A major subset of what I call the 'pregnant crazies' is the phenomenon of memory loss in pregnant women. It's also one of the little marvels about which nobody gives the father-to-be any advance notice. As such, first time dads often experience this rather unwittingly. First a conversation you've had is forgotten, then she forgets to confirm a dinner date. My wife, who has a Rain Man-like talent for remembering numbers, almost cried in line at the grocery store when she couldn't remember a four digit debit card PIN.

Memory loss during pregnancy is fairly well documented and attributed to a range of causes from deficiencies in sleep and iron and even a decrease in brain volume. (Don't worry, the brain returns to it's pre-pregnancy state within six months from delivery.) So how does this effect you?

Your task is to help keep the mommy-to-be organized and remember important dates and other miscellany.

Get a good calendar program and enter doctor appointments, bills, birthdays and other important dates to make sure that neither you or she forget them. I use Google Calender because you can share a calendar between two people and it will send email or text message reminders before a scheduled entry.