Cravings and Aversions

Once again, I apologize for the hiatus in my posting. Shortly after my last post, we flew down to Houston to see my folks and to enjoy their wonderful central air. Then the day after we got back, I went up to northern Utah with my mom (who flew up for a family event that same day) to see some of my relatives there. And then my husband started back to school. Oh, and did I mention that just a few days before my last post, we went to the Utah Shakespeare Festival for our two-year anniversary? Are you dizzy yet?

I am now nearly 13 weeks into this pregnancy, which means that the nausea is going away and I'm starting to feel more normal. Well, as normal as you can feel when you're pregnant ;) Last week, I cooked dinner two nights in a row, which had not happened since before I was pregnant.

One of my friends asked me on facebook about my cravings, and I promised a blog post about them, since the list is so long and was always changing.

Let me begin by saying that cravings are not always the "I have to have this NOW" deal you keep hearing about with pregnant women. Most of the time, it's a food item that doesn't make you want to vomit at the mere thought of. And they aren't always constant. Not with me, anyway. What sounded good one day, would make me gag another day. This made leftovers a no-no.

But these are things that always sound good:

Mashed Potatoes (Image Credit)

Chocolate Milk (Image Credit)

Pizza. Specifically, Papa John's. (Image Credit)

Cereal (Image Credit)

Also, honey roasted almonds, but I couldn't find a picture ;)

The other cravings, I'll just make a list of them and about the time the cravings hit...

Before I knew I was pregnant...

Omelets (funny, because I don't normally eat these), Subway, spaghetti


After the two pink lines (in no particular order):


Wendy's baked potato and Baja salad

Bloomin' Onion from Outback

cheddar Sun Chips dipped in caesar salad dressing

shrimp tempura (Japanese dish; it's delicious even when I'm not pregnant)

string cheese

sour cream and onion chips and chocolate ice cream (not together, although it was tempting)

apple sauce and wheat crackers (this ended up being my go-to for nausea relief)

Stir fry

Asian dumplings

Fettucine alfredo with peas

Cinnamon Swirl toast with lots of butter (this is my current one, yum)


Now for the aversions. My biggest aversion has been beef. Apparently the Bear Cub doesn't know of its Texan heritage. This broke my heart, because I love me some chicken fried steak. Thankfully, Bear Cub let me have some when I was visiting relatives last weekend. Thank you baby :) And although I craved spaghetti before I knew I was pregnant, I can't stand the thought of it now. Ironic, because I can still eat weird things like eggplant parmesan. Mmm, eggplant.

I also don't have much of a sweet tooth. Well, baby does seem to like chocolate ;) But in general, no sweets. Mainly savory things. Old wives' tale says this means I'm having a boy. We shall see about that.