I’ve given hints aroused suspicions here and there, but here it is quite officially: this family is expanding. And so is my waistline. But not from eating this or this.
I’ve gone and gotten myself knocked up again. We wanted our kids to be close together in age, and that they will be: Lucy will have just turned 2 when new baby arrives. I would be terribly excited and jumping up and down if I were able to muster more than a smile. This pregnancy has been wicked from the get-go and I’m just hoping to survive the next several months and make it to the good part. All those women who say that they love pregnancy, that they feel beautiful for the miracle that is growing inside of them, that their hair is shinier and their teeth are whiter, well….those women can kiss my expanding booty. I’m the type that prefers babies on the outside.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m incredibly grateful to be pregnant at all—so many women never have the opportunity. I have excellent prenatal care. I’m healthy. The baby is healthy. We are so very blessed.
But for a quick moment I’m allowing myself a pity party and complaining about my cankles and never-ending sleepiness. So I’ve come up with a list to share with you all about my condition and how it has hindered this little blog o’ mine.
10 reasons why it sucks to be pregnant as a food blogger:
1. I don’t feel like eating. Which, when you write a food blog, is sort of an essential part of the blogging experience. Take away cocaine, hallucinogenics and the Hell’s Angels, and you’ve left Hunter S. Thompson with very little to write about.
2. When I do feel like eating, I crave something weird and complex that I don’t have the ingredients for.
3. By the time I gather the ingredients, prep them, make the dish, photograph it, and sit down to eat it, the thought of eating it makes me want to hurl.
4. Then I hurl.
5. You can’t blog about hurling.
6. Going through the photos of what I cooked, and trying to blog about it, makes me want to hurl.
7. See #4.
8. The time I would usually spend blogging I now need to spend napping, trying to nap, hurling, or trying to nap while hurling (which is never very successful).
9. I miss spending quiet time inventing recipes and chatting with you all on this lovely blog of mine. You’re one of the best parts of my day. I’m serious.
10. My jeans don’t fit. This is unrelated to blogging. Just saying.
I have to keep reminding myself of the light at the end of the tunnel.
First personality.
First gap teeth and first peanut butter smiles.
Lots more snuggles.
And first “how the hell did you get so dirty?”s.
Thanks for listening to my down-in-the-dumps rant. I promise I’ll get better. And once the morning sickness subsides I’ll be back to a few recipes a week. In the meantime, I’ll be elegantly dining on Saltines and Gatorade. And that, my friends, is not worth blogging about.
-RDG
Exciting!!!!
(and I don’t know WHO those “I love being pregnant!” women are, but I’m not one of them, either.)
Congratulations Jenny!!! Woo Hoo!!! Another baby!!! And, man, can I ever relate to the ” pregnancy ain’t fun” gig. Fainted. Hurled. Turned green. With. All. THREE!!
I know, I know….
Mary:)
congratulations!! how exciting… the pregnancy part anyway, not the hurling
Congrats on the next Lil Bear! My BFF just had twins and her entire 9 months was spent hurling. Hope you get over the pukies/vomification soon!
Congratulations to you and your family!
Oh congratulations!! That’s fantastic news and I hope all goes well for you. Fingers crossed that the hurling stops soon too…..mine went until week 16, several times a day, and that was NOT fun
Looking forward to sharing your new adventure with you
mazel tov
Congrats! I’m in the same boat. 10wks pregnant, too tired to blog, too sick to eat and when I am I want crazy things like spicy tuna rolls at 11pm. (Although I have to admit your buffalo mac and cheese sounds mighty tempting.) Good luck in the upcoming weeks, hopefully you start feeling better!
Congratulations!! I’m so excited for you and your family!
Congratulations and hang in there…I completely understand- I was SO sick when I was pregnant and was laughing as I read your list. I wasn’t a food blogger then and I’ve actually been thinking about that as we’ve contemplated baby #2. I’m fully expecting to just write a post saying “pregnant.sick.will return in 5 months”. Ahhhh. Yes, keep thinking about that light at the end of the tunnel. They really are worth it, but it doesn’t make it suck any less while you’re going through it. We’ll miss ya, but can’t wait for the post that says you’re feeling better!
Jenny,
Congrats on your exciting news. I also had 2 babies very close together – 14 months to be exact. That was tough but now they are 5 & 6 years old and it’s a lot easier (well, in some ways…). And like you, I did not enjoy pregnancy. I had 3 kids and hated being pregnant every time – all 9 months. I was extremely blessed, I realize but I just did not feel good – physically or mentally. Your little girl is adorable.
I came across your blog through another blog and since you were in Seattle, it caught my eye. I’m also in Seattle! Love your photography. I will be stopping by to see what’s new.
Thanks,
Heidi
Love this post! It was so great meeting you in Seattle over the weekend. Good luck with your pregnancy!
First of all, congratulations on baby #2! I was checking your blog to see if you had any recipe ideas for goat meat, but now I am sincerely hoping you are not barfing after reading the words “goat meat” at this point in your pregnancy… But if you do have any good tips please pass them along!
I wish you, Dave, and Lucy the best as you expand your family! I guess Rick and I better get to work if there is any hope of our kids being playmates like we were
Miss you,
Katie
Katie, thank you! I’ve never worked with goat meat before—let me know how it turns out…in about 3 weeks when the thought of it won’t make me want to hurl
Miss you too and hope to see you soon.
@Josh: so glad they worked out for you! And gluten free? Genius.
Good to know.
@Chris: Thanks for doing the legwork
@Chef: This would be a fantastic recipe to do with kids! So easy and fun.
@Meredith: Lovely blog! Great photos and yummy food.
@Kate: thanks so much! A huge compliment, since I barely know how to work my camera!
This is my favorite post EVER. You are hilarious! xxoo
I am so happy for you I could hurl! Congrats!