North Pole in Las Piñas

I didn't think it would come to this. I only heard it from other fathers and I just shrugged it off thinking it might have been a case to case basis thing... but no.

My good friend Marco who is also a FTB (Father to be hehe) was talking about how they have their aircon on FREEZING temperatures because his wife feels hot while he's all wrapped up shivering. At that time, I didn't think Berns would be like that coz she never was. We'd normally have the aircon off at night because she'd be content with the electric fan. We usually have our aircon on during the day and when it's turned off, the room's pretty cold for hours so the fan usually does its job pretty well. I was surprised to find out today after just turning off the aircon for a few minutes that Berns felt hot and wanted to turn the aircon back on. Wow. 

As I type this, it's 4am and the room's cold. If I turn the aircon off and just point the fan at us, I'd still be chilling but knowing the condition of my wife, Id have to endure the cold and simply find ways to keep myself warm.

You have been warned. Prepare to wear a sweater during summer if it gets to that point :)

Cy

 

Super Pregnant. Super Nose.

I'm pretty happy with my sense of smell. I feel that it's slightly more enhanced than everybody here at home. Sometimes though, it tends to be more of a hassle than a benefit when I can smell a dead lizard, mice, or whatever, a day before everybody else smells it. And so I thought that I was special. Not until I knew about Super Pregnant Super Nose. 

Pregnant Women suddenly takes on this super power of having an enhanced sense of smell. I should add that it's "super" enhanced. Now the reason for it I really don't know and I didn't bother finding out. Maybe after I type this, I shall do a Google search on why but for now, let's just accept the fact that they do. 

I've heard a few stories from other husbands where their wives will say "Ayoko ng ulam" even if their room is closed and their room is in a big house far away from the kitchen. Intense. 

In my wife's case, it's the same. Of course hindi siya magpapatalo dun sa "ayoko ng ulam" because with my wife, she can smell your insides...

Case in point. I love burgers and the few times I ate any hamburger, she would cringe because since the pregnancy, she's started to hate the smell of beef. We're not yet in the good part of the story... So I ate a burger right? I brushed my teeth, ate dessert already, and heck even took a bath and when I sat beside her, she's irritated because I smell like some burger. So I tell her that I already brushed and all and she goes, "I can smell it coming out from inside your skin!" What will I answer to that, right?

Burger's the worst but there are different incidents. Suddenly she'll say she hates how I smell. The sad part is, I couldn't do anything because that's how they are. At times, I ask her if I should leave or sit somewhere else but as much as she hates the smell, she needs me around so I guess that's her compromise ;)

Another thing now is that because her sense of smell is so sensitive, the things before where I was the only one who can smell it is now supported by her so even those that I can let slide, she makes it a point to look for it and make sure it's gone.

There are also times where she can smell the scent of a cockroach that found its way into our room. Super intense.

So there my fellow dad-to-be's. Our once quiet and reserved wives suddenly turn into super heroes during pregnancy fully equipped to handle all the pains of carrying a child in their tummy's, delivering one, and let's not forget, being fully capable of Super Smell and it'll be another 4-5 months before her super powers get lost like a cool-headed Hulk.

Key things to equip yourself with for super hero pregnant wives:
1. air freshener
2. perfume
3. try not to eat anything she doesn't like because it will reek out of your skin so says my wife! :)

Cy