Such a craving...

With Hannah, I craved Jack in the box's Oreo Cookie Milk Shakes and Tuna Fish Sandwiches w/pickles and Doritos. (Milk Shake and Sandwich sold separately...Not together)

With Zechariah it was Taco Bell's Strawberry Mango Frutista Freeze and Hamburgers-bring on the katsup. (Also, not in the same sitting.)

But with this little one on the way, I must say cravings are the one side effect that have gotten completely out of control! T.V. commercials suggest things that make my mouth water-I normally despise hot dogs, yet I can't get enough of those nasty things at the moment complete with sliced pickles and mustard, and KFC I have kept at bay-but oh how my mouth salivates at the suggestion (A normal EW!) Baby carrots with ranch are a daily necessity, along with Carmel dipped apple slices. The other day I came home and went straight to the blender for a banana and spinach smoothie. But the most outlandish of them all is the smell of watermelon-this smell is lethal! I walked into the kitchen after work one day and smelled watermelon. Never mind that the husband had just cleaned the ENTIRE house for me, did I praise him for it like a good wife? No. I demanded to know if he had eaten watermelon without me. Confused he said no, but my sniffer smelled otherwise. I again prodded and prodded as to the where abouts of the mysterious melon smell and low and behold it was the dish wash soap. By now it was too late, the craving had kept hold and so I sent my loving and adoring husband to the store to buy one so that I could satisfy my longing. Upon his return I am ashamed to admit that I ate 3/4 of the melon myself-I tried to convince Brandon to eat some to releve some guilt but he denied so I shared the other 1/4 with the kids. Awww, at last I could rest. Interestingly enough though, my weight gain is less than the previous pregnancies (so far)....despite all the food being consumed!

Another craving I have had (non pregnancy related) is spiritual depth. I found myself not having time to get into the word but checking my email obsessively. So through prayer, I have given this obsession to God and now whenever I "crave" to go online and check my social media outlets, I first read a chapter of THE word. It has really helped me subside this craving and helped me draw closer to God in my daily walk. I openly confess that before, I was not getting into the Bible-except for Sunday's, and lately I have found myself diving into it almost 3 times daily!