was still dancing the jig from the classical music, and no tears were streaming down her face.

However, we do bash heads just about daily now.  Sometimes our energy levels or consciousness levels – whatever you want to call it – are TOTALLY off.  Some days we both take each other wrong.  I’ll feel like she’s attacking me, then the next day she’ll feel I’m attacking her.

Many misunderstandings.

Many lessons on my end to be more careful on how I say things and to watch the “tone” of my voice.  For example, a short “OK” is safer than saying “OKkkkk” I’ve learned.

It’s been a tough week in some respects, exciting on others.  For example, we spent some time today in Baby Tarzan’s room.  There’s still things in there that need to be moved.  Walls still need to be painted.  Crib and everything that goes along with it needs to be purchased.  It was fun for us to talk about things and how we want the room too look like.  That was cool…

… But it also made me realize that we need to hurry up and get our asses into gear because Baby Tarzan will be here before we know it – and he needs his room painted and ready for him to call it home!

And speaking of Baby Tarzan’s room…. here’s the deal.

I want Pregnant Jane to have a really comfortable rocking chair in there.  One that is soft, comes with a matching ottoman, has the thing that pops our for your feet if you want it, is tall enough in the back for me to put my head on when I’m sitting there, is easy for Jane to get in and out of while holding Baby T, and on and on.

I’m wondering if we should just go to a furniture store to find one of those?  The one I loved at one of the stores we were registering at (stuffed animals!) had a REALLY nice chair that was over priced.  WAY overpriced.  Stupidly overpriced.  I want a freakin’ chair and ottoman for crying out loud, not a used car!

Since Pregnant Jane and I will have to buy the chair and with our budget being very small as we’re squeezing our pennies together like crazy as the date gets closer and closer, I’m not sure what we will do.

I actually have $0.00 budgeted for a nice chair.  And that makes me sad.  Pregnant Jane will be spending so much time on it – we need one that is comfortable and not some cheap wooden chair purchased at WallyWorld that too me three days to figure out how to put together following instructions written in a language I’ve never even heard of!  Jeesh!

So, as far as the chair… I’m on a mission.

Maybe Craigslist is an option?

Maybe all of the furniture stores I’m seeing around town going out of business is an option?

Maybe the chairs I see sometimes on the side of the road for some reason on garbage day is an option?  (KIDDING!)

Other than all of the above, things are going good – but time is going by WAY TOO FAST!

Baby Tarzan will be here before we know it.

Am I ready to be a father yet????  

Will I know what in the heck I’m doing????

What do I do?

How do I hold him?

How do I change him?

How do I stop him from crying?

How do I feed him?  Do I feed him?  How? Bottle? Man boob?

What if he spits up?

What if I spit up seeing him spit up?

All these questions are swimming around in my mind – plus 462,271 more.

Who knows…. maybe it’s like how it was with feeling Baby Tarzan kick for the first time.  Once it happens, all the worries and questions just melt away… I hope!

P.S…. I don’t think Jane or I mentioned it, but this pregnancy blog was featured in the April issue of Pregnancy and Newborn magazine!  :)  I believe it was page 10 or 12.  Thanks Pregnancy & Newborn for the mention!  Jane and I always pick up a copy of your magazine from her doctor’s office when we see a new copy available.

P.P.S…. We have some really cool news to share with everyone soon.  Very cool – in fact, maybe you can be a part of the news!  More on this in a couple of weeks.  I just had to share a little tid-bit because I’m so excited about it.  Now Jane, while I’m busy working like crazy and you’re (wo)manning the blog, be sure you don’t share the secret yet!!!  I know you with secrets!  ;)

P.P.P.S…. I love my beautiful pregnant wife a lot and I KNOW everything is going to be OK – Baby Tarzan is doing great.  No need to worry.  :)

You might also want to read:

1. Update on registering… We did it!
2. Lots of registering questions – Your help is needed!
3. Nearly $10,000 Cash Spent So Far For Baby Tarzan. Gotta Love The U.S. Healthcare System!
4. Pregnancy emotions gone wild: Jane cried this morning and I just want her to know…
5. A note to Baby Tarzan regarding your movement in my belly

Tagged as: Pregnancy Hormones, pregnant, registering, week 28 of pregnancy