It is official.
I officially weigh more than my husband.
Sigh.
Pretty soon we are going to look like a “10″ strolling around the streets of Fort Wayne (right now we sort of look like an “18″).
He will be able to stand behind me and you won’t be able to see him at all…..except for his hair, sticking up over the top of my head.
The sacrifices we women make.
As a pregnant woman, one of the questions I frequently get asked is, “Have you had any strange cravings?” As of yet, I have not experienced any really intense and/or strange cravings. However, I have noticed a couple of things. One, while I am not quite as chronically famished as I anticipated, when I am hungry….it has an intensity that is much more pronounced than in my non-pregnant days. When I need to eat, I need to eat NOW. The other thing that I have noticed is an increased polarization of what I like and don’t like. While I don’t think this quite qualifies as a “craving” per say, I do have to say that good food tastes better and if something sounds/smells/looks yucky, it sounds/smells/looks REALLY yucky.
Here is a short list of things that I have always liked, but for which I have a new found appreciation….
1. Crock Pot Stew: Yum. Maybe it is the time of year, maybe it is the fact that this meal has always been one of my favorites, maybe it is the fact that it in the “universally accepted as comfort food” category, but yum.
2. Yoplait “Whips” Lemon Meringue: If you haven’t tried this flavor of yogurt, you are TOTALLY missing out….it really is almost as good as a real live dessert.
3. Peanut Butter on a Spoon dipped in Chocolate Chips (preferably Ghiradelli): Better than a Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup…and I am convinced it is healthier….less preservatives, higher quality chocolate, natural peanut butter….need I say more? (Oh, Nutella on a spoon is pretty good too).
4. Grilled Cheese: Again, another childhood favorite. Mmmmm…..and now, totally justifiable…babies need calcium.
5. Peach Pie: As of yet, this is the only late night trip to the grocery store that Troy has had to endure. He went to go get me some pie late at night and in the rain. What a good husband. I had one big piece…..felt a little guilty after I read the nutritional info (How can they fit 20 grams of fat into 1/8 of a pie? It seems like a physical impossibility)….then scooped out the rest of the pie filling, mixed it with a bag of frozen peaches, and three little bags of peach oatmeal and made a makeshift “peach cobbler,” which I convinced then myself was much healthier than the sinful pie and ate, in its entirety, over the next day and a half. Ahhhh….the power of justification.
6. Guacamole: I don’t know why, but guacamole is especially good right now. Go figure. Mexican food in general is pretty darn appealing most of the time. Shrug. Who knows.
I am sure that the list will continue to grow/be updated over the next few months…..there is still time for the pickles and ice cream thing to kick into high gear.
