Food....

We were watching the movie 'Lethal Weapon 4' the other night. Dan had been wanting to see it because in this movie, Rene Ruso's charater is having Mel Gibson's baby. Dan likes to pull out movies that have bad guys and shoot em up scenes and babies....

Anyway... there was this part in the movie that Rene Russo was making breakfast and she and Mel Gibson were talking and she said the wisest pregnant words I have heard through my entire seven months of being pregnant with my little son....."Nothing stands in between a pregnant lady and food." I laughed sooo hard because it is the truth.

In my house we eat. That is our nature. We are fun eaters, social eaters, emotional eaters and all the eaters you can think of, we were them. How my sister stayed sooo thin is impressive...But when you are pregnant.... it really is an open door to eat. I have had a few cravings here and there.. taco bell at a random time, ice cream in the middle of the day, watermelon as if it's going out of style, (now it's just out of season) and I have bypassed pasta which is unheard of in my family....but fear not the wan for bread and cheese are still there. Lots of milk and a ton of orange juice... That's really the extent of the CRAVINGS so far....However....there is way more to this story.....

Dan has been great at deciding what we should have for dinner. I appreciate that. Since I am at work all day too, I just cannot add another decision to make to my plate so I let Dan do it... It's a kind gesture to me and he always asks what I would like... I usually do not care.. because I really don't...BUT once it has been decided on then there is no stopping me.... I could have a HUGE fruit salad in front of me and eat the entire thing... I could have a steak in front of me and eat it all...(not really a steak fan)..One time before Thanksgiving, Dan's dad came to stay with us and our plan was to have burgers for dinner...but it was raining so I stopped at the store and got a meatloaf on the way home w/ all kind of trimmings to go with it. I was pushing the boys to eat it up so there would not be any leftovers.....I ate it up.. I cannot stand meatloaf...I made so much of it when his dad lived with us that I really got over it, but this night I could not stop.
Cole slaw is another thing i would never give the time of day too and I cannot get enough of...Popsicles now are the rave for me... You know I will just eat and not get full. It's funny. I eat a lot of fruit and salads than any thing else, but the amount I eat is a riot. I laugh at myself in amazement. I used to HATE the food that they fed us at work. It's a free lunch and you get what they give you or the choice of deli meats and a gross salad bar. I mean people get sick from this place...Cant stop myself from eating there....I even bring food to work with me....
A few weeks ago it was a Sunday morning and I was heading into work... On Sundays the hotel cafeteria provides a small breakfast for the employees..so I was getting ready to leave and Dan said..."you are leaving so early" and I said..."Free breakfast in the ICU." kissed him and off I went.

Now I sound as if I have gained loads of weight from my eating binges...but I really have not. Yes I have put on some and will end this pregnant venture under what I had estimated, but so far so good...Again I'm not into the sweets and cakes and cookies and stuff, but the carbs are not that helpful either... it's all good though. Joey will be like his Grandfather....(my dad) I bet a big boy with a big appetite... Yet I am fine if he ends up like Dan... ( a small appetite) A hotel buffet which is so good, will make money on Dan because he is such a small eater where they would lose money on me....

....An open door for food.... A love for food...a baby growing inside me that needs food....OOO... one more very important thing.... My biggest advice to ANY woman out there who is having a baby... Stay away from the FOOD NETWORK channel.. Not a good channel to watch. You will want to eat everything that is on....But in the end...It's all about FOOD.