Flavorless
I’m a very picky eater. I also don’t like salt on my food, with very few exceptions. (Other than the other day when for whatever reason I craved salt and ODed a little. I felt gross afterwards.) I was that weird child brushing salt off of her crackers and potato chips.
I finally bought a big box of saltines to keep around the house, but I warned Den, “I got the kind without salt on them.”
Den stared at me like I was some alien. “So they’re what…. just Tines?? Now completely flavorless??”
But, hey, it works for me.
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Last night was by far not a good night. I am definitely getting my energy back, because I’m finding it harder and harder to fall asleep at night. Two nights ago I stared at the ceiling in the dark for a good two hours, thinking about what color to paint the baby’s room. As if it’s a crisis to be dealt with in the middle of the night. But last night I did fall asleep fairly quickly, only to wake at 2am for my middle of the night pee. That’s fine. Except I could not fall back asleep. My nausea flared up and I turned from side to side, even ran to the bathroom a few times dry heaving.
And so that is why I ended up cooking myself pancakes at 3am. I needed something hefty in my stomach, more than crackers – tried those, they didn’t help. I sat down with my pancake with strawberry jam and whipped cream, ate my meal, then went back to bed and actually fell asleep. (No, I didn’t make them from scratch, who do you think I am? I use just-add-water mix.) I hope this isn’t going to be a new trend.
aww…don’t you love pregnancy. i say that tongue-in-cheek because i know you do, as do i but the whoes are many :) i laugh because i am not sleeping at night either. for me it’s because i’m 34 weeks and just big and uncomfortable. for you it’s more visceral at this point. either way our babies are reminding us that, yes, they are still there. :)
I always did the salt brush off thing too! AND asked them NOT to salt my soft pretzels. :) People thought I was crazy. Now I want salt lots. haha.
I love that Den called them ‘tines. Very funny. I so can’t relate. I love salt! It it comes down to choosing between chocolate and chips, chips will win every time. I can picture you sitting down to your pancakes at 3 am. I hope it’s not a nightly routine.
Arrg, this has been me the whole way. Except I don’t have any energy but still can’t fall asleep. I’ve had chronic insomnia since I was 4, but the having to pee/nausea in the middle of the night thing has made it so much worse.
The other night I needed something to eat, so I made wheat toast. Yuk! Nope – couldn’t eat that once I tasted it. So then I made mac and cheese – yum, but right after I was done eating, I threw it all up. Hmmm. Finally had to settle on saltines (with the salt), and no water even though I was crazy thirsty. Does anyone else have this, where liquids make you sick? It is sad because all I really want at night are huge icy glasses of water etc – but I know that way lies sickness.