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!