Pregnant Jane’s 35 weeks pregnant belly picture is on the left and it has been added to Jane’s pregnancy week-by-week belly pictures page.  From a father-to-be perspective, everything is going really smooth lately.  Really smooth!  Dare I say this… but I believe Pregnant Jane’s pregnancy hormones are not acting up like they were a week or two ago.  Or a month or two ago… or months and months ago…

It’s great to see my beautiful little 35 week pregnant wife back to her normal self.  Well, minus a few things here and there such as:

1. Help, I’m pregnant… and I can’t get up! When Jane decided to sit on the floor to watch TV, she needs me to help her up.

2. The ultimate “Pregnant woman trap”! If you have a large beanbag, have your pregnant wife sit in it.  (Especially when she has a beautiful 35 weeks pregnant belly!)  Once she sits down, she’s down for the count! There’s no way she can get up.  A couple of weeks ago Pregnant Jane sat on our large beanbag to watch a movie while I worked in my office.  Every 20-30 minutes I received a text message that she needed help up so she could run to the bathroom.  Lesson learned.

3. The “you just never know when” bladder! No matter where we drive to, I always have to map out the route in my head to ensure that there will be nice clean bathrooms on the way so Jane can make pit stops.  Little Tarzan must know when we’re in the car because it never fails… as we’re driving he decides to push and poke Jane’s bladder making her want to pee all the time.

4. The “you’re the sweetest husband ever” phase! This one is GREAT!  Pregnant Jane’s hormones must have switched gears a little because all the little things I do to help my beautiful pregnant wife get noticed and are greatly appreciated.  I love it!  From getting her a cup of water, helping put something away, you name it!  She’s more mushy, huggy, lovey dovey, and sweet to me.  Compared to how the pregnancy hormones effected her before, pregnancy weeks 34 and 35 have been a breeze!  So fellow father-to-be’s, there REALLY is light at the tunnel.  The hormones REALLY will subside.  She REALLY will go back to normal and those pregnancy monster hormones will be all but a distant memory (we hope!).

5. At Pregnancy week 35, the Pregnant Brain continues to kick in! This is something that has not gone away and Jane’s pregnant brain is still running in high gear.  It’s all good though.  It has provided us with hours of laughter over the past 8 months of pregnancy.  From forgetting things to mixing up words, you just never know what to expect now-a-days!

6. Pregnancy emotions continue to make it rain! Thankfully the monster hormones have subsided, but Pregnant Jane is still very emotional.  She’ll still cry over all sorts of things on TV or when she hears the song that the thing hanging over baby Tarzan’s crib plays.  (I don’t know what it’s called, but it’s a song that you always hear those things play.)

7. The mom-to-be non-stop worry engine is always running! Pregnant Jane worries a lot.  It’s not a bad worry, it’s what I call a “mom worry”.  It’s amazing to see my little Pregnant Jane transform into a mother right before my eyes.  They say you never stop worrying about your child from the moment he or she is born.  I think that should be changed to: you never stop worrying about your baby from the moment you hear his or her heartbeat for the very first time.  The excess worry isn’t a big deal though, it’s a good thing.  Heck, I admit that I have also become a little more worried, or shall I say I’m more aware of things that I never thought about before.  From sharp corners on our end table, to how fast I’m driving, to safety in general, to just about everything.  So it’s not just Jane that has changed a little in this category, I plead guilty to the same charge.

8. The Pregnancy Gas continues! When will it ever stop!?  Somebody help me!  Thankfully, they are not as bad as they used to be.  Well… sometimes… there have been some deadly silent attacks I’ve walked through over the last few days that I’m still recovering from.  See the previous post about the wonderful journey of pregnancy gas.

It’s Official!  35 Weeks Pregnant, And We’re Packing Our Bags!

It’s crazy to think we’re already in pregnancy week 35.  Seriously!  Time is flying by faster than I can keep track of it.  And speaking of time, Jane and I decided last night that today is the day that we pack our overnight bags and spend some time planning everything out.

I’ll just toss some shirts, boxes, shorts, and my toiletry bag in a bag and I’m good to go.  I have no idea how much stuff Pregnant Jane will want to bring to the hospital.  I think I may have to dig out our BIG suitcase just in case.  So we’ll get the bags ready and put them by the door and have them 95% packed and ready to grab when the time comes.

Also, I’m going to pack the car with some towels and a couple of large garbage bags.  Why?  Just in case Jane’s water breaks while we’re driving somewhere or to put down if her water breaks somewhere else to put down on the seat on the way to the hospital.  This is something I maybe should have done before Jane became 35 weeks pregnant, but hey, at least I’m remembering to do it now!

We’re also going to make some copies of our house key and give it to a couple of friends and family in case we’re not home when it’s time and need to ask our neighbors to come and take care of things, turn off lights, or whatever we may need.

Besides that, I think we have everything pretty much under control.  Like I said, I think.  :)  One thing that I need to remember to do is bring my computer so I can post blog updates while Jane and I are hanging out in her room.  We’ll bring Jane’s so she can Twitter about everything.  Now I have a feeling that she will not be Twittering while she is giving birth to baby Tarzan… and I have a feeling that I won’t be blogging while he’s being born, but we’ll do the best we can to keep everyone updated before and after baby Tarzan is born.

And last but not least…. Who wants to win a….

$100 JC Penney Baby Registry Gift Certificate!?

We will be launching a contest within the next day or two where you can win a $100 JC Penney Gift Certificate that you can use to purchase items from your JC Penney baby registry.  The contest will be launching soon and the details will be announced on this pregnancy blog and on Twitter .

- Tarzan

You might also want to read:

1. 21 weeks pregnant belly picture: Our baby is kicking Jane’s butt! I mean belly…
2. Here’s Jane’s 18 weeks of pregnant belly picture – Whoa! Her belly is growing like a weed!
3. 11 weeks pregnant belly picture
4. Pregnancy Week 23 Pregnant Belly Picture And Yes, Tarzan Is Here.
5. 16 weeks pregnant belly: The trash, the dragon, and the lack of steamy I Want To Attack You juices.

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