Maternity

Maternity clothes have really changed since the time my grandmother was pregnant.  While I don’t have a huge belly yet, you can definitely tell that I’m pregnant.  

I prefer maternity shirts that are fitted, it’s just my style and I like that there is no guessing whether or not I’m pregnant.

I was with my grandmother the other day and I was wearing a fitted maternity [click to continue…]

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Jane and I just got back from her pregnancy week 19, second trimester doctor appointment.  Everything went great and we got to listen to baby Tarzan’s heartbeat again!  He’s doing great and growing up to be a big strong boy.

As we left the doctor’s office, I went to the counter and paid my $528.00 (see updated cost of having a baby page) and asked how much extra would we have to pay if by small chance Jane had to have a C-section.  Her answer was an additional $200 or so.  

OK, not as much as I was expecting – considering we’re shelling out $528 every visit, [click to continue…]

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Pregnancy week 19 for pregnant Jane has been a busy one, that’s for sure.  In a previous post about my gallbladder pain, I talked about going to the doctor and having to get some test run.  Well, I got the results back and there is nothing wrong with my gallbladder or anything else in my stomach.

This is one of the many reasons why I’m not a fan of going to the doctors office.  After shelling out hundreds and hundreds of dollars (at least now I’m under $100 away from meeting my deductible) and after some tests, I’m told my gallbladder is A-OK along with the rest of my insides.

It was strange actually.  The nurse who called me to tell me the results sounded excited [click to continue…]

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Hey everyone!  Jane and I have some really, really exciting news for you today.  We’re getting ready to launch the first-ever His Boys Can Swim Contest!

Who can participate?  Well, if you’ve recently delivered your bouncing baby girl or boy into this world, or you’re currently pregnant, you will not want to miss this!

Jane and I will be launching the big His Boys Can Swim contest very soon.  It’s 100% free to pre-register and 100% free to participate!

And who doesn’t like free stuff – especially stuff that you could use!?

To register for the upcoming contest, click here.

Also, if you own a website and sell baby, maternity, pregnancy, etc. products, we have a few spots available where you can get in on the action.  Click here for details if you sell products.

We’ll keep everyone who registers here updated as to when the BIG launch day is coming.

Jane and I are really excited – and we know you will be too!

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I just created a new page that you can see on the top of our blog called, Cost of Having a Baby.  We decided to create this page to help give other soon-to-be parents, who are in our situation, an idea of how much it costs to have a baby – and what you can roughly expect to spend monthly.

As explained on the cost of having a baby page, we live in a large city, so the monthly costs for having a baby may be higher for us compared to someone who lives in a small town.  So this will at least give you an idea of what’ll be coming as far as doctor bills, hospital bills, blood work, ultrasounds, [click to continue…]

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We’re only 15 weeks pregnant, so I’m sure this is the first of MANY realities that will be hitting me on the head of how much our life is going to be changing.

You see, my best friend is getting married later this year on a cruise ship of all places.  I have no problem with that – Jane and I love going on cruises, but there will be one little problem: we will have living, breathing proof that my boys can swim living with us.  

Our baby only be a couple months old by the time the wedding comes.

Jane and I have talked about this several times over the last few weeks, but this morning while I was having breakfast, I made my decision: [click to continue…]

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 Since a long waiting period is involved before you can find out the sex of the baby you are carrying, pregnancy old wives tales can provide a little insight and most of all, they are fun.  All pregnancy old wives tales have a 50/50 chance of being correct, so why not have a little fun with them.  

I know that we can’t wait to find out what we are having.  Just a couple more weeks of waiting and then we’ll know if we are having a boy or girl, and if any of these pregnancy old wives tales were correct.  Try not to put too much faith in these old wives tales though; they really won’t be accurate and like I said, they are mostly for fun!

Here’s a list of 51 pregnancy old wives tales:

Old Wives Tale #1:  Heartburn

If a pregnant woman experiences heartburn throughout the 9 months of pregnancy, she’ll have a baby born with a full head of hair.  

Old Wives Tale #2: Umbilical Cord

If a pregnant woman lifts her hands above her head or does stretches above her hand, she will [click to continue…]

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I’m not sure when the right time is exactly to go maternity shopping.  I’m in the second trimester and my “old” clothes are no longer comfortable at all.  I do have a pair of maternity jeans and 2 pairs of other maternity pants.  

Is maternity shopping a gradual thing?  

It seems like, even though I wish for all the extra weight to go right to my stomach, it just might go to my as$, arms, legs, and thighs.  (I’m really keeping my fingers crossed that it’s contained in my belly and you do the same for me too.)

Yesterday my friend and I went to A Pea in the Pod, which is also Motherhood Maternity as well.  I was surprised that there are, in fact, cute maternity clothes for pregnant women.  And some of these clothes are really expensive!  

I want to buy a nice pair of maternity jeans, but with the designer label and fit.  I noticed the tag said they were like $200.  That’s pretty steep for a pair of pants that you might not be able to wear throughout your whole pregnancy.  It’s made me rethink that purchase, at least until I get a better feel for where I’ll be gaining weight.

All of you that are [click to continue…]

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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately.  Thinking about pregnancy, babies, and life in general.  Being able to actually sit and reflect on everything this weekend shows me that the initial shock of Jane getting pregnant must be subsiding – at least for now.

Since this pregnancy blog is “our secret place” that we’ll never ever tell friends or family about, Jane and I feel very comfortable sharing our thoughts, photos, and happenings with the world.  So with that said, let’s take a journey into the mind of Tarzan, a soon-to-be father.

Warning: To this point most of my pregnancy blog posts have been [click to continue…]

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