Daddy has reached the third trimester!

Donovan here!

Well, I've officially reached the third trimester of Daddyhood. Symptoms include:

• Sudden inexplicable ability to identify Braxton Hicks contractions, even though you have no idea what that even means; and
  
• Marked increase in ability to convince your wife that you know what you are talking about (especially in regards to Braxton Hicks contractions).

Yep! As of 5 minutes ago, Cat had her first noticeable Braxton Hicks contraction! If you want to join me in finding out what the heck THAT was all about, visit the American Pregnancy Association website's write-up!

Other signs I've hit the third trimester of daddyhood include:

• Increased hormonal production, affecting one's ability to refrain from getting emotional during Wilford Brimley commercials;
• substantial weight gain, especially in the "body" area;
• loss of bed space;
• Ability to sit through an entire episode of Full House; and
  
• Creating secret caches of candy and comic books, for emergency use after pregnancy.

I wonder what the fourth trimester will be like....