It's an established medical fact that women actually become less... "sharp" during pregnancy. They tend to be more forgetful, and aren't their normal, smarter than men, selves. This is a condition we call "pregnancy brain."
There is also a term known as "couvade."
Couvade comes from the French word couvee meaning "to hatch". It has come to mean a man having a "sympathetic pregnancy." Yes, ladies, this means that your partner could start to vomit, gain weight, and have many of the "joys" associated with pregnancy. I think I may have sympathetic pregnancy brain.
When we found out we were pregnant, we told anyone who would listen. I told people at work I hardly know. Of course, we told our families first... But since then, many details about the baby have been kept within the friendly confines of Kansas City. Unless a Mother or Mother in Law asks, they may not hear the latest information.
Now, some people here at work, who work different shifts, are finding out when I ask them about daycare. That's fine, we work different shifts.
That being said, I SWEAR I told my Mom that we had a name picked out. We've had Riley Jane picked out for a good month now. HOW IN THE WORLD DID I NOT TELL MY OWN MOTHER THE NAME OF HER GRANDDAUGHTER?
So when I get an email this morning, telling me she's glad there's the internet, so that she can learn the name,
from the Babies 'R Us website, I felt enormously bad.
Sorry Mom.
I guess it's one of two things:
1. I also am exhibiting signs of Pregnancy Brain.
2. I'm the worst son in the world!
I hope this doesn't affect my standings in the whole "favorite child" rankings between me and my sister.
