Last night I had two dinners. Ugh, it makes my belly ache just thinking about it now but at the time it was marvelous.
I first had a very healthy, well balanced vegetable chicken curry with brown rice. Sounds awesome- right? It was good but just okay because I knew once I started cooking it that it wasn't what I would have chosen.
After the first dinner we cleared up and sat down for some Thursday night tv. Around 8:15 pm a commercial came on for Domino's cheesebread. I have never had Domino's cheesebread, and I have only had Domino's one time in my life. But at that moment, My stomach said, "yes" even though my brain said, "ummm, remember that bowl of curry you had 90 minutes ago?". My stomach won. We don't have a Domino's in our town so I went to the freezer and grabbed a frozen pizza and put it in the oven.
James promised me he would have some because I said I wasn't going to cook it if only I was going to eat. Bless him :) Cooked to perfection, I enjoyed it greatly and it soooo hit the spot. James did not have a piece because he has something I lack: self control.
And the cold leftovers made a phenomenal lunch today might I add...
Friday, January 20, 2012
156
What does this number mean to you? To James and I it means that Mini Mid is growing healthy and strong! We got to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time today and it was amazing! It's funny, after we heard it I was like, "wow, so we are really having a baby, huh?"
This is kind of a strange time because: I'm not really showing yet, I have been a very lucky gal and not had any morning sickness to speak of, and I can't feel anything moving yet so it's funny because the doctor keeps telling me I am pregnant but I don't actually feel pregnant yet.
156 beats per minute- hooray!!! (Stayed tuned for the actual audio footage once we figure out how to convert it).
This is kind of a strange time because: I'm not really showing yet, I have been a very lucky gal and not had any morning sickness to speak of, and I can't feel anything moving yet so it's funny because the doctor keeps telling me I am pregnant but I don't actually feel pregnant yet.
156 beats per minute- hooray!!! (Stayed tuned for the actual audio footage once we figure out how to convert it).
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Cravings
I haven't really felt like I have had too many cravings but James would probably disagree. There are a few things I can clearly identify as an "out of the ordinary need". I have a really hard time saying craving and calling anything a craving- which I find kind of odd. Maybe it's that I don't want to feel like I am totally out of control over my own body- yet...
So anyhoo, back to the "out of the ordinary needs" I have experienced thus far:
Western french dressing- this is a new one because for a few weeks I was vehemently opposed to eating greens, but since about 10 days ago I have enjoyed a salad nearly every day with a generous helping of this tangy, sweet, delicious sauce.
Eggs and breakfast foods- I could eat eggs three meals a day and ya know what I might just do that one of these days! They're so versatile and delicious and super fast to make. We have been enjoying breakfast for dinner at least once a week for the past month or so and it's always been welcomed with open arms. I went through a waffle/pancake thing, then realized it wasn't really the vessel that I wanted it was the syrup. We had some 100% organic maple syrup and it just tasted horrible. I went to the store and staring at all of the bottles realized that what I truly wanted was a bottle of the fake butter flavored corn syrup "poser" that they label as maple syrup. So I bought a small bottle and oh.my.god.- did it hit the spot. There's still half a bottle left so I'm not felling bad about it. Really, I'm not.
Oranges and Orange Juice- I'm not sure I can attribute this to the baby because every winter I go through some sort of Vitamin C withdrawal and start craving the citrus goods then too. But for blogging purposes we're calling this a baby craving!
General Crap- Suddenly out of the blue I will want Pizza Hut even though I may have just finished making a perfectly fine dinner. It tastes like gruel and I know I won't be satisfied until I have a taste of that hand tossed pizza. This happened just tonight. Perfectly good crockpot of BBQ pork waiting at home for us and I just couldn't even bear the thought of eating it.
The thing I never realized before about being pregnant is that you are hungry all of the time, but you can't eat a regular sized meal because then you feel terrible. So it's something to perfect- not getting too hungry but then not eating too much. Both lead to feeling miserable. For now I shall indulge my cravings as they come and embrace this whole experience!
So anyhoo, back to the "out of the ordinary needs" I have experienced thus far:
Western french dressing- this is a new one because for a few weeks I was vehemently opposed to eating greens, but since about 10 days ago I have enjoyed a salad nearly every day with a generous helping of this tangy, sweet, delicious sauce.
Eggs and breakfast foods- I could eat eggs three meals a day and ya know what I might just do that one of these days! They're so versatile and delicious and super fast to make. We have been enjoying breakfast for dinner at least once a week for the past month or so and it's always been welcomed with open arms. I went through a waffle/pancake thing, then realized it wasn't really the vessel that I wanted it was the syrup. We had some 100% organic maple syrup and it just tasted horrible. I went to the store and staring at all of the bottles realized that what I truly wanted was a bottle of the fake butter flavored corn syrup "poser" that they label as maple syrup. So I bought a small bottle and oh.my.god.- did it hit the spot. There's still half a bottle left so I'm not felling bad about it. Really, I'm not.
Oranges and Orange Juice- I'm not sure I can attribute this to the baby because every winter I go through some sort of Vitamin C withdrawal and start craving the citrus goods then too. But for blogging purposes we're calling this a baby craving!
General Crap- Suddenly out of the blue I will want Pizza Hut even though I may have just finished making a perfectly fine dinner. It tastes like gruel and I know I won't be satisfied until I have a taste of that hand tossed pizza. This happened just tonight. Perfectly good crockpot of BBQ pork waiting at home for us and I just couldn't even bear the thought of eating it.
The thing I never realized before about being pregnant is that you are hungry all of the time, but you can't eat a regular sized meal because then you feel terrible. So it's something to perfect- not getting too hungry but then not eating too much. Both lead to feeling miserable. For now I shall indulge my cravings as they come and embrace this whole experience!
Sold on St. Mary's!
We just finished our OB tour at St. Mary's and to sum it up in one word- WOW! Not sure what it says about James and I that we both left saying, "that's way nicer than most of the hotels we've stayed in."
The delivery area will be under construction starting in a month or so which means we might be REALLY lucky and get one of the new rooms by the time that August rolls around, but to be honest the rooms currently aren't too shabby in my opinion. What I did notice needed an update- the 19" tube tv with a vhs player built in. Would you believe that I brought this up before James?!? We both decided it probably is not something that we're going to be too bothered about considering the purpose for the room.
After the birth and recovery they move you upstairs to a suite. Yes, you read that right: suite. The room has a queen size bed because according to the nurse they are "family oriented". I was thinking it would probably benefit my family and maintain my sanity if I can get my own bed for a few nights- just kidding!
A few of the other perks: the nurse told us how to get James' meals for free through creative ordering, there's a Victor Allen's in the lobby because I am sooo ready for a large caffeinated cuppa joe, they provide a special celebratory steak dinner for James and I, which includes a bottle of champagne- also something I would love to drink the heck out of right now, and they have a nursery staffed 24/7 so that if we need a chance to rest we can be assured there's always someone there to care for our little guy or gal.
I'm really starting to feel excited and on the drive home I had a realization and exclaimed, "oh my God. We are having a real baby and it's gonna be ours and they're gonna expect us to take it home!" James was like, "yeah. duh!" It's a weird thing and I'm aware that we're pregnant but it's still slower to sink in about the other ways out life will be changed- all for the good though. We are both so thrilled and can't wait to meet our little peanut.
The delivery area will be under construction starting in a month or so which means we might be REALLY lucky and get one of the new rooms by the time that August rolls around, but to be honest the rooms currently aren't too shabby in my opinion. What I did notice needed an update- the 19" tube tv with a vhs player built in. Would you believe that I brought this up before James?!? We both decided it probably is not something that we're going to be too bothered about considering the purpose for the room.
After the birth and recovery they move you upstairs to a suite. Yes, you read that right: suite. The room has a queen size bed because according to the nurse they are "family oriented". I was thinking it would probably benefit my family and maintain my sanity if I can get my own bed for a few nights- just kidding!
A few of the other perks: the nurse told us how to get James' meals for free through creative ordering, there's a Victor Allen's in the lobby because I am sooo ready for a large caffeinated cuppa joe, they provide a special celebratory steak dinner for James and I, which includes a bottle of champagne- also something I would love to drink the heck out of right now, and they have a nursery staffed 24/7 so that if we need a chance to rest we can be assured there's always someone there to care for our little guy or gal.
I'm really starting to feel excited and on the drive home I had a realization and exclaimed, "oh my God. We are having a real baby and it's gonna be ours and they're gonna expect us to take it home!" James was like, "yeah. duh!" It's a weird thing and I'm aware that we're pregnant but it's still slower to sink in about the other ways out life will be changed- all for the good though. We are both so thrilled and can't wait to meet our little peanut.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Second First Appointment Tomorrow
Yes, you read that correctly- tomorrow is our second first appointment with another OB doctor. We are fortunate to have insurance that allows us to be a bit "choosy" in selecting a care provider so we're trying out another doctor who delivers at a different regional hospital to see how she compares.
This also marks the start of our ninth week of pregnancy! This week we have a little grape- yay! Already I am referring to the baby as a "he" and James is referring to Mini Mid as a "she". The only thing for certain is that one of us will be correct.
I am still feeling really good- minimally nauseous, good appetite, and just a couple of episodic food cravings. I was really kind of hoping for some wacky craving like pickles dipped in peanut butter (wait... maybe that does sound good??? JK) but so far it's just pretty regular stuff- tacos, pineapple, spicy food.
We'll post an update once we have selected our OB- wish us luck!
This also marks the start of our ninth week of pregnancy! This week we have a little grape- yay! Already I am referring to the baby as a "he" and James is referring to Mini Mid as a "she". The only thing for certain is that one of us will be correct.
I am still feeling really good- minimally nauseous, good appetite, and just a couple of episodic food cravings. I was really kind of hoping for some wacky craving like pickles dipped in peanut butter (wait... maybe that does sound good??? JK) but so far it's just pretty regular stuff- tacos, pineapple, spicy food.
We'll post an update once we have selected our OB- wish us luck!
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