Cravings....

Cravings....
April 2, 2009


Well it has begun, the cravings.....oh the cravings.....sitting here thinking about cravings, makes me want to go out to the local Starbucks and get my craving for this pregnancy. If you haven't figured it out my MAJOR craving for this pregnancy is a Tall Java Chip Frappacino from Starbucks. Now I know that traditionally caffeine is forbidden during pregnancy, but to my defense (and elation) the FDA recently released a new study that shows that pregnant women can have between 150-200 mg of caffeine a day. That is great since the Tall Frappacino that I get only has 100 mg!!! YIPPIE! Plus unfortunately or FORTUNATELY I live about 20 minutes from the closest Starbucks so my quantities are limited to only about two Frapp's a week.

It is kinda funny with what cravings I get during pregnancy. With Jacob my HUGE craving was McDonalds french fries and for those of you who know me you will attest to the fact that I NEVER eat french fries. I am actually not a big potatoe fan at all other than mashed potatoes so seeing me licking the containers of McDonalds fries was quite a site for some. Then towards the end of my pregnancy with Jacob the fry thing died off and was replaced by the intense craving for Peanut Butter, Banana, and Grape Jelly sandwiches ON TOAST! Now that might not sound too weird but I only craved EXTRA CRUNCHY peanut butter (you know the kind where it is 99% peanuts with 1% butter holding the peanuts together), and it had to be GRAPE jelly and it had to be on toast! I was going through about 2-3 of those sandwiches a day during the last 2 months of my pregnancy with Jacob.....hhhhmmmmm wonder why I gained 45 pounds!!! ((GRIN))

So this pregnancy is starting off a little different but slightly similar. Different as in you can't get any more opposite than Fries and coffee, but similar as in I am NOT a coffee drinker just like I wasn't a french fry eater. I am one of those people who will occasionally (1-2 times a month if not less) get an overly sweet, overly flavored coffee type drink. The true coffee drinkers in my family usually can't even stomach one sip of what I call a "coffee"!

So we will see where this craving ends, and what other horribly nutritious thing replaces it in a few months! Do you think I could crave carrots?? Salad?? NAH!!! Then what would be the fun of being pregnant!!!! BRING ON THE HORRIBLE JUNK FOOD!!!!