girlymama

wordless wednesday: presenting... bump at 18 weeks

(Its hard to take a picture of your own belly!)

pregnant fun

Bump -- did I mention that we call our unborn babies "Bump?" Well, we do. -- Anyway, Bump is turning out to be extremely active. Bump was kicking around so much the other night that everyone was able to feel little baby kicks. Husband was so impressed by the strength of these little kicks that he is convinced I am carrying the next Beckham. Seriously. Personally, I was sitting there wondering how many babies were in there exactly. Cause it felt like at least three ;-)
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We scheduled our ultrasound in about two weeks. We are completely undecided about whether to find out if its a boy or a girl. We obviously want to know, but we've never found out before... Ugh. Big decision. Find out or not find out?????
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New cravings:
1. Vanilla yogurt with granola. Cannot get enough!!
2. Fruit, fruit, fruit - still. Especially clementines and berries.
3. Apple pie.
4. PIZZA!!!!!!!!!

Foods that completely gross me out:
1. Cheetos - overdid that craving. Yuck.
2. Chocolate. Still makes me sick... Sob!
3. McDonalds/Wendy's -- fast food soooo grosses me out right now.

average recommended pregnancy weight gain: 25-35 pounds.

Here are 5 reasons I will be blowing that recommended weight gain out of the water with this pregnancy:

1. Due to morning sickness, I only want to eat things that I usually avoid. Like bread. And potatoes. And all those starchy-carby foods that aren't good for you anymore according to Oprah, Bob Greene and other experts.

2. I now hate diet drinks. Hate them. I used to live for Cherry Coke Zero. Favorite drink EVER. But now, anything with fake sweeteners tastes awful to me. Crystal Light, Diet Coke, Splenda (sob!), even my beloved Cherry Coke Zero. While my Husband is thrilled, as he hates diet drinks and is always reminding me as I'm drinking that they are going to give me cancer, I miss those lovely caffeine-laden, calorie-free bubbles. I love drinks with bubbles. Sigh.

3. My biggest craving is fruit. Especially really sour apples. This may help me stay just shy of weighing more than my husband. However....

4. My other craving is Cheetos. Which will make my friends and family laugh. No, actually, it will make them fall off their chairs in hysterics. Why? Because I hate cheese. Hate it. Yet, somehow, Cheetos are just about my favorite food right now.
Woe be to the Husband who finishes off the pregnant woman's Cheetos while watching soccer because he will be headed out to buy her more as soon as the game is over. If he lives that long.
5. And, finally, saving the best for last, some genius, who I would love to personally thank, invented these:

Coincidence that these were invented just as I got pregnant? I. Think. Not.