I don’t know if “hunger” is really the right word to describe it lately. It’s like I think to myself, “Gosh I’m stuffed, I ate a ton…. now what’s for dinner?” I just have the constant need to snack! All the time. (I’m curious to add up all my calories from yesterday and see where it puts me.) I ate a hotdog at midnight last night, fell asleep… and woke up at 6:30 with my stomach growling like I hadn’t fed it in a week.<\/p>\n
We went out for a japanese hibatchi meal on Thursday – I’d been craving it for a week. (Actually I’d been craving it since I went there with my friends.) It wasn’t as good as it normally is, unfortunately (new cook)… and Den’s rare steak definitely looked far more appetizing than my chicken (sigh). But you know what? I am STILL craving it. Arg. It’s not a cheap meal, either! Can someone tell my body to crave, say, cold cereal? (Oh wait… it already does.)<\/p>\n
Today being Saturday, my weekly day celebration – 22 weeks today! – I weighed myself as I have every week since I got pregnant. And I think the nutritionist can stop worrying about my weight! In the two weeks since my last appointment I’ve gained over 2.5 lbs… I’m well on my way to that 5lbs per month she wanted. [insert eyeroll here] I didn’t mean to take her so literally!<\/p>\n
New craving: Ocean Spray’s Cran-Raspberry juice. Oh yum. Of course it has that freakin’ “high fructose corn syrup” in it – blech!! But it’s still better than soda or something, IMO. (I don’t drink soda. I’m weird, I know.) Strangely enough this craving has been edging out milk as of late. Weird. Maybe I’m getting enough calories now so my body doesn’t feel the need for all the calories in milk? Or maybe my body just likes to “switch it up” now and then.<\/p>\n
Since being pregnant I’ve discovered all kinds of important things. Like: Rolaids taste way better than Tums. I actually don’t mind chomping on them frequently. It’s working, though… when I feel the acid indigestion starting I grab some and it seems to be keeping the heartburn away… for now, at least. I’m sure that will change.<\/p>\n
One minor irritation: when I mention something in passing, like some aches and pains that I’m feeling, or the heartburn, or how freaking tired I get, and someone responds with, “Oh, if you think it’s bad now, wait ’til….” It’s like I feel that I have to preface every thing I say with some sort of disclaimer… or to brush it off and not say anything at all. What happened to just listening? And the funny thing is, the times I get those comments are NOT when I’m feeling miserable and sitting there moaning and griping about how horrible it is (because honestly, that’s pretty damn rare). Usually it’s just in casual conversation, said with a chuckle or a wry grin. Sometimes it’s even in response to them asking: “How are you feeling?” “Great, just exhausted is all.” “Oh wait until the baby comes…” Grrr. Why ask? Do you REALLY think any pregnant woman is going to say, “Great!! Perfect!! Never felt better!!” Well okay, sometimes I do, depending on if Devin’s being cute and kicking nicely, or if I’m getting weird cramps or heartburn. That’s not the point. I just feel like sometimes – with some people – I can’t say anything negative without someone jumping in to tell me just how BAD it’s going to get… to negate how I’m feeling.<\/p>\n
Thank goodness for my internet friends. I think my forums online are a large part of why, despite my extremely limited social life, I don’t feel “isolated” or alone. I have these great communities of wonderful women where we can sit and gab and everyone is so supportive. I really appreciate that. And of course some of those online friendships transition into real-life ones – over the past year(s) I’ve made friends with two lovely ladies on one forum who live quite close to me, so we get together for dinner every now and then. I just wish more people lived closeby!<\/p>\n
Like Kel. It’s no FAIR that she lives so far away. Kel and I have been friends for… ummm… well, it’s been over 10 years for sure. I think we were about 13 or 14 when we “met” online, if you can believe that. (Doesn’t that seem like a lifetime ago?) We’ve met in person exactly twice – once at my wedding, once when I went to visit her last year. And it’s no freaking fair that she lives far away! Someone needs to shrink the United States… or make travelling costs a LOT cheaper, I tell you what. Especially since she’s having another little boy! Devin and him (and Eric!) would be bestest friends, I’m sure! Destructive, though, I’m sure. lol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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