When I was pregnant with MH, I had two pregnancy cravings: booze and cigarettes. I think it's knowing that you can't have something that makes you want it even more. But I'll tell ya, I had crazy dreams where I'd smoke and then realize I was pregnant and feel super guilty about it. So the mother guilt was already going strong.
This time around, I haven't craved anything nearly as destructive. Actually, this whole pregnancy has been a bit better. I think I've only lost my shit once or twice, but mostly I've been pretty resigned. I think it's because the last time I was pregnant, I wasn't used to having to think about somebody else before I thought about myself so it was a real shock. But that's just a way of life for me now.
Okay, pregnancy cravings. This time around, it's all about cereal.
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No, this isn't a badly lit picture from the grocery store. This is my cereal stash. I expect this to last for ONE WEEK. Last time Jonathan went grocery shopping, I told him to get a ridiculous amount of cereal. I said, "If you think you are getting too much, get one more box." So he came home with like four boxes. FOOL. I went through that shit in a few days.
MH is also doing a fair bit of cereal these days, but really she's just the Kramer to my Seinfeld. I'm eating this stuff like 2-3 bowls at a time.
Could be worse. I could be dream smoking and feeling super bad about it.
Just think of all the calcium! And the fact that it's not meth. Yea. At least it's not meth.
ReplyDeleteWhich one of these is your current favorite? Or does it constantly change?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite cereal of all time is Nutri Grain. I loved this cereal so much that when they changed the formula, I called and complained (I think I was in fifth grade) and when they went back to the original, I was sent a complimentary box. Soon after, they stopped making it. Anyway, Basic Four is about as close as I can get to Nutri Grain, but it's still mildly disappointing because it's not really what I want.
DeleteCurrently, MH and I have been devouring the Kashi Hearts cereal (which is their more expensive version of Cheerios). It's a good basic. Life and Golden Grahams are my favorite "dessert" cereals (usually I don't eat these in the morning, but rather at night after dinner.)
That's a lot of cereal ;) I was massively into apples and strawberries and black olives from a jar. Oh pregnancy cravings how i miss thee! I know what you mean about smoking though, I LOVED the smell of cigarettes when I was pregnant!
ReplyDeleteDuring my first pregnancy, I was sitting in a restaurant with a friend and the waitress came by for our drink order. Out of nowhere, I hear myself order a root beer, something I'd never really cared for much. She went off to retrieve it and I looked at my friend and said, "I don't like root beer." She, being a new mom herself, her 6-month-old perched on her knee, looked at my belly and said, "Mmm... Guess he must then." And the waitress came back with the drink and it was glorious.
ReplyDeletePreggos are weirdos.