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Back to the blog!

I have been banned from using the computer for close to two weeks thanks to a nasty little muscle spasm that left me on bed rest for an entire week. Sucks for me!

So far, that has probably been the absolute worst thing I could have experienced. The intense pain of a lower back spasm AND sciatic nerve with no drugs and limited time on the electric heating pad, was HELL! I am talking, crying, whimpering pain all because I don't stretch enough when I am on the computer at work, and I lifted a few too many "light" boxes the week before. Bruta! I sure learned my lesson: respect the body- even if you are not pregnant. We all have our limits and while my immune system is consistently gloriously DIESEL, my old bones are not... my muscles miss Ms. Checkhan's yoga classes and the golden days at Integral Yoga.

Me estoy poniendo vieja. Word.

Thanks to accupuncture and a very diligent and patient husband, I can now bend at the waist and stand (it was that serious). Thank you, boo. Bed rest was good to me, too.

Throughout it all, the scariest part was my mommma-to-be nerves freaking out over whether or not the baby was okay. Though my OB and the 24-hour nurse on call at my insurance plan assured me that he was fine, I just knew that the excruciating pain I was in had to be affecting him. I was just convinced that my accidental nap on the heating pad made him too hot and that the adrenalin running through my aching body was somehow disturbing his peace.

Fortunately for my frayed nerves, my monthly visit to the doctor's office confirmed that my little man was just fine. His heart was pumping at an approximate 140 beats per minute.

Music to my ears.

the good, the bad, and the ugly

Pregnant women everywhere- and the people that love them- know that our relationship to food is one of the most intense, and ever-changing dynamics of our daily lives as preggers.

My first 5 months were colored by intense nausea, though I rarely vomited. My first month I had an intense love affair with broccoli and cauliflower. Months 2-4, I could hardly eat anything but bread, cheese, and fruit smoothies, and now my most recent love affair is with pistachios and ice cream- or pistachio ice cream, depending on the day.

That said, I haven't had too many of the infamous "cravings". Instead I have been intensely repulsed by certain foods, or madly committed to others simply because they do not give me indigestion or heart burn. What a life!

A dear friend confided today that eating vegetables has truly become a labor of love- which she hates- while another pregger in my world happily chows down on anything her heart desires. Expanding bellies and booties aside, the general wisdom of donas and fly girls alike, is just eat!

Eat what you like when you can. Be mindful but not overly restrictive. Good food experiences can be hard to come by. Some sisters have it so bad that ENSURE is the only thing their poor bodies can take, so be grateful that you can eat at all.

Generally speaking, I love good food- good, healthy food, with an occasional cheeseburger or vanilla milkshake thrown in for good measure. This little boy inside of me, has some some very peculiar tastes of his own, however.

Among his likes over the last 6 months:

The Good
*Avocados
*Pistachios
*Salmon
*Bananas
*Oat Bread
*String Beans
*A good hearty green salad with nuts and corn
*Soy Chicken & Avocado sandwiches- yum!

The Bad
*Ice Cream (ok, so it has calcium but I have NEVER liked ice cream so much)
*Flan
*Cheeseburgers (at least 2 times per month)
*Baked Potatoes (nice)- with BACON AND SOUR CREAM!
*Fried yucca with fried eggs (OK once a year after a hangover is great, but he likes him some fried yucca)


The Ugly
*Cheetos (yes, Cheetos, y'all! I never even liked them as a kid)
OK, that's the ugliest so far... besides maybe the sour cream dip... and chips :)

what is with me and sour cream?!