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35 shocking facts 18 weeks of pregnancy has taught this pregnant girl.

by Jane on February 25, 2009 · 53 comments

in Boobs, Mother to be, Nausea, Pregnancy Hormones, Sex

18 weeks of pregnancy down and I am quickly approaching the halfway point. I figured this would be a good time to reflect on the past 18 weeks my belly has been growing and growing and share some often unspoken shocking facts I have learned since becoming pregnant.

Maybe I missed the memo that the Pregnant Fairy left on my pillow the night Tarzan impregnated me. Or maybe these are lessons that every pregnant girl has to learn the hard way. Either way, it’s been one [click to continue…]

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Pregnant Brain has kicked into high gear for Pregnant Jane.

by Tarzan on February 14, 2009 · 11 comments

in Father to be, Mother to be, Pregnancy Hormones

Pregnant brain setting in making pregnancy fun Pregnant brain (AKA Preggie Brain or Preggy Brain) is a term that I learned from Jane back a few months ago. At the time, I didn’t think much of it or even how “pregnant brain” would make Jane a little clumsy and forgetful.

But now, it seems over the last week or so, pregnant brain has kicked into high gear for Jane.

To give you an idea of how pregnant brain has it’s grip on Jane, here’s just a few examples of what has happened so far today… [click to continue…]

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For an instant hormone flare-up, just add a pinch of pregnancy and a dash of husband.

by Tarzan on February 8, 2009 · 12 comments

in Father to be, Pregnancy Hormones

I didn’t dare blog about Jane’s pregnancy hormone flare-up yesterday. But I feel safer today to share some details because Jane’s in a great mood (for now, and hopefully the rest of) this evening.

I first shared some thoughts about the pregnancy hormones creating instant mood swings over a month ago. And to be honest, there have been several times since then where I wanted to share what was going on, but feared something I wrote here would cause Jane’s mood swing [click to continue…]

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Mood swings: The survival guide for the father-to-be.

by Tarzan on January 2, 2009 · 5 comments

in Father to be, Pregnancy Info

Mood swings. Friends warned me about them… but I never expected pregnancy-induced mood swings to be like this… Here’s the deal:

I had to go out of town on business yesterday and I gave pregnant Jane a call to check in on her in the evening. The moment she answered the phone and said, “hello?”, I knew that I needed to quickly plan my exit strategy.

Pregnant Jane’s “hello” was much different than normal. Hearing her say that one simple word, I could tell she was having one of her moments. And I also knew that I needed to quickly get off [click to continue…]

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