Scully
The latest addition to the Willeke household is an adorable Armadillo lizard now christened Scully. She's from South Africa, which is a perfect fit for my acquatic African motif in the sitting room. Technically she's from some pet store no longer wanted by the owner, thus mine...but we'll just pretend that she has a clue as to what her indigenous environment is. Now I just need some African doves so then I'll have the air, water and desert regions of Africa covered.
19 September 2006
Cravings
When I say cravings, I'm not referring to the "oo, that sounds good" kind of craving. I'm referring to the "there is NOTHING ELSE IN THIS WORLD ACCEPTABLE except object of craving". So you have to just pray that whatever Baby decides to make you crave is going to be healthy! Granted other food is eaten, but that food is like saltless crackers if a craving hits.
This is my list that I have gone through in order...
1. Pickles. Dill only. The small ones.
2. BW3's spicy garlic sauce. Boney or boneless chicken was fine. Hell, just give me the SAUCE and I was happy.
3. (London) Crisps. No country can make crisps like the UK. Especially the kettle type of crisps without MSG of which I'm desperately allergic. The only flavours acceptable were the Mesquite Salsa with Tomato and Red Onion with Double Gloucester flavours.
4. (Paris and London) Ketchup. The crisps weren't really making me feel great probably because they still aren't healthy, despite being kettle types, so I quickly switched to ketchup. Yes, chips were fine with that...or not. Whatever. Just hand over the ketchup.
5. Oranges. That's the current craving, and I'm averaging 4 a day. Yet I hate Orange Juice. There is no science to the world of pregnancy cravings!
When I say cravings, I'm not referring to the "oo, that sounds good" kind of craving. I'm referring to the "there is NOTHING ELSE IN THIS WORLD ACCEPTABLE except object of craving". So you have to just pray that whatever Baby decides to make you crave is going to be healthy! Granted other food is eaten, but that food is like saltless crackers if a craving hits.
This is my list that I have gone through in order...
1. Pickles. Dill only. The small ones.
2. BW3's spicy garlic sauce. Boney or boneless chicken was fine. Hell, just give me the SAUCE and I was happy.
3. (London) Crisps. No country can make crisps like the UK. Especially the kettle type of crisps without MSG of which I'm desperately allergic. The only flavours acceptable were the Mesquite Salsa with Tomato and Red Onion with Double Gloucester flavours.
4. (Paris and London) Ketchup. The crisps weren't really making me feel great probably because they still aren't healthy, despite being kettle types, so I quickly switched to ketchup. Yes, chips were fine with that...or not. Whatever. Just hand over the ketchup.
5. Oranges. That's the current craving, and I'm averaging 4 a day. Yet I hate Orange Juice. There is no science to the world of pregnancy cravings!
16 September 2006
Back in USA
Note the enthusiasm (or lack thereof). I could have used a few more weeks away, but it was really great returning to London and Paris. Stonehenge and the Roman Baths were new sites for me, and Paris was extra special since I had only been to Paris once, leaving lots and lots and lots of wonderful new things to do. Howie did the tourist stuff, Eric did the sculpture and military stuff, and I did the art stuff. Regarding London, I've determined my next trip is going to involve a different play, musical, or broadway each night. We went to one play and one concert, but given all the playhouses in London, we should have attended more.
Expecting Baby added a fun twist. Previously, I never, ever, noticed baby things in the UK or Europe; however, this trip opened my eyes to ALL the baby and maternity boutiques. It is a very very very very good thing I don't know Baby's gender until October because that saved us a immense fortune investing in Burberry's baby line ;) There was a entire floor section of Burberry baby items in Harrods *happy sigh*. We did get to the Hundred Acre Wood for some nursery items. I kept explaining all the Pooh places to Baby, but Eric's pretty sure that my explanations will need repeated later.
Note the enthusiasm (or lack thereof). I could have used a few more weeks away, but it was really great returning to London and Paris. Stonehenge and the Roman Baths were new sites for me, and Paris was extra special since I had only been to Paris once, leaving lots and lots and lots of wonderful new things to do. Howie did the tourist stuff, Eric did the sculpture and military stuff, and I did the art stuff. Regarding London, I've determined my next trip is going to involve a different play, musical, or broadway each night. We went to one play and one concert, but given all the playhouses in London, we should have attended more.
Expecting Baby added a fun twist. Previously, I never, ever, noticed baby things in the UK or Europe; however, this trip opened my eyes to ALL the baby and maternity boutiques. It is a very very very very good thing I don't know Baby's gender until October because that saved us a immense fortune investing in Burberry's baby line ;) There was a entire floor section of Burberry baby items in Harrods *happy sigh*. We did get to the Hundred Acre Wood for some nursery items. I kept explaining all the Pooh places to Baby, but Eric's pretty sure that my explanations will need repeated later.
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