Pickles and ice cream

When referring to the sometimes odd cravings pregnant women can experience, you often hear about pickles and ice cream. So far I haven't had any bizarre cravings, but last night when we were watching a show, one of the characters was eating a pickle--and suddenly I NEEDED a pickle! The only thing that kept me from jumping into the car was the fact that it takes 15 minutes to get to the nearest grocery store, not to mention it was 9:30 p.m. I managed to squash that longing until this afternoon when I went grocery shopping and grabbed a jar off the shelf of Vlasic dill spears. I had to eat two spears on the way home. Ahhh, happy tummy!

Some of you have kindly asked how I'm feeling. Much better now. For about four weeks I was feeling nauseated almost all day, especially around dinnertime and into the evening. But the worst of it has passed. Tomorrow Baby will be 12 weeks along! One website said the baby is about the size of a fig. The previous week it was a walnut. I'm in that frustrating in-between stage where I'm too big to wear many of my normal clothes but too small to wear many maternity clothes without looking ridiculous. Ah, well, that'll pass soon enough!