Well, you can describe it - instead of "touching the egg" you can say "touching the lifegiving oval" or such things. "precious shape", "you cradle the embryo in its protective shell", ...
I went through and changed up the "the egg" phrases a bit. It still might need a bit more touching up, but its not as repetitive now.
Otherwise, i think i finished up the eggy part of the lifespan, and put the starts of the hatchling age areas. I think most of my code is alright, but theres a few spots that im unsure of/might not yet be functional. Didn't do as much as i wanted to in the past hours, but i'm gonna hopefully work on it later tonight/early early morning tomorrow
Edit: I'm also a bit idea short on things the player could influence. I'm thinking of having an affection system that increases/decreases on player actions, and possibly making the beast's actual size influenceable, but beyond that, i only have a few other ideas.