26 weeks pregnant…cravings hit

I complained several times anytime someone asked me about my pregnancy that I had no cravings..I really wanted to know that feeling of ‘must have those coleslaw chocolate buns now’ feeling but nothing seemed to hit…until now.

Initially it was anchovies…I ate them for about three days in a row then it sort of disappeared and I thought that was the worst of it..no, no, no.  Saturday night the real craving hit me.  CAKE!

I text my brother approximately 10 times requesting various types of cake, then telling him I had in fact changed my mind, then again to tell him I did need cake after all…so much so, my dad had to come home in the middle of service (they have a restaurant) to deliver me a suitably satisfying sticky toffee pudding and boy, did that hit the spot.

We went through a very similar process the next night so come Monday, my brother decided enough was enough and bought sweet treats that have been hidden in the house and only revealed to me in times of dire need.

I think it may be time to give up the cakes though, I don’t want to be pregnant and fat.

In other news my amazing husband finally felt baby kick, that was special.  My back is so sore I have to sleep sitting up and the realisation that I potentially could have a baby in minimum 10 weeks has actually sunk in…eeek!

Here is a little bumpdate to say goodbye for now.


Bumpdate

I love being pregnant and I adore my wee bump but I sure do miss that slender body from the start.

 


Dear 16 year old me…

….since being pregnant I have been getting lots of great advice from friends and friends of friends and most importantly from my mum…little details on how to sleep at night, to raise my feet when I am sitting up, to walk, to drink lots of water and fibre, write everything down because you will forget otherwise.

It’s been a great experience to share with her and it got me thinking about how my body is changing…all of a sudden, you become very aware of your body.  My already heaving bosom has magnificently doubled in size, I feel like Jessica Rabbit minus the eensy weensy waist, my thighs appear to be larger as well ( I know right, I thought it was only my stomach) and then we come to the stomach…every day as I grow a little bit more, love my bump a little more every day, I suddenly realised that my belly button ring is NOT going to happily stay where it is and I will have to remove it…thus leaving me with a a black hole where my dainty little blue stone has been for 13 and a half years.

 

And so that brings me to this…what would I tell 16 year old me?  As cool as it is to pierce your belly button, I most definitely advise against it, you will regret it when you are 29 and pregnant….oh and if you do insist on doing it, please do NOT drink a can of Tennent’s lager afterwards…you will spew.

 

 


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