{"id":92,"date":"2005-07-20T00:26:28","date_gmt":"2005-07-20T07:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredatom.com\/blog\/?p=92"},"modified":"2005-12-21T22:16:30","modified_gmt":"2005-12-22T06:16:30","slug":"babies-are-parasites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredatom.com\/blog\/2005\/07\/20\/babies-are-parasites\/","title":{"rendered":"Babies Are Parasites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian had mentioned the other day that babies (including fetuses) are basically parasites. Come to think of it… yeah, they are! Fortunately this parasite is crucial to pass on our precious chromosomes<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Our baby should be a fully matured fetus now that’s it’s his 37th week in the womb. And Grace’s belly is really “popping” big. Sometimes it is mind boggling to try to comprehend how a single fertilized cell can be developed into a full grown human only to slowly self-destruct. And through all this, humans still manage to f*ck every other species over.<\/p>\n

Another odd observation I made: Grace’s late pregnancy stage symptoms are manifesting themselves on to me as well — swollen fingers (and feet) and heartburns. Is that even normal?<\/p>\n

And once again, Google proved to be a handy resource. Do dads-to-be experience hormonal changes?<\/a> pretty much answered my question. It’s been documented that father-to-bes can also go through hormonal changes and share some of the experiences as the expecting mother.<\/p>\n

Recently researchers at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada have demonstrated that fathers-to-be undergo hormonal changes as the birth of their child approaches.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And we thought we had it easy… Damn it! Stupid hormonal changes.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, I also strapped in the infant car seat, put up the “Baby Onboard” sign and installed the rear windshield shade. We also did some last minute baby shopping for the remaining items on our baby registry.<\/p>\n

Materially, we should be ready. But mentally, something tells me we I can never be ready.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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