Pigging Out

Hi all.

No baby news.

Still cooking that bun and getting heavier and more cumbersome every day. I now have a whole repertoire of noises that seem to accompany everyday tasks and activities - like grunting when standing up, sighing when sitting down and an odd kind of groan/squawk that bursts out if I squat for too long and then need to stand up. Getting in and out of the car is also a 3-step process and I'm wondering if a little old lady somewhere has a Zimmer frame I can borrow to make getting around easier.

But other than that - and the fact that baby likes to use my insides to practice her high kicks - all is going smoothly still and we just have to sit back and wait for the big day.

Oh - except that "sit back and wait" isn't really what's been going down.

Our shipping container arrived! Whoo hoo! So we have furniture which is GREAT but also a whole lot of stuff to find homes for and between M and I two VERY different approaches to putting things away.

I like to get everything out, figure out where it's going to go and put it there or leave it in a box until we've decided/found the right spot.

M - who hates clutter, just wants to put everything away NOW even if that means his hiking backpacks are where I think our clothes should be and there are bags of electrical cords/computer equipment etc in the baby's room ...... Luckily he has to work during the day so I can plod about putting things where I want them. As it should be.

But we'll get there.

In other news:
I think I've discovered my "craving" food. 
I'm not actually sure if it counts as a craving because (a) it isn't weird and (b) I don't want it at weird times of the day and (c) I liked this food item a lot before getting preggers.
But I'm obsessed with bacon at the moment. 

I cannot get enough of it. I'm not QUITE eating it every day ..... just every other day.
I don't want it with eggs though. Not being able to eat my favourite forms of eggy goodness: poached or in an egg cup with soldiers - until after baby is born, means that eggs are off my menu for now.

So how am I consuming all this glorious bacon I hear you ask?
Mainly in two forms:
With French Toast and Maple Syrup at the great cafe down the road from us for brunch. (Washed down with a hot chocolate just in case there wasn't enough sugar or calories already!)
OR - most often, as part of a B.L.A.T. 
A what?
B.L.A.T. It's a B.L.T (Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato - or as I like to call it, the Holy Trinity) with Avocado added served on thick wholegrain bread. I make this for myself and it's DELICIOUS.

I could eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
But I don't because I know my growing baby probably needs a few other essential vitamins and minerals.
But I wanna.

SO does that count as a craving or am I just a bacon obsessed loony??


And finally - in the spirit of Valentine's Day yesterday:
M and I didn't do anything special - he cooked meat on the BBQ, I made a salad and we sat and talked to each other, which was perfect. He also brought home special ice creams AND a Cadbury Creme Egg for me because he is lovely.


I give you this e-card which my sister sent to me:

Hope you all had a great day!! hehehehe.

B
xxx